CSG Mike



Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: S2000 CR Location: Orange County Posts: 13,220 Thanks: 8,226 Thanked 12,720 Times in 6,122 Posts Mentioned: 892 Post(s) Tagged: 13 Thread(s)

Quote: strat61caster Originally Posted by Same choice, I don't see a ton of well put together turbo kits being abused by track rats on this platform which means there's a chance you'll be troubleshooting. I'm sure there are reliable turbo builds out there, but they are unquestionably in the minority. imho track car with FI to me means you want more power with maximum seat time and minimal down time, take the solution that's proven even if it's not the fastest. More power than what the tuned superchargers can safely make means building the engine which is not cheap on this power plant and you get into motor swap costs or just buying a car that's faster like a pony car, Corvette, M, etc.



If it was to be used at all daily and back roads, I'm thinking Edelbrock for mine because I won't be too upset if I heat soak and lose some time on the rare track day I end up at and the low end torque would be nice for autocross and Street driving.



If you're chasing speed/$ then yes turbo all the way.



Most people freak out when I say my powertrain (turbo setup and supporting mods), costs about 13.5k to replicate, before labor. "that's not worth it".



Well, 2 years later, ~70 events boosted (over 130 total on the car), several championships, and many lap records later, I'm still going on my original engine.



The reality is that a supercharger can make the same power level I make without turbo lag, for much less money. A turbo, while much more complex with more points of failure, is more efficient and is easier on the engine for the same level of output, provided proper directed tuning, while requiring a larger up-front investment.





Going back to that larger up-front investment, I'm still on my first set of pads and rotors on my BBK... and it went on Nov 2018. This post is being written Dec 2019. I think the real issue is that nearly everyone tries to spend the absolute bare minimum possible. I don't care that they always claim "the buy quality" or "no expense spared". At the end of the day, the vast majority of these turbo builds ignore best practices and cut a lot of corners. With a SC, it's much more simplified, with less potential corners to cut.Most people freak out when I say my powertrain (turbo setup and supporting mods), costs about 13.5k to replicate, before labor. "that's not worth it".Well, 2 years later, ~70 events boosted (over 130 total on the car), several championships, and many lap records later, I'm still going on my original engine.The reality is that a supercharger can make the same power level I make without turbo lag, for much less money. A turbo, while much more complex with more points of failure, is more efficient and is easier on the engine for the same level of output, provided proper directed tuning, while requiring a larger up-front investment.Going back to that larger up-front investment, I'm still on my first set of pads and rotors on my BBK... and it went on Nov 2018. This post is being written Dec 2019.