KB vs centrifugal vs turbo

If you buy a turbo kit from a company of course its going to cost you an arm and a leg. Go to turbomustangs.com and learn about DIY turbo set ups. If you are able to get a welding machine, which doesn't have to be the best machine ever built, then you can enjoy making your own one of a kind setup. Now if your car is a daily driver, then I would strongly consder the DIY route, and having your car down for a few days, if not weeks.

donkey_punch said:

i don't know about a turbo kit being under 3000, i own an HP turbokit and it was more than 3000. much more.

but the kits you can delete items if you already have them. so if you have a 255 pump and 42* injectors you can take that off price. if you don't want the manual boost control or don't want the elctronic one they offer take that off. ect...

you'll also have to consider if you are going to install it or are you goingt to pay someone to do. cause when i shopped around they wanted to either charge by the hour, which i know would of ended up in the 2K range quick. cause by the hour they're going to take their time since they're not going to lose money if they get hung up on something. only one person gave me a quote of 1200 if everything goes smooth and without suppling any little things of it needs.
but they only charge 500 for a supercharger install.

the install of a blower will be less and more than likely you'll feel more comfortable do yourself if need be. the turbo will cost more, install will cost more and seeing 2 big rubbermaids filled along with about 4 boxes will get you second guess on installing it yourself. hell it stopped me for over 3 and half years

so one of the supercharges i think fits what you posted best. less cost, less and easier install, and you should get your 100 horse

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B&G STAGE 1 94-95 [94-95 FULLKIT STAGE 1] - $2,950.00 : Zen Cart!, The Art of E-commerce

While the sn95 lists for a hair under $3000, the fox kit lists for $2750…and I have seen both on super sales for as low as $2400.

It includes everything but the injectors, maf, fuel pump & tune. Keep in mind that none of the base supercharger kits include these either….and they won’t include headers, intercooler or a nice BOV.

As far as the install goes…if you can replace a intake gasket, there is no reason you can put on a turbo kit on yourself during a weekend.

..wow..

Gearbanger 101 said:

I wouldn't say there was any real "right" or "wrong" way about it.

It's all dependant on what you're willing to spend, where you want to see the majority of your power, how involved in the process you want to get and what your automotive capabilities are.

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i was implying don't skimp on your goal by getting something cheaper. just because you can afford a used vortech kit now, save up a bit more cash and buy the turbo if thats what he really wants.

millhouse said:

B&G STAGE 1 94-95 [94-95 FULLKIT STAGE 1] - $2,950.00 : Zen Cart!, The Art of E-commerce

While the sn95 lists for a hair under $3000, the fox kit lists for $2750…and I have seen both on super sales for as low as $2400.

It includes everything but the injectors, maf, fuel pump & tune. Keep in mind that none of the base supercharger kits include these either….and they won’t include headers, intercooler or a nice BOV.

As far as the install goes…if you can replace a intake gasket, there is no reason you can put on a turbo kit on yourself during a weekend.

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but he will still need to upgrade the injector, maf, fuel pump, and get a tune. they saynoting of a boost controller, and every option on the drop down menue for the turbo you have to add more money. so to complete the kit he's still going to spend more than the 3000. plus the hot side is not even jet-hot coated. you run that kit on a daily driver and anything that can be damage by heat will be.

don't get me wrong, i don't want to sound like that B&G kit is no good. there's plenty of cars running there kits and are more than happy with them. but IMO thats all good for a weeked cruiser or a car thats taken out mostly to got to the track. but running a kit thats not jet hot coated everyday, getting into traffic ect....
unless he going to drive a stripped down, bare bones race car everyday i'm not too sure that kit fits his goals. i couold be worng

and i have to excuse myself for the way i came off with the i don't think you can get it for 3000. i'm was using my experience of pricing kits when i bought mine 4 years ago. i know there's a lot more compains to choose from then before, i'm just not current with the pricing.

but how ever you look at it, that's not a 100% complete road worthy kit. there's still other things you need to buy to run it on a daily driver. so the cost vs a blower setup is still more.

Thanks
Joe

donkey_punch said:

but he will still need to upgrade the injector, maf, fuel pump, and get a tune. they saynoting of a boost controller, and every option on the drop down menue for the turbo you have to add more money. so to complete the kit he's still going to spend more than the 3000. plus the hot side is not even jet-hot coated. you run that kit on a daily driver and anything that can be damage by heat will be.

don't get me wrong, i don't want to sound like that B&G kit is no good. there's plenty of cars running there kits and are more than happy with them. but IMO thats all good for a weeked cruiser or a car thats taken out mostly to got to the track. but running a kit thats not jet hot coated everyday, getting into traffic ect....
unless he going to drive a stripped down, bare bones race car everyday i'm not too sure that kit fits his goals. i couold be worng

and i have to excuse myself for the way i came off with the i don't think you can get it for 3000. i'm was using my experience of pricing kits when i bought mine 4 years ago. i know there's a lot more compains to choose from then before, i'm just not current with the pricing.

but how ever you look at it, that's not a 100% complete road worthy kit. there's still other things you need to buy to run it on a daily driver. so the cost vs a blower setup is still more.

Thanks
Joe

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There are plenty of guys running those b&g turbo kit's on their daily drivers with no issues whatsoever. I'm not sure when jet-hot coating became a necessity rather than luxury....but the coating that they come with works just fine. I daily drove mine (I only have their headers) and they still are holding up great!

As far as a boost controller goes....you can fab one up for less than $12 worth of parts from the hardware store that will push a stock longblock into splitting territory. This is all without having to upgrade any options. In other words, the kit as is is more than capable of pushing a stock longblock into splitting territory without any upgrades.

As far as the injector, fuel pump, maf & tune goes I already mentioned the need to upgrade. It's still typically far cheaper to upgrade yourself however than to purchase with the kits....as there seem to be much better deals on those components. Again though...they too are needed for supercharger kits, as most dont include them.

Still, find me a supercharger kit that comes with 42lb injectors & matching meter, intercooler & all associated hardware, headers etc. and I'll find you a comparably priced turbo kit.

The prices of turbo kit's have come down a loooong way in the past few years....and as previously stated, if you price out all the extras needed with the supercharger to comepete...you'll find the costs between the two to be quite comparable.