First time riding in a turbo'd car!, Woah, that **** was fast! Lol. Options

[doGGy]

once you go turbo, you never go back!
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i disagree. after you own a turbo vehicle and mess with it enough, you learn to respect NA speed and power much much more.
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Period.... I want a turbo car as a daily driver for sure (best would be Turbo Diesel ) Cuz of the torque it has.... But for me actually the Weekend/Fun car has to be N/A witch screams till 8k RPM without a stop....

[Driveby]

I love my turbo, Ill never go back

[purplegt4]

I dunno...I've driven a few turbocharged cars, and although they all would smoke my car, there's something magical about revving to 8,000 RPM and the accompanying high-RPM power and incredible throttle response.

you learn to respect NA speed and power much much more.

im with them on this one...

imo-turbo high power & maintenance

[purplegt4]

BUT:

my first time in a turbo car was in a 95 civic coupe w/ b16a (del sol) w/ a rev hard turbo built by in-line (best honda/acura shop in no.va) anyways that **** was CrAzY!

but after a while i decided that i dont want that much horsepower/torque on fwd. i dont like driving str8 all the time. i like turns, which is why i dont want my car to push while accelerating in a turn. which is why most cars over 250hp are either awd/rwd.

so its either way actually

[lagos]

a turbo car will do anything you want it to. you can still take turns, rev high, and have a good power band. the wheels only break loose when u want them too, its all about your right foot....and dont forget that a 3sgte has a 7.3k redline. also, you have total control over how much power the car makes just by changing the boost.

[boosted_K2]

my dream combo is hopefully what i will end up with when i graduate... a NA V-6 Hardtop MR2 and an unmolested off the lot silver EVO 9... if it comes down to it, the V6 MR2 would be dropped for the 9... in all honesty the turbo car is absolutely wicked but like i said, you appriciate NA torque and linear throttle response for racing.

[Drew-887]

I have never drove turbo car before. I missing out big time.

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

I have never drove turbo car before. I missing out big time.
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If you haven't rode in a turbo, you should comeup to the Delaware Water Gap meet.....I'm sure that Jeff or any of the other turbo guys would be more than happy to get you up to speed on boost....haha.

....and even if you've rode in a turbo car, come anyway!

[BLINKYxMUNKEY]

i rode in my friends conquest. it was fun. then now it doesnt run anymore.

[BlackSTX]

I've been in a few turbos and wasn't impressed with either one: An '87 LeBaron turbo coupe and a '96 Eclipse GS-T. I thought my V6 Chevy Beretta at the time felt faster than the Eclipse.

[Celica_Fan]

Give me N/A power anyday I don't know why people turbo vtecs they should leave them as they were they are bloody quick especially the type r models

[95CelicaST]

I'm going to go drive a 02 WRX tomorrow off of some car lot and beat the hell out of it... then give it back beaten, used, and abused Maybe I'll buy it.

[97sccelica]

first turbo car i was in

our old chrysler lebaron. that thing moved pretty good.

the rest(in order, i think):

supra TT
celica ST-T
supra T
300zx TT
modded 91 alltrac
eclipse gsx and gst
wrx
VR4
wrx sti
turbo datsun Z's
turbo mustang
turbo h22 prelude
evo 8

the only one i havent driven is the turbo mustang

fun cars

i love boost

[blu94gt]

BUT:

my first time in a turbo car was in a 95 civic coupe w/ b16a (del sol) w/ a rev hard turbo built by in-line (best honda/acura shop in no.va) anyways that **** was CrAzY!

but after a while i decided that i dont want that much horsepower/torque on fwd. i dont like driving str8 all the time. i like turns, which is why i dont want my car to push while accelerating in a turn. which is why most cars over 250hp are either awd/rwd.

so its either way actually
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yeah, for this reason i'm thinking about keeping the celi stock and saving my money for an m3 or corvette. fwd just has its limits, and while it would be fun to do a v8-rwd conversion on a celi i would just rather get a car thta came that way.

i figure when i graduate college in a year i can get a 94-96 m3 or corvette for around $15,000

[Fate]

first turbo car i drove- 2005 SRT-4 with 300 hp
second car- my 89 turbo supra

cant wait for my 3s swap next winter.

[ILuvMyCelica95]

my first time in a turbo'd car was a 3sgte celica, then i rode in Manny's car, then Def's, then i drove Manny's... and OH BOY. It sucks because then i got back in my ST and i was like WTF i hate this engine. lol. I <3 the 3sgte, this is why I am a groupie...for now.

[Insanity-74]

I.d never be without a turbo now.

Any high powered engine, be it turbo or NA is gonna require alot of maintanence. Other than the mods I have done, the Celi hasnt required any more maintanence than the Civic I used to own, and dosnt cost so much more to run.

[shin]

first time being in a turbo car's a EVO 8 with the anti lag system. very fast and spitting flames , then i drove my friend's 97 Eclipse GS-T, not that impressive although it's still faster than my celi then i got the honour of getting a ride in jeff's 3sgte RC, it's just awesome... but very soon...

NUF SAID

[BBoYRuGGeD]

wow i wunna see ur setup when thats complete shin

imo...turbo cars arent as high maintenance as people think...but then again i baby the crap out of my car and hardly go into boost so my oil doesnt need changing that often lol other than the usual checkup every weekend to make sure theres no vac/boost leak and this and that...i wouldnt say my turboed car is that high maintenance

bboy

[lagos]

bboy, what are you impressions after your swap. you went from an auto st, to a manual 3s swap and i dont remember seeing any "holy sh1t its fast" comments yet...lol