Turbo st owners Options

[rayneezy23]

I was wonderin if, it is worth to turbo a st because i dont have the money to do a engine swap

[jason]

i think to do it correctly, it would come to just a little less to turbo your engine then to just swap it, take ur time, save ur money, do your research n wait for the swap, why go for 180hp when you can go for 250-300 hp

[rayneezy23]

yeah your right thanks for the info

[nate95]

i personaly liked the power that the turbo gave my ST, i just got tired of maintaining it

[lagos]

i personaly liked the power that the turbo gave my ST, i just got tired of maintaining it

what kind of issues did you run into, nate?

[trd94]

alot depends on what you want , as far as money goes there about the same ,if you do the turbo right , and if done right your hp level could be close to the same ( just swapping the motor and not upgrading the 3sgte) , but tuning the 7a is a bit more of a trick and that is where alot of people have the trouble of (issues) , as far as being differant i think the 7afte would be the way to go , alot of guys do the swap i have seen at least 4 done so far in my area, but i am the only 7afte that i know of here in NW ohio, now if you want more hp than 200-220 than the 3s swap would be a better deal. that is my 2 cent , so as far as money goes they are both the same just one you drop in and the other you tune your A$$ off .

This post has been edited by trd94: Feb 7, 2007 - 4:12 PM

[kriz45]

but if you were doing a swap woulndt you have to replace the transmission and axels as well as the engine? so wouldnt it be cheaper to just turbo the ST?

[trd94]

but if you were doing a swap woulndt you have to replace the transmission and axels as well as the engine? so wouldnt it be cheaper to just turbo the ST?

yes you do have to swap tranny and axles, and the 7afte would be more of a bolt on and go but, the cost for the 7afte is tuning the dyno times cost, if your a good tuner you should be able to get every thing tuned in about 4-5 hours but as for myself as i am new to this and i have to be showed it has taken about 15 hours and i still have alot to learn if the tune is not done right the 7a will end up costing you more than a swap , because you will start to replace things you would not have normally

This post has been edited by trd94: Feb 9, 2007 - 3:33 PM

[kriz45]

oh ok. thank you

[trdcelica94]

turbo st all the way im happy with it it pulls hard on the freeway and has good accelerations a fun car swap is cool too

[OOBE]

I regret turboing my ST but did it knowing I would. I just wanted to prove a point. Anyway, so far, so good. No big problems or anything, but it was more expensive than a swap. Also, I didn't live here so turboing was quicker.

[trd94]

I regret turboing my ST but did it knowing I would. I just wanted to prove a point. Anyway, so far, so good. No big problems or anything, but it was more expensive than a swap. Also, I didn't live here so turboing was quicker.

if you regret it then why not do the swap , just a question? if your not happy with it then why put in the time or money in it? dont think i am trying to be a jerk or any thing ,i just am a little curious that is all.