Chino's Turbo Thread

[ChinoCharles]

HUGE thanks to Joe (Black Yaris), Ryan and Paco from Doug's Tranz South, Mark, and Joe's wife for not killing him.

Installed, running, working... all is well.

As of right this second this is ZPI's turbo kit. As of this weekend that begins changing. Step one: replace the exhaust.

Impressions:

[1] Boost kicks at 3000 RPM. It is extremely easy to drive the car without touching the boost.
[2] In daily driving situations the car is dreamy. Acceleration is really smooth.
[3] The turbo kicks like a donkey. 14b is a good candidate.
[4] The car would wildly benefit from the following: LSD, beefy axles, internals and a tune. At 225+ WHP on slicks it would be an absolute riot.
[5] Cruises at 70 MPH @ 3100 RPM, just when the turbo kicks in. The setup is perfect for the freeway. Gives you that extra passing oomph.
[6] Ran pretty awful on 87. Much better on Sunoco 94. I'll be using Shell 93 from now on probably.
[7] This is no longer a snow-worthy car. I have 6 months to find a beater.

Pics in 20 minutes. There aren't many.