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Old May 25, 2002 | 09:32 PM
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Decided to buy a turbo kit. I just would like picking which one. I live near DC, and have an auto. I'm not looking to go much above 6K on this. Toyomoto seems too expensive, and TBKO doesn't have the auto ready yet. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks
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Old May 25, 2002 | 09:53 PM
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have you called TBKO and talked to Jeff about the time frame for the Finished auto kit?
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Old May 27, 2002 | 03:35 PM
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Im in the same shoes you are. Bottom line, theres nothing out their thats available that is going to be worth it. XS Engineering would be the best bet if you live in Cali, or close to it. Other wise you are completely out of options, I've tried everything, from having someone to try to build a custom kit to Calling Toyomoto, XS, PHR, NYC Performance, TBKO. Im in Michigan, so until a good Bolt-On is ready for shipment for the auto, you are out of luck.
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Old May 27, 2002 | 08:13 PM
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be patient things are in the works still
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Old May 28, 2002 | 04:54 PM
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i go to school at gw here in DC. You should come and see my sc and see what toyomoto's turbo looks like and feels like. give me a call

202-415-7777

or send me an email

wolfy187@aol.com


Arthur
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Old Jun 15, 2002 | 09:12 PM
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here's a guy on Supraforums.com that turboed his NA Supra at a cost of under $6k -- seems like a good place to start

http://www.supraforums.com/showthrea...threadid=50821

...nevermind, it's a pre 98 non-vvti turbo kit. but read the next post

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Old Jun 15, 2002 | 10:08 PM
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Hey guys, check this out:

Peter Farrell IS300 turbo kit --
July 2002 Sport Compact Car Mag, pg 224.

Peter Farrell Supercars has a NA-T kit for the IS300. There's no pic of the kit intalled in the ad.

Price: $5,995.00 for stage one 340hp.
Quote: "JUST RELEASED 340hp Stage One Bolt on Turbo kit. Compatible with automatic or five speed transmission. Includes state of the are plug and play engine management."

Stage Two 500hp kit
Stage Three up to 800hp

-- 9141 Centreville Road, Manassas, VA 20110

Maybe you guys can get some more details about this kit; their website has no real info...

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Old Jun 17, 2002 | 04:36 AM
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I want a turbo tooooooooooooooooo may be next year
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Old Jun 17, 2002 | 01:48 PM
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just waiting to see how petes kit looks and performs... time will tell it all with all the new kits... ya know
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Old Jun 17, 2002 | 05:28 PM
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Default read this before considering peter farrell's new turbo

i wouldn't put one of peter farrell's new turbo systems on my new IS300. i had him rebuild my engine and install a single turbo on my old rx7. the result was that i did not get what i expected, i told people on the web, he sued me for defamation and conspiracy and i sued him for fraud, breach of contract, and violation of the virginia consumer protection act. i won, but think i'll have trouble collecting. here is the verdict the jury reached:
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Old Jun 17, 2002 | 05:31 PM
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sorry, these aren't in order... -gordon
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Old Jun 17, 2002 | 05:32 PM
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and, here's what they concluded on my claims about mr. farrell:
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Old Jun 19, 2002 | 05:42 PM
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I saw that thread on .net/// I guess PFS is out of the pic now
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Old Jun 19, 2002 | 07:45 PM
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GMonsen, thanks on behalf of everyone for the head's up. You probably just saved someone from a lot of headaches...

Why do you think it'll be difficult for you to collect? I understand that winning a lawsuit is often just a bargaining chip for further negotiations, but after winning a jury trial won't you be able to collect at least a majority of the damages that you are seeking? Good luck and get all you can!

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