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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by tfelsky
You guys are all messed. Tom's isn't selling horsepower, they're selling "Factory like" performance increase with stock like drive ability.
with a proper tune, the engine shown in page 1 can have stock-like drive-ability.
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by tfelsky
You guys are all messed. Tom's isn't selling horsepower, they're selling "Factory like" performance increase with stock like drive ability.
I would not pay $13,000 for "factory like" performance. If you buy a supercharger you want more power so that should be what it is about MORE POWER. Not a mild boost in performance for a huge hit to the wallet. I was looking in to the TOMS kit as well, but it just doesnt seem worth it (to me). If you have ever driven a turbo car they do drive like stock untill you punch it. Anyway, xoro818, good luck with it and keep us up to date with the project as I am interested myself in learning, not purchasing.
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by tfelsky
You guys are all messed. Tom's isn't selling horsepower, they're selling "Factory like" performance increase with stock like drive ability.
that's BS. 13k (btw, 15k if you have it shipped over here) for 70hp and being a factory "feel"? that's a joke. a tq converter and lsd together for 2k and you get pretty much the same feeling i guess, and just as factory. and with a mere 70hp increase, it's pretty hard to make it NOT factory like...
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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$13k for 70+ HP is a joke no matter how you look at it...
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 12:50 PM
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How's $13K for 700 + HP strike you?

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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 10:31 PM
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Sounds good but what sort of fuel delivery and fuel management would you use to maintain driveability?
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 02:43 AM
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so let me get this straight. your selling the whole engine built on turbos for 7900
ready to go and ill i have to do is just a swap. if that is true i will send the money straight to you through paypal. or cash with pick up or shipping how ever you like. just pm me with instructions and we will go from there. thank guys
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by c0wboy
$7900 for the turbo kit. . . Kevin @ MVP will have more info if you're interested.
That price does not include any motor.
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 05:37 AM
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Originally Posted by xoro818
so let me get this straight. your selling the whole engine built on turbos for 7900
ready to go and ill i have to do is just a swap. if that is true i will send the money straight to you through paypal. or cash with pick up or shipping how ever you like. just pm me with instructions and we will go from there. thank guys
Don't we all wish, but I don't think so
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 05:54 AM
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Yeah, I don't think that's quite how it's going to go down That was for the turbo kit only. I have over $30k into the motor in the pics.

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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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Eric



HOLY CRAP



YOU CAN DROP THAT IN MY SC ANY DAY
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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i too - because, up to now - they were not able to build a compressor combo incl. ecu for european models...

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