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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 09:25 AM
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TURBO SETUP???

Just looking in to this if anyone has any suggestions. Looks interesting. Anyone dealt with them before..
http://xs-power.com/gm-turbokits-1.htm
Allthat would need to be gathered is some piping.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 11:42 AM
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Re: TURBO SETUP???

Same as the ssac ****. But there are a few guys on theturboforums.com running the headers and seem to be fine.

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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 02:29 PM
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Re: TURBO SETUP???

search for ebay turbo kits... you will find plenty of comments (same kit). apparently there are issues with the oiling setup on those turbos.. prone to bearing failure.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 05:34 PM
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Re: TURBO SETUP???

Well i dont even want to think about a ebay kit. They seem to me like the company has cheaper made parts than this. Is it the oil cooling lines that cause all the problems? or the turbo bearings themselves.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 05:58 PM
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Re: TURBO SETUP???

if i recall, its the bearings and how they are fed. seriously... do a search on ebay turbo kit or something to that effect. there are cases where they are held together with epoxy, have poor oil feed journals, waste gates being cheap and sticking, etc etc. if something looks to cheap to be true, it probably is.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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Re: TURBO SETUP???

Wouldnt you also need new injectors, plus a ecm tune?
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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Not for a carbed car!
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