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Originally Posted by blackhawkdown
So why are we fi these cars instead of buying a wrx, sti, genesis 2.0t, 370z, 335i, Ore any turbo car stock, worth factory warranty? So glad I'm gonna stay NA
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Same story, different platform.
Everyone wanted to swap to a SR in a S13/14, and make "easy" boost. The part about it being "easy" is that the manufacturer (Nissan) already did the bulk of R&D on the engine, so there's a better starting point.
Those wanting to boost their stock KA24 engines could achieve factory-like levels of reliability, but that involved proper tuning (and proper install of parts). This got expensive real quick...
The chips fall the same way... install needs to be correct, tuning needs to be correct. Just because you buy a factory turbocharged car doesn't mean you will end up better, it just means a larger company has done the R&D and backs it up with a warranty because of the more extensive testing.
-alex