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Old 10-07-2013, 05:45 PM   #155
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Originally Posted by SkAsphalt View Post
My main issue with this kit and the JR kit is the aesthetics. The vortech SC is the nicest looking, just like the AVO kit is the nicest looking turbo.
For a lot of people, that matters
I completely agree. Part of it has to do with simplicity, part of it has to do with not looking like it's been modified. The better the packaging I feel the less f**king with it I'll have to do. I've yet to open my hood other than to do it's first oil change and I hope to open it as little as possible once modified (other than normal fluid checks, of course. My MR2 gets its engine lid opened weekly to fiddle with things; it's a PITA).

The Vortech kit looks nice and clean. The Innovate kit looks nice and clean. The AVO kit looks nice and clean. The P&L, Full Blown and FA20CLUB kits look OK but I'm not in love with their turbo placement. Kraftwerks has me wary of their separate pulley system, and Jackson Racing has me a little put off by the "I pieced this together in my garage" look to it. I'm sure they'll both be reliable and make power, because they've been in the game a long time and built some serious cars. But dayum are they ugly!
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