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Old 01-24-2013, 12:58 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by MTCRX View Post
A tune alone would cost around $1000, a lot cheaper than the turbo, and easier. I know this car won't slam you in the seat, but so far the power is not that bad really. I will find out on the autocross course later this year. More is always better, but this car isn't a wimp either. Compare it to a $50,000 car and it will lag, but if you put $3500 into a turbo you are still at around $30,000, not too bad I would say.

Why do people think turbo setups are so cheap?

The cost for a solid/reliable turbo set-up, plus tuning, plus supporting mods, is more like 6k-10k+.

That makes the ECU flash ($1k) for 20hp downright reasonable.
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