Turbo kit campaign

[bakerr6]

Originally Posted by VSGTS14

are you a name brand company? or working out of a garage...cause i'm not sure any of the community is going to buy from someone who doesn't exist yet.

That's a false statement. Every company must start somewhere

[Visconti]

I'll be keeping a eye on this but I find it hard to believe that another company is going to out do - 1. AVO - long time makers of bolt-up turbo kits for subies , 2. P&L - a shop who makes amazing staged subie turbo kits for the normal guy or racer - also has the fastest subie in north America , 3. Accelerated Performance - experts on going fast - also home of fastest Supra in the world...

From what you told me you going to use a turbo no one has used before and it's better? AVO hasn't even announced what they're using yet.

I'm sorry there's only so many ways to make a turbo kit ...

John

[TheChopShop]

Like I said, this is a NEW turbo design being used. Not saying it will be better, just different. We will not release any product until we have tested everything. Also, this is a joint effort from Toyota and Subaru, seems like open season to us for a new idea.

[Tradewind]

These are pretty much the only "different" kind of turbo

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG0sGcm06oA"]SEMA 2010 Borg Warner EFR-Series Turbos - YouTube[/ame]

[TheChopShop]

Originally Posted by Tradewind

These are pretty much the only "different" kind of turbo

Not exactly. But I had seen this at SEMA and it made me drool. We are not using this turbo, but mostly because we hadn't remembered to put it on our design board.
But here is what I Can tell you....
Ball bearing...check
Lighter and stronger turbine...check (nowhere near that light though)
No integrated wastegate or BOV....but they will be included in the kit if you wish.

[jkonquer]

Realistically, no one is going to afford 6000$ turbo kit. Some where around 3500$ or less should be a perfect price range for everyone to afford.
Maybe have options like interchangeable larger turbo setup, similar to gt30r and 35r kit.
Also many people in frs/brz arent looking for high hp. Just enough to get by. I believe 40-60 hp in a small size turbo with fast response will be perfect.

[TheChopShop]

Originally Posted by jkonquer

Realistically, no one is going to afford 6000$ turbo kit. Some where around 3500$ or less

Also many people in frs/brz arent looking for high hp. Just enough to get by. I believe 40-60 hp in a small size turbo with fast response will be perfect.

The price will be 5000 or less. We will try and keep it that way fully loaded. So cheaper if you want to customize etc.

The kit will keep all drivability, and we will have no lag. The goal will be 300hp with our initial setup, but could scale down to keep the torque and hp on a more equal linear plane.

We are waiting for the turbo to get here from the manufacturer. getting closer.

[LivingLegend]

Excited to see what your finish product will look like. It's awesome how much aftermarket support the FR-S/BRZ platform has offered in such a short amount of time!

[TemeCal]

Kudos to you guys for developing something. I'm all for multiple options. I've been following all of Accelerated Performance threads, and think a turbo is in my future.

Just one suggestion...

Make a CARB certified version for those of us in CA. I'm okay paying a little more for a CARB certified kit, which I'm not seeing in the other kits. I realize this is only a CA issue, so I wouldn't expect others to pay for our extra fees.

[TheChopShop]

Originally Posted by TemeCal

Make a CARB certified version for those of us in CA. I'm okay paying a little more for a CARB certified kit, which I'm not seeing in the other kits. I realize this is only a CA issue, so I wouldn't expect others to pay for our extra fees.

With our plan of keeping the warranty and drivability we hope to be able to easily make CARB issues non existent. They have already approved the turbo design so that is a step in the right direction.

[mike2100]

Originally Posted by TheChopShop

With our plan of keeping the warranty and drivability we hope to be able to easily make CARB issues non existent. They have already approved the turbo design so that is a step in the right direction.

Wait what? How do you keep the factory warranty when adding a turbo?

And are you saying CARB has approved the design?

[JoeBoxer]

Won't be any power train warranty with an aftermarket turbo kit, carb approval would cost so much the price would go beyond what people want to spend.

[TheChopShop]

From what our local dealership has told us; as long as we don't alter the engine and ecu, warranty will stay intact. On the only condition that it can be returned to stock if a warranty issue arises.
So no internals, no harness cutting, no ecu soldering, etc.
We plan to keep this throughout the campaign as the number one rule.

And to answer, CARB has approved this turbo design for another project we completed. So the CARB approval shouldn't be too hard for this one. Couple things are different, but the emissions change should be minimal and gas mileage may improve *fingers crossed lol*

[drifter]

Originally Posted by TheChopShop

From what our local dealership has told us; as long as we don't alter the engine and ecu, warranty will stay intact. On the only condition that it can be returned to stock if a warranty issue arises.
So no internals, no harness cutting, no ecu soldering, etc.
We plan to keep this throughout the campaign as the number one rule.

And to answer, CARB has approved this turbo design for another project we completed. So the CARB approval shouldn't be too hard for this one. Couple things are different, but the emissions change should be minimal and gas mileage may improve *fingers crossed lol*

Wow, glad my I made a decision to not rush into mods. Question..What would it take to return this design to stock should an issue arrise, and what would it take to get back the way it was? Also, want to thank you for responding to our questions in a timely fashion and not getting rattled when challenged.