okay, so after saving up money for awhile i have decided that i want to add a turbo to my rx8, the only thing holding me back is that i don't know much about them... at least for the 8, so i am asking for some opinions on what turbo to get (how much boost) and what precautions to take.... thanks

kevin

 

Most people say that adding a turbo isn't practical if this is your daily driver because it will shorten the engine life and may cause some issues if not tuned correctly. Based on what ive read, it's best to keep it below 10psi if reliability is a concern, but I'd also like to know more about adding a turbo to a DD rx8

 

there are plenty of people who DD a turbo 8....

let someone who has experience with it chime in

 

Come on guys, search, look through build threads.....

 

/\ yeah - what Fazda said . Once you have researched a bit come back with some specific questions .

 

Just to be on a safe side, keeping your engine on a stock mode, your engine will last longer. Adding turbo's and such, will just minimize engine life. Don't get me wrong, it will add performance, but it will weaken it in the long run. Good luck with it anyway, to each, their own.

 

We are lucky to have you Monchie .........

 

Having a backup car is usually the first mod before having a turbo.

 

wow, 50% of these answers are out of people asses. I DD'ed a turbo rx8 for thousands of miles. You have lots of research to do.

 

Seriously Man these Turbo threads are getting annoying.

 

Okay..and does that go against anything that I said?
What I'm saying is that most of these people are experienced and know their 8's inside out, so even as a DD, so they know what to do if something goes wrong. It wouldn't be practical for the "average Joe" to install a turbo in his/her 8.
And how long is exactly is "thousands of miles"? Because I read that there are very few people, if any, that have had their engine last more than 50k with a turbo.

Everything I said above, I pulled right from this forum after hours of searching, so if it's wrong, then is there any point in directing people to the search button if the results are a bunch of threads with false information?

 

Thank for the help..
I will be doing more searching before I make this purchase

 

You're right saying that many turbo rx8s popped after a while. Was it the turbo or the owner's fault though? Running a greddy kit with its stock snail flowing more than it's intended to is not wise...
To make a turbo daily driver reliable you have to do everything right the first time (spend money) and stop playing with the car as mistakes are expensive.

What Turblown says is true too if you more than double the car's output and trash it around the corners but realistically what amount of power are you using when daily driving or cruising? 100\110hp? 150?
That's why i think that it's safe to say that it is usually the owner's fault if an engine bites the dust after going turbo.

What's your budget? if it's below 7000$ don't even bother thinking about going turbo.
Even if you had the money it would be wise to do a thorough check up to your car and see how the engine and ancillaries are doing.

 

It probably isn't practical for the average joe to OWN an 8.

Like I said previously.... there are many people who DD a turbo'd 8 (I am not one of them so I can't elaborate) with out any problems. why? because they have support mods and yes, they know the car inside and out.

 

over half of my 62k has been DD with a stock greddy turbo flowing 8psi max.