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Old 01-07-2009, 04:38 PM
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Wink SFR Turbo?

Has anyone installed or purchased the sfr turbo kit that comes with the TO4E turbo? I'm planning on purchasing one in the next couple months and I was wondering how it preforms, how much of an hp/ torque gain you were getting on it, and it's reliability.

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There are a few threads on this turbo in the HP section...
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actually, m4f1050 just finished installing his
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yea edgar has one, says its much nicer than the greddy he used to have.. which is now for sale
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he doesn't even drive his car, so his opinion of better is determined by which one has more bling. Chromed top mount will always be more bling than a turbo you can't see (manifold mounted)
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I have the SFR turbo, I cant say much for how it feels/drives as I havent gone into boost with it yet. I can say the kit has good build quality and Tim is helpfull. I can also say that the directions you get with the kit arnt the clearest. If you have a specific questions about the install I can help.
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^^^why havent you gone into boost?
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Without a solid tune it isn't too bright to go into boost
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Oh I know that, thats why Im asking. Maybe its something else hehe.
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Yes, its tuneing. I have the tune that came with the kit but I have a midpipe and the tune is for the stock cat so it was running lean. So I have a tuneing apointment on the 27th.
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Nice. Best of luck with that.
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SFR turbo is awesome! (And not because I am gonig to sell one, but because I enjoyed my car very very very mucho with it!!! Time to move along!) .... >:-)

Difference in mine is turbo, intake is custom 3" intake and intercooler is 3". I also have mine with SOHN adapter as well. I didn't quite get it with the looks I wanted but it sure felt very nice! And the turbo is a custom precision and starts boost at 2.5k ~ 3k and it's a bigger one.

I kept it at 6psi, so turbo is basically in great shape. I dynoed 264 at 6psi. Enough for what I wanted, I was going for show, not performance, but it had some of that too.


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