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I saw a turbo kit on eBay yesterday, It looked real nice... too bad I don't have $2k to throw around. Anyway I thought I might give you guys a heads up since there's been alot of talk about turbocharging a K8 1.8L. Could someone confirm if it is a Thomas Night setup? Here's the link:<P><A HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/ebayI ... 42&r=0&t=0" TARGET=_blank>eBay Link</A>

Yea..looks pretty much like a Thomas kit...

isn't he missing a manifold somewhere? or does the turbo run off of just 3 cylinders of exhaust?

Nope. Thomas/Geoff, in his brilliance, decided to cut a hole in the turbing housing and weld another inlet to it. Anybody who knows about turbochargers knows that Turbine AR and other suchs specifications are somewhat precision, and that this was about the stupidest way to get around plumbing in the rear bank to the REAL turbine inlet I've ever seen. <P>I know this has to be a TKT kit, because that is right in line with his quality of turbo kits.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Thomas/Geoff, in his brilliance, decided to cut a hole in the turbing housing and weld another inlet to it.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Why would anyone EVER do that? LOL

on the website it claims 250-260 hp. sounds good to me<p>[ April 11, 2002: Message edited by: boostedmx ]

I agree with Dave 1000000000%. One of my freinds purchased a turbo "kit" from Knight, and went through hell trying to fit it on and get it to work right. I'd never recommend an of his products to anyone.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by boostedmx:<BR><STRONG>on the website it claims 250-260 hp. sounds good to me<P></STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR>I own you.<BR>Sounds good to me. [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img] <P>You don't believe the above claim, because you think about it, and look at the data, and realize that it's an unrealistic claim. So too, look at TKT's product, think about it, and realize it's an excellent door stop.

not to mention that all the els looks like they are just 180s and 90s....and bought right from a catalog. its like u will have to cut those els and weld them to get ur "kit"....cuz i dont think we can use plain 180s and 90s bend to make a kit in our bay....least not for the probes :darin:

yeah i heard that TKT kits were trash and thats why i was wondering if it was one. anyway if anyone decides to buy it please tell me how it works out.

own? hehe. i really wasnt trying to piss anyone off. if the numbers are correct i dont think its a bad deal. besides my kit is from tkt and it fits fine?? i know you guys have heard things but i dont think there all that bad. when it comes down to it people are buying, and just because they arent paying attention to every last detail that doesnt make it a bad kit. some kits including greddy dont incude an intercooler. does that make them horrible---no it doesnt. it means that some upgrading has to be done to make it better. tell ya what find a single turbo kit for a mx3 gs somewhere else if you dont like it.

for the price of the "kit", i'd assume it would bolt right on w/o any problems. A custom kit with a bigger turbo and better intercooler could be put together for the same price range

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by boostedmx:<BR><STRONG>own? hehe. i really wasnt trying to piss anyone off. if the numbers are correct i dont think its a bad deal. besides my kit is from tkt and it fits fine?? i know you guys have heard things but i dont think there all that bad. when it comes down to it people are buying, and just because they arent paying attention to every last detail that doesnt make it a bad kit. some kits including greddy dont incude an intercooler. does that make them horrible---no it doesnt. it means that some upgrading has to be done to make it better. tell ya what find a single turbo kit for a mx3 gs somewhere else if you dont like it. </STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I hope nothing ever goes wrong with your "kit", because TKT will either blame you, or deny selling it to you.<P>He's a crook...a big ol Crap-selling Crook...

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