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Turbo or N/A

Turbo Kit.

50% (2)

Naturaly Aspired.

25% (1)

Who cares, as long as it runs?

25% (1)

Total Votes : 4

(last vote on : 3/16/2008 3:18:47 PM)
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Turbo or N/A - 3/13/2008 9:09:26 PM

gmatto

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The big debate is what do you think is better for your money. A turbo aplication or droping an equal amount of money into a naturaly aspired car?

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2000
Mazda Protege
DX
1.6L
Fuel Injected
5 speed

Upgrades:
Cosmo Racing SRI
Aftermarket Spark Plugs
Aftermarket Spark Plug Wires

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RE: Turbo or N/A - 3/14/2008 4:43:59 PM

wsoape281

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you could drop untold fortunes into a naturally aspirated car and still not be satisfied. with n/a, you will gain a little bit of horsepower at a time with a lot of money invested.

you would have to raise your compression to realize serious gains which involves rebuilding the motor or just doing some serious head work. a naturally aspirated car would only be able to get up to about 100 hp per liter with a lot of money in it, but a turbo motor could easily push 100 hp per liter without a serious amount of boost. you could easily double your wheel hp with 8 psi on a simple turbo kit, whereas an n/a app would cost a lot of money to double the power. if you go n/a, i have some literature that i will post later from an n/a master.

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