Originally Posted by
primetime
i don't know if you noticed but i said for starters!! he is going to get more HP from doing the exhaust system then putting a turbonator on his car!! And yeah all motor is going to cost more if you completely build the motor and do it the right way the first time versus a basis turbo kit on a stock motor.
Most people get tired of pushing 220-240 hp with the basic kit and end up buying a bigger turbo, bigger intercooler, bigger injectors, large exhaust systems and switch to forged internals to push more psi and HP which equals more money, and no a little more. for a good turbo kit with everything included your looking at between $2600-$3300 depending on the kit and atleast another $2500 in parts not to mention more tuning and dyno time! so your looking at around $6000 to $6500 for a turbo set-up you can be proud of versus $3800 for a all motor set up that you can be proud of. it all depends on what someone is trying to do and the amount of moey a person is willing to spend!
i dont want to get into this debate but there are little to no gains in the NA arena without extensive work to the rotating assembly, block and head.
all labor included you'd probably looking at around 5k+, even regardless, a boost setup will still give ore power. even something like a JRSC, as dumb as they are, will most likely overtake a NA car with the same cash dropped in.