Turbo an Automatic?

[Q*Spec]

Can you turbo an automatic?

[emotart]

Yes you can

[SyKoTiX]

you can also supercharge it

[Phatsprinter]

Has anyone in here done an auto? WOuld it even be worth it?

[Q*Spec]

good, will i need to buy anything to help the transmission shift better because the increased power, or will the computer take care of that

[Q*Spec]

I may turbo my auto.

[emotart]

i have a turbo automatic with a built tranny and more...

[Q*Spec]

how much did the tranny work cost you?

[001s2000]

LOLOLOLOL i bet someone warns you not to take advice from him

[Q*Spec]

hmm, like what caused the tranny to break in the first place?

[jlitman]

hmm, like what caused the tranny to break in the first place?

I don't believe anyone has broken an auto trans on a GT or GT-S yet due to FI -- it's more a matter of getting higher performing parts (e.g., valve body for faster shifts, higher stall speed torque converter) that compliment the increased power and / or upgrades that ensure the tranny's long life (e.g., beefier tranny cooler, syntehtic fluid, stronger bands).

If you have the money, want more power, and prefer to keep it auto / keep what you have -- do it, you won't regret it :D

[jlitman]

LOLOLOLOL i bet someone warns you not to take advice from him

btagoc also has a turboed AT GT and will most likely offer similar advice...

[SlamminS85]

it will wear on your gears... and the reason is because you will only remove your foot from the accelerator when you want to slow down

you will have a lot of boost by the time you are shifting from 3rd to 4th, meanwhile manual drivers let off the gas all the time

the best way that i ahve seen it done was on an auto integra... when the comp tells yoru tranny to shift there is a signal in a wire somewhere obviously, find that signal and tap into it and connect it to your blow off valve and wastegate (must be an electronic blow off valve and wastegate), when the computer sends the signal to shift the valves open, your boost pressure drops and you shift into the next gear no problem... or just drive it into the ground

[02celica]

I say you just dont buy the turbo and tranny swap it :)

[001s2000]

I say you just dont buy the turbo and tranny swap it :)
he cant because of a physical inablilty

[jayspeedy24]

wow. you think all turbo cars are manual? you ever open up a car magazine before better yet read one? you should read a few....

[02celica]

wow. you think all turbo cars are manual? you ever open up a car magazine before better yet read one? you should read a few....

where did i say that i thuoght that?

[jayspeedy24]

not you numbnuts..the thread orginator..

[Q*Spec]

pm me if you have a problem, this is the newbie section


wow. you think all turbo cars are manual? you ever open up a car magazine before better yet read one? you should read a few....

[Q*Spec]

yeah i have a below the knee prosthetic leg (made out of carbon fiber, it makes my car go faster lol) i'll post pics of it if yall want



I say you just dont buy the turbo and tranny swap it :)
he cant because of a physical inablilty

[Zero]

If you do plan on turboing your auto, then I suggest looking into Level10 performances. They rebuild trannies and, just like Emotart, your tranny and torque converter will be able to handle an increase in power.

[jayspeedy24]

pm me if you have a problem, this is the newbie section

oh shiat son..i dont want no trable!!

[LightningRod]

pm me if you have a problem, this is the newbie section

oh shiat son..i dont want no trable!!


:chuckles:

[140 GT]

im about to go turbo and i have an auto. Ill let you know hwo it turns out. Next mod will be some wheels and then level 10 tranny. and then after that, maybe a stage 2 turbo upgrade.

[emotart]

^ you wont have to worry about the tranny... because you wont be boosting high enough for the tranny to bust on your stock engine... if anything your engine will bust before the tranny,

[140 GT]

^ you wont have to worry about the tranny... because you wont be boosting high enough for the tranny to bust on your stock engine... if anything your engine will bust before the tranny,

as you can see, i said im gettin stage 2. stage 2 will provide me with pistons, rods, etc. therefore rebuilding the tranny before stage 2 is a good idea.

[Q*Spec]

lol

pm me if you have a problem, this is the newbie section

oh shiat son..i dont want no trable!!

[Q*Spec]

would it be wise to get high performance engine internals as well, iv looked at the price to put a turbo in and its just about the price i paid for the car. if i could find a 1500 dollar, or 2000 dollar turbo kit that i could just upgrade later on i would be very interested

^ you wont have to worry about the tranny... because you wont be boosting high enough for the tranny to bust on your stock engine... if anything your engine will bust before the tranny,

[140 GT]

One thing you gotta learn and let me tell you from experience in buyin cheap things and then having to resell them. Turbo is NOT a cheap thing bro. Seriously, right now, when im starting to really understand turbos, i realize there is so much more to it and so much more money needed to be spent.

Heres my advice. Save money for a really good turbo kit such as Hass. Keep the boost on low and as time goes on, you can buy internals and turn up boost. Dont rush things either. Rushing can complicate things later on.

[omabramo]

lemme get this straight.... "to put a turbo in" will cost you the same as what you paid for the car??? a '00 + celica? damn, ether you got a sweet a$$ deal on the car, or you're being extremely overcharged on the turbo :chuckles:

[Q*Spec]

prices can range up to 14k

[omabramo]

are you talking about the celica? or the turbo?

[140 GT]

well obviously hes confused and hes taking all of us down with him.

[omabramo]

Q*spec, are you talking about a nicely built turbo setup or just a normal 3-4k kit? i'm so friggin confused :confused:

[140 GT]

Q*spec, are you talking about a nicely built turbo setup or just a normal 3-4k kit? i'm so friggin confused :confused:

i dont think even the best kit for acelica would equal 14k.

[omabramo]

i was talking bout reinforcements for more boost

[omabramo]

forget about it, it shouldn't have even mattered

back on topic about turboed autos, emotart: when you're done with whater needs to be finished with your setup, let me know how the auto feels, ok?

[drewd]

I say you just dont buy the turbo and tranny swap it :)
lol yea. especially if he has a gt-s
going from auto gt-s to manual must be like going turbo!
(cut 2 seconds off 1/4 time)

[Q*Spec]

lol, i was just saying the turbo kits and installation is very expensive, anyway yeah, keep us updated on the turboed auto, i'm extremele interested in turboing mine

[tgidavid]

Some of the fastests hot rods are auto. The deal is you can preload the converter and take off with better traction than a clutch dump at 6K RPM. EL PROTOTYPES in Azusa, CA was building an 3sgte auto celica (6thgen) as a drag car. Pretty trick stuff as he swapped a few gears from a camry. From what I gather the ECU tells the tranny when to shift, but most draggers defeat that by launching from 1. Just my .02 as I'm still learning too.

[nemrac]

:moved:

[6speedGTS]

Cars to day have so much more power that having a power loss from the auto Vs manual is really mute. You want to F/I an auto than F/I it, the weakest link is the transmission then the engine internals. It will cost more to up grade an auto for F/I, but the out come will be worth it. Besides in my experience with turbo autos is that they are great in stop and go environments like cities down town, basically any where you are constantly shifting. Autos just make sense these days any ways, but don

[Reyzin]

it will wear on your gears... and the reason is because you will only remove your foot from the accelerator when you want to slow down

you will have a lot of boost by the time you are shifting from 3rd to 4th, meanwhile manual drivers let off the gas all the time

the best way that i ahve seen it done was on an auto integra... when the comp tells yoru tranny to shift there is a signal in a wire somewhere obviously, find that signal and tap into it and connect it to your blow off valve and wastegate (must be an electronic blow off valve and wastegate), when the computer sends the signal to shift the valves open, your boost pressure drops and you shift into the next gear no problem... or just drive it into the ground


I thought the whole point of AT turbo is that you don't lose boost between shifts like in a MT. Aren't a lot of 1000+ HP Supras auto?

[140 GT]

yes thats the reason.

another advantage for auto is, you can hold a mc chicken in one hand and steering wheel in other. ;)

[Gravel]

another advantage for auto is, you can hold a mc chicken in one hand and steering wheel in other. ;)

You really are what you eat, apparently ;)

[140 GT]

You really are what you eat, apparently ;)

a McChicken? naaah

I rather be a Big N Tasty. MMMMM. :drool: :drool: :drool:

[Q*Spec]

alright, well keep me updated on your turboed a/t adventure, i'll just start saving now

[FITGT]

I remember reading one forum about someone turboing a auto celica, he rebuilt the engine, and level10 proformance built tranny. He said he spent more than he paid for his car.

[emotart]

I remember reading one forum about someone turboing a auto celica, he rebuilt the engine, and level10 proformance built tranny. He said he spent more than he paid for his car.


That would be me..Only reason i spent more money is because the shop was full of retartds which cost me a extra 5,000 grand in parts and labor. Now my car chouldnt be at a better place.

She will be done soon....

[SlamminS85]

Big and tasty? more like big and nasty, that sandwich sucks

and yeah but the supras have wayy different trannys than the celicas

[drewd]

a McChicken? naaah

I rather be a Big N Tasty. MMMMM. :drool: :drool: :drool:

ewww a big & nasty sucks.
more like a spicy chicken crunchwrap supreme covered in fire sauce.
dam.. sounds like time to jump in the celi...

[emotart]

fawk fast food.

[140 GT]

ewww a big & nasty sucks.
more like a spicy chicken crunchwrap supreme covered in fire sauce.
dam.. sounds like time to jump in the celi...

and then sh!t lava after that right? Naw bro. im good, my butthole doesnt like torture.

[Q*Spec]

is ur car a daily driver? got pics of ur car?


I remember reading one forum about someone turboing a auto celica, he rebuilt the engine, and level10 proformance built tranny. He said he spent more than he paid for his car.


That would be me..Only reason i spent more money is because the shop was full of retartds which cost me a extra 5,000 grand in parts and labor. Now my car chouldnt be at a better place.

She will be done soon....

[emotart]

is ur car a daily driver? got pics of ur car?

I will have some pictures up and some videos up as soon as the shop finishs the fuked up work the last shop did....

I went with a whole differnt turbo set up , whole differnt ECU set up and some other stuff...should be complete in a week or so. As of now my car is not even in NJ lol.... Once i get her back ill update.

But here is a lil teaser.
http://img423.imageshack.us/img423/5686/gt2876rsv8.jpg

[Rombomb420]

I'm trying to weigh the benefits of turbo vs supercharger for my auto gts. Which do you think would perform better & which would be cheaper? My guess is the supercharger is cheaper but won't perform as well? Could anyone give me a general idea of how much it might cost parts wise for either set up, not including the tranny. I'd only run a stage 1 turbo I don't really want to go with the bigger injectors which I believe the greddy SC uses. I wanna run a Power FC in either case, not emanage, & I swear I read that they make one for the auto gts, but I can't find it anywhere now....

Also will my gas mileage be complete sh!te after F/I?

Any input OTHER THAN doing a 6 spd manual swap would be appreciated.