are mechanical problems common for people who have turbo or supercharged their cars?

[05CelicaGT1]

After much thinking i'm still not sure if i should get a turbo or supercharger after i do a 2zz swap. My main concern isn't cost of getting the kit and building the engine but the mechanical problems that i may have. I'm was looking for more power but after reading that engines blowing up or turbos breaking or getting no boost or getting leaks and so on. i'm wondering whats the more safer road? (dont say keep the car stock or something) Also people that have turbos and superchargers are mechanical problems common or only happens when you abuse it?

[lVlemphizStylez]

if you aren't up to watching your car over like a young toddler....skip this type of modification. Turbo/supercharger systems add a system of parts to an existing system already (your cars motor + all the FI parts). So having more things to maintain...well, is unavoidable. Want nothing much to maintain?? Look into a shot of nitrous, cheaper and will make a supercharged car look like a paraplegic.

Does turbo come with more maintenance than a blower?? It can...but not necessarily. Blowers have parts you should probably be inspecting frequently enough just like a turbo system. Only thing that won't plague you as much might be exhaust leaks.

Things that become more taxed as a result of these modifications

1. Your oiling system has more demands (turbos play no games with oil...if your system isn't right...you'll know)
2. Your fuel system
3. Bushings/Mounts (depends...but if you are making power and you DRIVE your car...yeah)
4. Your exhaust becomes more important (leaks are now big deals....)
5. Drivetrain (if your parts cant physically handle the power...also you need to adapt your driving to more power because even if you're below that WHP threshold for your drivetrain...its still more likely to turn to glass on you depending on how you drive)

Nitrous doesn't tax 1 (nitrous has it's own fuel supply) and 2... and 4 isn't as crucial (exhaust leaks before a turbo on a turbo car...omg your car turns into a pig)

MOST IMPORTANT: NITROUS, TURBO or otherwise....if your motors condition is questionable to begin with in ANY WAY...you'll hate your life if you add any of these without rebuilding it or fixing the issues. Your car better spin like a top before you even research any of this. This INCLUDES any mysterious missing fluids you can't account for...leak or burn...fix it

[Boosted2.0]

Yes, many people do a lot of things really halfass and then wind up with failure after failure when they go FI. Hell, even people who do everything right sometimes have issues. Its VERY expensive to build a F/I system with stock reliability and very few people bother. The Blitz S/Cs that Trial did in their group buy way back a re a good example. Most of them ran relaibly on stock engines for 100K miles. BUT it cost a fortune (over 6K installed and tuned) and only made about 210/220 to the tire.

Read the turbo FAQ and follow the links.

[Danny_GTS]

Memphiz pretty much sumerized what you should do/have in order to go F/I. From personal experience, going turbo was the best mod I could have ever made to my car. If you spare no details, and do your instalation right, your car should'nt give you any problems handling 100+ whp on a daily drive. Mine has yet to give me any with 310whp a 11psi. I easily beat any other car on the streets or keep real close to. Again, this is the mod I have most enjoyed using and have only been FI for 1yr.
Its your choice, and depends on how you treat your ride.

[the ronin]

Leave it stock and enjoy..... If you want something faster find it and buy it....
Did I say leave it stock ?

[Boosted2.0]

Leave it stock and enjoy..... If you want something faster find it and buy it....
Did I say leave it stock ?

Do as monkey say, not as he do? ;)

[the ronin]

Gots that right boss...

[Shizuma]

are mechanical problems common for people who have turbo or supercharged their cars?

Not until they break.

[justynsi]

I've had mine for over a year built and had to replace a head gasket because a vacuum line on the wastegate blew off. Oh and two screws on the wastegate. But that's it.

[marc]

depends on who puts it all together and who's maintaining it.

[smart_rocket]

I've had mine for over a year built and had to replace a head gasket because a vacuum line on the wastegate blew off. Oh and two screws on the wastegate. But that's it.
only because you didn't race against Memphiz? ;)

[creator]

Last week I spun a bearing and destroy the block, the whole engine was rebuilt 2 yrs ago and the cause was a jammed Circuitworx Oil Pump Gear. Guess it's very important to check the gears from time to time.

[Smaay]

^^^^ that does not happen. it was something else

[Boosted2.0]

I have to agree - the pump is crank driven. It can't "Jam" unless the crank seizes.

[02celica]

If you want a reliable turbo'd car find one that comes with turbo from the factory and buy it instead of boosting your celica.

Going from my celica to the wrx was a way better choice then me turboing the celica. Slight mods and you can have a pretty powerful car while keeping it factory reliable and semi factory drive ability.

[Boosted2.0]

You can build a reliable turbo Celica. You just can't do it with $3K worth of crap you bought off ebay.

[02celica]

You can build a reliable turbo Celica. You just can't do it with $3K worth of crap you bought off ebay.

True, but you could also buy a car that would be faster with minor modifications with the money you are going to spend on the turbo kit/install/tune. Or atleast use the money as a down payment.

[Gravel]

True, but you could also buy a car that would be faster with minor modifications with the money you are going to spend on the turbo kit/install/tune. Or atleast use the money as a down payment.

Dude nobody goes F/I on a Gen 7 because it's a good idea or is bang for the buck - it's a labour of love, a bit like owning a cat...

Go buy a Scoobie if you're a dog person...