Forced Induction Reliability Test Thread!

[cool2miketlu]

Well the turbo on my car has been running with turbo for well over 35,000 miles now, however its custom setup so not much use for peps who is interested in F.I. However question has been braught up about Forced Induction Kits out there, so I though it would be cool if peps with the kits would chime in once in awhile letting us know whats going on with their boosted cars.
Please post up milage when turbo was installed and milage now (most important), any work done on the car (even if its small part that was replaced, as well as maintainance done with the milage when it was done). A short review of the turbo after each post so we know if its still running strong or not.
Hope moderator will make this sticky, so to benifit all people who is interested in turbo kits. And please only people who has turbo post here on this thread, if you have any questions feel free to rivate message (pm) them or post on their other threads.

[kireisceli]

The Turbo on my Stafford Fabrications kit was installed when my odometer read aprox. 21,000k.

I currently have aprox. 24,000 miles on the car.

The only work on the car in general since the turbo was installed has been to change oil and tranny fluid. No other work on the engine has been done at this point in time.

[Keyshawn]

I have around 3,200 mi so far with the turbo on. The engine and turbo system are running very well. However, I haven't put that many miles on my car because:

1. Those tranny problems I had earlier ( http://www.newcelica.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=76193 ).

2. Some girl recently backed into my car. My ride is in the body shop right now and her insurance is lagging with giving the shop the OK to start repairs.

[Jersey Jay]

We started with a kit from Turbo Performance and ripped it out after blowing the T-3 turbo and finding we had a warped manifold after 30 miles on the kit:bang: We then went with a custom set up with 30K on the car and now have 35K on the car. The car has been in and out of the shop only for tunning issues with the piggy back that is installed:D No problems with the motor or tranny pushing 7 psi in 5K. I don't drive the car as often as I used to but can not forsee any problems with a boosed 2ZZ in the near future.

[swift 21]

I have only put down 500 miles on the car since the xs turbo install. NO problems at all everything is running extremely well!!

[RedNOSceli]

63,000 miles, i cant cound how many bottles ive put through this car....Just changed the plugs a lot, changed oil...

still dyno'd 165hp(all motor) with a stock exhaust and intake...runs like a champ...

Bottle fed GT-S :thumbup:

[SFpower]

hey redNOSceli that a sweet lookin ride!

[tlminh]

ttt, keep us all updated on turbo reliability!

[gnes100]

i had my blitz supercharger installed at about 60 k miles i know have 71k miles and everything is runnin like it did when i got it installed

[Keyshawn]

Almost 11,000 miles. So far, so good.

[eccentricGTSdvr]

good post MIKE, i would like to see what turbo kit last the longest..

Originally posted by Keyshawn
Almost 11,000 miles. So far, so good.

MR. keyshawn do you daily drive your turbo.. i would like to know because if i get the XS kit i would have to daily drive. it..and thanks for the info in advance...

[c2gas]

first kit installed 2003 febr kkk k03 0.4bar boost. no problems, just not enough for me. power maxedoutr ~190 whp
K04 upgrade in June at 0.9 bar 10:1 comp.rat., great results, no problem. Drinks more oil, also have to change oil in short periods like 5000km, wears oil very much.
Daily driven car, hard pushes, I allways rev it. No problems on long trips as well at 200km/h constant speed.
From the 1st setup till now made ~16000 km including ~5500 km Highway.
Some oil leakedge from engine but due to bad sealing on the side.
1 coil and 1 Maf was burned out. I was stupid with greddy settings.
Brakes wear fast, 3 times had to be replace and 1 time the discs as well.
Tyres wear fast as well.
Had CEL for a long time-but problem caused by a bad connection for the vvti.( I thought Greddy can deal with it, but no). No Cel now.
Had power drop after 5800rpm- caused by(cel) vvti malfunction. solved.
st3 upgarde at the moment. Engine taken appart. Nice surfaces in cylinder and on bearings.

[tlminh]

ttt

[RADR1732]

Stafford Fabrication kit installed when the car had 3200 miles and it now has 6700 miles. So total of 3500 miles on the kit. I have done one oil change done and that's about it. I take my car to work and actually drive around with my car since it is the off season for shows for me (yes I'm talking about my yellow GT-300). I drive it pretty hard when I get the chance at an open road. The only complaint I have is really really bad wheel hop when I floor it and the quick boost kicks in. Stomping it in second will just give me wheel spin (with my big 19" wheels it spins). Aside from that it is great.

Richard

[gnes100]

i now have 16000 miles still goin strong prolly stronger than when i first got it

[Turbo Oxhoof]

i had about 10,000 before the kit.
i have 18,900 runs fine

still need to put in dyno and tunes my fuel computer.

[Keyshawn]

Still running strong at over 14,000 mi. w/ the turbo system. However, I'm plagued by a broken lift-bolt: http://www.newcelica.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=114959