So get this, my wife just asked if we could install a turbo on her vibe. She would like some more power while road raging the Denver streets.This is a HUGE 180 from her normal stance on car performance mods.I wonder if someone slipped me something.... the bats ....the bats... they are everywhere....
Actually she is manic-depressive (arent they all?), so she must be going through a swing because she also said I could drop it too.So I have a set of Tein's on order from my neighbor. He is the US distributor for BPM. (www.bpmsportsusa.com) He said he would sell me performance parts for the Matrix for a little above cost.
I'm looking at this:http://www.turbokits.com/matrix_turbo_kits.htmlHer car is an auto, but I think it will hold up. I already drive it hard, never giving up even for shifting, and it runs like a raped ape....well a handicapped raped ape. I know the Saturn IONS are auto, and they dont have problems with boost, so hopefully I wont have to upgrade any transmission parts.
You would be better off going to a local performance snop and having it custom built. People on MO are having problems with missing parts in the Hass Turbo kits. I can get a custom turbo kit locally for under $3000 complete with all gauges & installed. Not going to though. lol. Might be a good idea to check it out at least. Good Luck!
My Fleet:
'15 Ford Fusion AWD Titanium 2.0 Tutbo
'14 Lincoln MXZ AWD 2.0 Turbo
'14 Nissan Pathfinder AWD SL
'05 Pontiac Vibe AWD
Besides a new torque converter, what else would be needed? I was hoping that the eManage would adjust the shift points for the auto.Is the tranny in the base the same as the GT? ...Does the GT even come in auto?...