Matrix/vibe/corolla turbo kit for $2900.00 !

[Faultline]

I just saw over at Matrix onwners.com. the official release of the turbo kit that is on my car...Its for the base Vibe....and it comes complete for 2900.00...if your are part of the 1st group buy..of 5 people.....I have been very happy w/ mine as most of you know.....And one thing I can tell you about the install, which I did not have to do, but...its not that bad if you are a little mechanicly inclined....you dont have to remove the axle to remove and replace the exhaust manifold..you have to get rid of the plastic engine cover..the Ic piping is very unobtrusive and is made to fit around every thing ..the air box is removed , and the MAS is made to fit in a bracket in the IC before the intake manifold...the air filter is now a short ram configuration.. and the fuel kit plugs into the fuel rail. lin in/out +.w/ 3 simple electrical wires ...It is a good deal...and just in time for those not happy w/ the SC hp stats... the link shows what comes w the kit and I am happy to see that it comes w/ a boost controller http//www.matrixowners.com/ftopic12144.html

[Faultline]

quote: and I am happy to see that it comes w/ a boost controller http//www.matrixowners.com/ftopic12144.html OH yeah! you get to pic the color of the powdercoating of your IC pipes!...I picked white to go w/ my frosty vibe...the next day , I thought, I should have picked pontiac red.....but the blue! .. the blue looks the best of all the Stafford kits I have seen

[AKLGT]

waiting for the 2zz. maybe some day?

[Lancer]

How happy do you think I would be with it on my automatic? Does the turbo spool up fast enough or would I have to do a hell of a brake stand to get a good launch?I'm torn between the turbo and the s/c (with a 45 shot of NO2 to take care of the 60-80+ mph power lag).

[Larry]

quote:How happy do you think I would be with it on my automatic? Does the turbo spool up fast enough or would I have to do a hell of a brake stand to get a good launch?I'm torn between the turbo and the s/c (with a 45 shot of NO2 to take care of the 60-80+ mph power lag).I think you'd be very happy with the power. I had a few issues with the trubo kit and decided to go with the TRD SC. In California, it's not carb certified and may never be unless a lot of kits are sold to absorb the cost of doing so. That's a big deal here. One ticket and it's a fix-it ticket which means taking it off and inspected and then reinstalling it to keep it. One more ticket and it's impounded. Can't sale the car here in CA as it won't pass smog inspection nor can it be registered after 4 years and then every 2 years after that. It voids the warranty. It's unknown if the auto tranny can handle the extra hp and torque. If your tranny goes, you better have some money saved for a new upgraded one. I'm not trying to talk you out of it but there are some downsides to it.

[Faultline]

quote:How happy do you think I would be with it on my automatic? Does the turbo spool up fast enough or would I have to do a hell of a brake stand to get a good launch?I'm torn between the turbo and the s/c (with a 45 shot of NO2 to take care of the 60-80+ mph power lag).what happens when you launch now if you simply mash the throttle w/o any braking.? where do the rpms go?....and when do the rpms dop if you are standing on the throttle?.. or do they?

[Lancer]

Right now without any brake stand I get a lurch foreword, then it seems like it stalls until I hit around 3k RPM, then it takes off real nice. If I do a brake stand to about 2500 - 3kRPM, all I get is a bigger lurch then it drops down to 2kRPM. I manage to get a nice squak out of the tires with just mashing the gas, so doing a brake stand launch I'd loose more traction. Because of that, and it's not very good to do to the car, is why I don't like to do it often.I'd like to know if I'd have to wait about the same amount of time (getting to 3kRPM) for the turbo to spool up and at what RPM does the turbo reach full boost on a 'mash the gas' launch.

[Faultline]

quote:Right now without any brake stand I get a lurch foreword, then it seems like it stalls until I hit around 3k RPM, then it takes off real nice. If I do a brake stand to about 2500 - 3kRPM, all I get is a bigger lurch then it drops down to 2kRPM. I manage to get a nice squak out of the tires with just mashing the gas, so doing a brake stand launch I'd loose more traction. Because of that, and it's not very good to do to the car, is why I don't like to do it often.I'd like to know if I'd have to wait about the same amount of time (getting to 3kRPM) for the turbo to spool up and at what RPM does the turbo reach full boost on a 'mash the gas' launch. i guess I was trying to guage where the rev ranges go as the tranny shifts when your masshing the gas..sinceI have not ridden in a auto vibe, let alone w/ a turbo...there is a guy on matrix owners who put a custom turbo on an auto trix...You minght wnt to read his threads or even pm him to get an idea how his car responds to a turbo, the problem is , that his turbo size could be completely different...here is the the thing , though, about turbo spooling, It doesnt necesarrily corespond to revs...like...at exactly 3000rpms, it spools....Its not that precise because, remember, the heat of the exhaust, makes it spin..if you are at idle, there is no load on the motor, and if you rev the motor to 3k...the exhaust is not as hot as if you put in gear and go to 3k becaus the motor is pulling the car and the exhaust is hotter and is spolling sooner....load makes it spool quicker.....so usually I say that I am fully spooled at 3.5k to 6.5k once i get ther in 1st gear..I stay boosted thru the gears as i keep my revs up over 3.5K...and that is why I was asking you if you can keep your revs up while driving, and as far as lauching, i try evrything from reving at 3k to 5k..because it is a matter of tire traction...i spin tires going 60 in second gear at high revs some times..