just wondering what everyone thinks of them. im not upgrading yet but i am doing some research. so let me know.
thanks
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BOSS turbos
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they are pretty new on the market still so only a few people have them. in the near top trim witha ll options they can be pretty pricey and make some good horsepower (malloyx did over 550 iirc) are you looking to go the bolt on route or new mani also? also how wild do you want to go as far as price adn we can help some more.
The BOSS Turbos are simply a LIPP rear housing and a ITS front housing.
Way back in the day I helped fix the old turbonetics rear housings, and I also
have access from LIPP to buy the rear housings directly. This means (soon)
I'll be building rebuilt turbos with the boss rear housing for less $$ than a new
BOSS Turbo from S.S. So I can either get just the housing, and build a turbo
OR I can also get the BOSS retail turbos for slightly less $$
.
I've made a few for my car and ended up having to sell them to others cuz I
need money.
Jeff
Way back in the day I helped fix the old turbonetics rear housings, and I also
have access from LIPP to buy the rear housings directly. This means (soon)
I'll be building rebuilt turbos with the boss rear housing for less $$ than a new
BOSS Turbo from S.S. So I can either get just the housing, and build a turbo
OR I can also get the BOSS retail turbos for slightly less $$
.I've made a few for my car and ended up having to sell them to others cuz I
need money.
Jeff
I considered getting one. No doubt it's a very nice and powerful turbo, but with all the options it works out not being competitively priced with other units out there... just my opinion.
thanks guys, not sure what i am going to do. i need to get my car running reliably first for right now. if i did do anything it would be down the road(probably in a year and a half or so). also what turbos would you guys recommend? can be a direct bolt on or not, just let me know.
I ended up getting a Turbo Concepts TC61 from a fellow member here. It bolts on with the right adapter, plus the adapter has a flange for the external WG. He already fabricated the dump pipe, etc which made my life easier.
You could probably call up Turbo Concepts and they'll know exactly what that setup was and should give you everything you need, or may even fabricate the dump pipe for you. Or any fabrication/performance shop should have no problem doing it.
You could probably call up Turbo Concepts and they'll know exactly what that setup was and should give you everything you need, or may even fabricate the dump pipe for you. Or any fabrication/performance shop should have no problem doing it.