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Old Dec 7, 2009 | 04:24 AM
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other day, i felt like i really needed some more power and thought bout a turbo

as well as a k20 swap..
but i dono, ive always had a thing for turbos.
i dont know much about them but love the face it has a blowoff :]

i know that theres not fitment for a turbo in a ge8 and wondering what i can do??
please helpp
 
Old Dec 7, 2009 | 04:48 AM
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Originally Posted by dustin_said_hi
other day, i felt like i really needed some more power and thought bout a turbo

as well as a k20 swap..
but i dono, ive always had a thing for turbos.
i dont know much about them but love the face it has a blowoff :]

i know that theres not fitment for a turbo in a ge8 and wondering what i can do??
please helpp
buy a gd3.
 
Old Dec 7, 2009 | 10:22 PM
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someone in the phillipines has one built and tell you the parts, he has his at half a bar and it puts out like 160~170whp.
 
Old Dec 7, 2009 | 11:54 PM
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if you want to drop the $$ im sure you could have a custom setup made
 
Old Dec 8, 2009 | 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by dustin_said_hi
other day, i felt like i really needed some more power and thought bout a turbo

as well as a k20 swap..
but i dono, ive always had a thing for turbos.
i dont know much about them but love the face it has a blowoff :]

i know that theres not fitment for a turbo in a ge8 and wondering what i can do??
please helpp
Got the money? You could be the turbo pioneer for GE8s.
 
Old Dec 8, 2009 | 11:42 PM
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so abou thte turbo pioneer. can you give me some updates and info bout it?

any where i can research bout it?
 
Old Dec 8, 2009 | 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by dustin_said_hi
so abou thte turbo pioneer. can you give me some updates and info bout it?

any where i can research bout it?

ahahaha

no he meant, you could be come a pioneer in being one of the few to turbo the ge8. not that theres a "turbo pioneer" lmfao
 
Old Dec 9, 2009 | 12:31 AM
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hahahahAHHAHAH wow im a fu**in dumb fu** :[

BUT THEN I HAVE TO CUSTOM EVERYTHINGGGG!~!!!!!!!
 
Old Dec 9, 2009 | 01:18 AM
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lol @ this thread
 
Old Dec 9, 2009 | 01:23 AM
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pssh for the galant you have to outsource everything piece by piece and honestly IMO you get better results that way
 
Old Dec 9, 2009 | 03:12 AM
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hahahahAHHAHAH wow im a fu**in dumb fu** :[

BUT THEN I HAVE TO CUSTOM EVERYTHINGGGG!~!!!!!!!
Well that's the point of being the pioneer for GE8 forced induction.

Never said it'd be cheap though...
 
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can someone help me out and explain in depth what turbo is.. like how the engine runs and what it is..

i know somewhat and i think enough. but i wanna know what pieces does what and etc.. yah knwo>
 
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Originally Posted by dustin_said_hi
can someone help me out and explain in depth what turbo is.. like how the engine runs and what it is..

i know somewhat and i think enough. but i wanna know what pieces does what and etc.. yah knwo>
HowStuffWorks "How Turbochargers Work"
 
Old Dec 10, 2009 | 02:18 AM
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i read it.. great help :]

but not much about the acuall parts needed : /
 
Old Dec 10, 2009 | 02:59 AM
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Originally Posted by dustin_said_hi
i read it.. great help :]

but not much about the acuall parts needed : /
your best bet with the ge8 is to google "remote turbocharger kits" because as far as a turbo goes, thats your only option.
 
Old Dec 10, 2009 | 03:04 AM
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im not looking for the acuall places to buy them. what i was lookin for was the parts to the turbo. and research each parttt.
 
Old Dec 10, 2009 | 03:09 AM
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well, then you find a parts list to one of those universal kits, and research every part.
 
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indonesia turbo kit for GE8..contact revoturbo

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...turbo-kit.html
 
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