Turbo or SuperChargers?

01GXESentra · Mar 28th, 2004, 01:00 AM

Hey im new to this board and I own a 2001 Nissan Sentra GXE as I have noticed its hard to find performance mods for my model its a 1.8l engine which im sure most of u know. I found cai from hotshots which is good news! But are there any companys that make turbo or super chargers for the 1.8l GXE? any help would be great!

**chimmike** · Mar 28th, 2004, 01:02 AM

I'm the only one making kits for the QG18DE.

01GXESentra · Mar 28th, 2004, 01:10 AM

WHOA I just came across your site with ur sentra and now u have posted on here kinda weird huh? yea I saw ur setup realy nice to! How long u gona be doin this for I probably wont be able to afford a turbo setup till like this fall probably since im only 16 and my sentra is currently my mom but shes getting a truck and there just gona give me the sentra witch I dont mind at all. But yea I wouldnt mind keepin in touch with cause maybe this fall I may be buying the turbo

**chimmike** · Mar 28th, 2004, 01:13 AM

well man, I suggest you learn as much as you can about the car. And if you're serious about turbo, I hope the car is manual transmission.

If you're serious, don't waste money on an intake or header. Save up for the turbo.

oakey66 · Mar 28th, 2004, 02:11 PM

I actually found a guy in West Allis Wisconsin that will make and install an intercooled garret turbo for $2500.

**chimmike** · Mar 28th, 2004, 08:53 PM

bahahaha 2500 eh? with what manifold, turbo, fuel system upgrades, intercooler, and engine management?

I get parts at cost, and my cost for everything required for a kit is still more expensive than $2,500.

**edit. Ok, nevermind, I shouldn't warn you. Go ahead and get a kit from this guy.....I'm sure he knows tons about the QG and has used the kit on his own personal QG.

**wes** · Mar 28th, 2004, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by oakey66

I actually found a guy in West Allis Wisconsin that will make and install an intercooled garret turbo for $2500.

What shop is this as I am close to that area and have a few friends with turbo SR20's in that town....

He may do that if you already have the turbo, IC, and other parts...

oakey66 · Mar 29th, 2004, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by chimmike

bahahaha 2500 eh? with what manifold, turbo, fuel system upgrades, intercooler, and engine management?

I get parts at cost, and my cost for everything required for a kit is still more expensive than $2,500.

**edit. Ok, nevermind, I shouldn't warn you. Go ahead and get a kit from this guy.....I'm sure he knows tons about the QG and has used the kit on his own personal QG.

Actually the kit itself is 2500 the labor is $700. He actually has done work on the QG. The kit would come with the turbo, fuel system upgrade, intercooler, manifold, and engine management.

oakey66 · Mar 29th, 2004, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by wes

What shop is this as I am close to that area and have a few friends with turbo SR20's in that town....

He may do that if you already have the turbo, IC, and other parts...

the shop is called exploited racing.

oakey66 · Mar 30th, 2004, 08:10 PM

Hey Mike,

How much would a turbo be installed with you? I would still want to keep my Hotshot intake... Also how much would it cost with labor?

By the way I hope you know I wasn't trying to be a smartass about getting the turbo through Exploited Racing.

**chimmike** · Mar 30th, 2004, 08:13 PM

you can't keep the hotshot intake with any turbo kit. I don't do labor, I just sell the kits. I don't have insurance to do the labor nor a shop.

oakey66 · Mar 30th, 2004, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by chimmike

you can't keep the hotshot intake with any turbo kit. I don't do labor, I just sell the kits. I don't have insurance to do the labor nor a shop.

So the intake would have to be custom built?

Blank · Mar 30th, 2004, 08:24 PM

the point of a turbo charger is it forces air into your engine... there fore aCAI such as the hotshot cannot be used, because it draws surrounding air into the engine bay, rather then forcing it in...
i know my exact specs are not spot on, but you get the idea...

**chimmike** · Mar 30th, 2004, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by oakey66

So the intake would have to be custom built?

the intake attatches to the turbo....so its basically a filter--pipe--maf---pipe---turbo.

CAI isn't necessary with an intercooler.

if you're interested in my kit, I can send you a couple pics of the stuff.

Gorath · Mar 30th, 2004, 08:41 PM

the reason why he should not get the cai is because it will not attach to the turbo and still go to the same location as it would for the NA application. You can have a cai on a turbo charged car it is just not as effective on the turbo charged engine as on the naturally aspirated engine since the turbocharger heats up the air when it compresses it. I guess you could consider the intercooler the cai equivilent of the turbo engine. I dont know much about your engine since i have a 240 but you might just want to make your own turbo kit it will save you money but you have to do research then. This is why buying a kit from somebody such as chimmike is more expensive then putting it together yourself, he did the research for you.