sjm said:newbie here but i know that sts [ststurbo.com] has a twin turbo kit making about 460 to 500hp i have a budy that has one on his car it is the prototype the car is awsome. no price on it yet but right around $4500 to $5000. the guys at sts have some gto's running in the 11's and a vette in the 9's just my 2cents
1fastz said:the sts design is not very well engineered and nto very efeicent you would be better in every respect with a bolt on supercharger.
less exspensive same type of power curve and less complicated plus no chance of water ingestion like the sts kit.
the reason to GO turbo over a centri blower is the ultra fast boost response and the superior low end torque .. thats WHY you go turbo instead of a centri blower.
the sts kit has horrible spool times and a power curve that looks just like a centri blower due to the turbo being mounted so far back.
a centri kit would be a better investment if you want simple bolt on power .. if you want the ultimate then get a custom turbo kit built.
1fastz said:i have driven the lt-1 based kits .. and they are dogs.
also the first time you hit a low water crossing kiss your engine goodbye with that inlet haging down there waiting to suck up water.
What about the turbo getting wet during hard driving. Is there any concern over cracked turbine housings? Seems like a great idea, but the water thing came to mind when I first saw the kit? Hmmm... I wonder?98YellowVobra said:I'm not trying to sell anyone, just giving you first hand experience with the Mustang kits. I have no experience with the LT1 kit, but, I've driven the two Mustang kits and they feel great to me coming from a 98 Vortech'd Cobra (460 rwhp), and an 04 Eaton'd Cobra (420 rwhp). The power comes on more subtly than the Eaton (or any roots blower) but it pulls consistantly and hard all the way to redline. I also comes on much quicker than the Vortech (or any centri blower), and it sounds absolutely amazing.
The intake on the Mustang kit is also tucked way up there compared to the LT1 kit. You'd be very hard pressed to swamp it by driving through water.
Anyway, I'm just glad the choice is there. I've looked at what's available for the 05 (Saleen, Procharger, Vortech) and I'm ready for something different so I am going with the turbo. Choices are good.
SrA FlyBoy said:What about the turbo getting wet during hard driving. Is there any concern over cracked turbine housings? Seems like a great idea, but the water thing came to mind when I first saw the kit? Hmmm... I wonder?
But what do you mean by LAG, the common mistake that it's where in the rpm range boost is made or the real reason of what happens after a STALL period, where the reduction in exhaust gas flow cases the turbo to reduce it's speed halting boost, this combined with any high pressure air trapped between the turbo and the TB (is a dump valve isn't being used) causes the impellar to stall.sjm said:All he asked was if there a turbo kit so the only one out is sts as of now and that friends car if fast and has very little lag @ 9psi.
Razinhell said:I dunno where you are getting your information. The STS is pretty efficient design as its main purpose is to eliminate added heat, which will really affect your engine. Its a different approach to get the same results. One of our GTO members is running 10's on the STS system. STS TURBO 585 RWHP 694 RWTQ 10.66 @ 130 mph http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62923
. Is it the best system, no. No system is perfect. I really don't like where its placed, especially that it exposes important parts that you can't risk getting damaged. .
Razinhell said:I dunno where you are getting your information. The STS is pretty efficient design as its main purpose is to eliminate added heat, which will really affect your engine.