Have I been sleeping? I saw Breathless Performance' site selling a kit, starting this month, including a Garrett turbo & their exhaust for less than $3,000 !
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Another version can be found below.
Speed Force Racing Turbo
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Thanks Cisco, I guess I haven't been on that site in a while either. Garrett shows the GT 20 application for a larger engine than ours. I assume Speed Force Stage 1 is the GT 15. I wonder if I'll be able to wreck the engine before the warranty is up with the GT 20. On the other hand, I had a client in last night who builds rails & his son gets 1400 HP out of a Saab block.
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The engine is not the weak link. The tranny-clutch pack will go BOOM way before you find a fault with the engine. So far I've found nothing stronger that will fit. I've raced 2.2 chrysler turbo engines for over 25 years-so Im kind of used to finding the next weak spot. In drag race form I'm making 1500hp out of a 2.2L 16valve maserati head motor with 28lbs of boost.
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Tim, I'm really curious what, if anything, you have or are going to do to your smart for performance
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First-it's my wifes car. You married guys know what that means. I get comments every day that it's too loud with the Thorley exhaust. I've done the exhaust-a K&N drop in filter and thats it. I don't feel like constantly doing a clutch/tranny job because of 3lbs of boost with a turbo. The car is what it is and I love it. It IS NOT an Evo or WRX-ti. Never will be.
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Same reason for not doing ECU ? There was a Porsche in the slot this car sits in.....so the options are the smart (tons 'o fun, sluggish) or a 5 cyl Volvo SUV (advertised heavily as "safe", rear wheel bearings failed at 24,000 mi., and not tons 'o fun!)....or mom's Murano.......so you can see why I might be tempted to do something stupid, but appreciate the reasons not to
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It sounds great with the Brabus factory exhaust. The power and acceleration is fine for the size of the car. Very smooth and fun to drive. I don't plan on doing anything that could shorten the life of the clutch or transmission. When I want to go nuts I just get in my SS 427, and that gives me the fix I need. The car was made to be economical, and was never meant to be a true sports car you can beat on and get away with it. Not even the Brabus version. A little more HP is fine, but there are limits. I don't want to find the weak link, it's to costly. There's no need to try to make it something that it Isn't.
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Permalink Reply by Carlos on -
Do you notice a difference with the gearchange in the brabus? I found it even quick, but a little more herky then, the normal 451. Maybe it was an exception, but it was less smooth.
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Permalink Reply by Daniel Coté on -
Carlos,
My '08 got the smart 2.0 upgrade and it improved the gear changing enough to notice the difference. Our new Brabus is even smoother.
Regards,
Dan
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