dark stranger Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 do i convert my n/a to a turbo....costs?????.....or sell and buy a tt.....cost??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShox Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 noooo - not straight forward and more expensive than selling and buying a TT. dont do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 as satisfying as it would be to complete such a project i'm afraid to see you're probably MUCH better off just selling up and going for a TT. you'll probably only need to put in an extra ~£4k to get yourself a decent TT which in the end will have more potential than an N/A-T conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark stranger Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 maybe i should stick with me na....moneys a bit tight at moment anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 your n/a looks nice anyway mate. And there's a bit less to go wrong with a ten year old n/a than a ten year old TT? Do you really NEED those extra horses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark stranger Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 thank you mate.....i love it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 your n/a looks nice anyway mate. And there's a bit less to go wrong with a ten year old n/a than a ten year old TT? Do you really NEED those extra horses? Why??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 i would say a couple of turbos are actually a couple of quite expensive 'bits' to fix if they go wrong. no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Correct but they rarely go wrong if you leave it on stock boost (granted not a lot of people do), apart from that they are much of a muchness in terms of reliability Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 yeah, i know that apart from those they're much of a muchness but in time the turbos will start to fail whether you leave it stock boost or not. it's only a matter of time, same as a lot of other components on the car (N/A's included!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 in time all components fail....the only advantage the NA has over the TT as you say is the turbos, but providing you take care of them you should have little trouble free driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 yep, i totally agree mate. unfortunately there's no telling when those babies will go as the more owners the car has had there's even less knowledge about how the car has previously been treated (members cars excluded to a certain degree of course). personally i don't earn enough money to pay for the extra oil changes and the possibility of the turbos failing so i'm stuck with my N/A. i wish there was actually no difference at all as i would have had a TT by now for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 maybe i should stick with me na....moneys a bit tight at moment anyway If money is tight to get a TT, forget doing a custom NA-T project, that would cost you £££ extra! It's no shortcut to TT power! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I understand the NA-T if you have a 350z or a Monaro. You've got a new car, so spending(say) £5K is not a massive percentage of it's value. Plus there is no factory turbo version of your car. Now why on earth would someone convert a NA supra to a turbo, beats the hell out of me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 yep, i totally agree mate. unfortunately there's no telling when those babies will go as the more owners the car has had there's even less knowledge about how the car has previously been treated (members cars excluded to a certain degree of course). Very True personally i don't earn enough money to pay for the extra oil changes and the possibility of the turbos failing so i'm stuck with my N/A. I have'nt bugeted for the possibility of them going, its still stock and will stay stock until I have enough money to pay for rebuilds etc, I did toy with the idea of an N/A and nearly got one, but thought sod it at the end of the day your only live one life so go for it. Oil changes will be at similar intervals for both, both blocks require a good 10w40 synthetic regardless of turbos etc i wish there was actually no difference at all as i would have had a TT by now for sure! Im not a speed freak as such so I would be happy with either, but at the time just went for a TT....spare of the moment thing in time I may even sell and go for an N/A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 yup, just costs too much for not enough gain for NA-T. It's either N/A for the looks or if you need the power and can afford the bills IF it goes wrong then get a TT. Simple as that. My cost arguement is more than just an opinion, it's my current situation as well. I would LOVE a TT but just can't afford the extra initial outlay as well as not being able to fix it if the tubbies went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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