Hello everyone, my first post here, been following along and using the search function like a good n00b. I'm a transplant from acura-cl.com

Anyway. After reading countless debates over Supercharger or Turbo for FI, I already knew I wanted to go turbo.

Lots of questions on stock internals and all that from what Iam reading it seems like it will hold up great. I thought about putting this post in the FI forum but thought I would ask here first.

I read $500 or so for someone to help out in Socal... I have not gotten a shop quote for install and tune, can someone give a good ball park figure please? People keep mentioning additional maintainance for a turbo'd vehicle what does that include? I'm sure the list could get extensive, so what are the basics.

My only experience with installs has been the tinkering I did on the old '99 4cyl Acura CL. Tein SS, was a bitch with some rusted bolts, AEM CAI easy, short shifter easy, new head unit medium not to good with sauder.

Thanks in advance folks...

BTW I've been the owner of a '07 Si since July '07

 

if u want ur car to be fast, it wont be reliable.

if u want ur car to reliable it wont be fast.

if u want ur car to be fast and reliable, it wont be cheap.

just put it that way hahaha

 

I just got my Greddy kit brand new.... Spent the past two days installing it.... My hands are cut up and my back is killing me. lol Will post pics once my car is running tomorrow.

 

so u have it tuned already??

 

LOL, so far no one answered the question. Not cheap is fine. I am assuming if I get it professionally done I'm looking at 5k including parts and labor is that a fair assumption?

 

gonna have to run premium gas

 

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if u want ur car to reliable it wont be fast.

if u want ur car to be fast and reliable, it wont be cheap.

just put it that way hahaha</TD></TR></TABLE>
x1000 well put

 

shop qoute in my area is like 1200 labor and a 2-3 day turn around

 

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according to the little sticker on the fuel lid door youre always supposed top put in premium

 

You should have gotten a mazda speed 3, it would have been the same if not a little more but you would have been boosted under warranty

 

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according to the little sticker on the fuel lid door youre always supposed top put in premium</TD></TR></TABLE>

Lmao to that

 

PM'ed you my boys install thread.

 

Thanks for answering the question friend-o.

 

This comment doesn't even go with the topic...

 

I'd say a grand tops. S/C install was quoted at $600, I can't imagine the greddy kit would be too much more than that

 

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My only experience with installs has been the tinkering I did on the old '99 4cyl Acura CL. Tein SS, was a bitch with some rusted bolts, AEM CAI easy, short shifter easy, new head unit medium not to good with sauder.
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Why did you need to solder wires for a head unit on a 1999 CL? The Acura harness to head unit harness would have made it so much easier (to install and remove). Just wondering.

 

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Why did you need to solder wires for a head unit on a 1999 CL? The Acura harness to head unit harness would have made it so much easier (to install and remove). Just wondering.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You're right I didn't solder (thanks) that was on '96 mazda mx6 I did have a wire harness for the CL.

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Ic thanks for the response.