I'm just wondering if many people have put turbos in there magna's. I own a te magna (V6 manual) how much would the turbo cost me.

Also i heard that the timing belts can snap. Has this ever happenend to someone? How to make it stronger?

To answer your first question, yes a few ppl on this forum have turbo'd their magna's. Not sure on exactly how many, at least 4 or 5 that I know of. Use the search function, you should find a few useful threads that may be able to answer a few of your questions. As the turbo topic has been covered a few times.

hi
well j_s_TE boosted boo ya is a good member to contact i reckon he might know something he has a similar model that is turbed and even has a vid of the car(305kw great effort to double the output of that engine) anyway yeah give him a try i am sure he will be all to willing to help.
good luck
barney

Hi mate. When it comes to 3rd Gen V6 turbo conversions you've got about two options. There's Street Torque in Alice Springs who'll do you a single turbo like Booya has got, or RPW in Perth who can knock you up a twin turbo jobbie like Velocity has. Don't expect much change from $10,000 for a single or $12,000 for a twin. Expect to pay more though if you want to run lots of boost and have a strong engine... I know Booya's turbo conversion cost him quite a bit more than $10,000 even if a lot of that was R&D costs.

dont forget you can now supercharge your magna or $7000 drive in drive out, with a 5 yr warranty

but yeah, i remember seeing quotes from rpw around $8000 for a single turbo kit, if your really serious i would start hunting around e-bay/jap wreckers to find some 2nd hand bits, will bring the cost down a bit (fmic, turbo).


later :cool:

Id look at the AAC / Sprintex supercharger kit for 220kw and $7,000 quid later for a 3.5 :D

Id look at the AAC / Sprintex supercharger kit for 220kw and $7,000 quid later for a 3.5 :D
thats cheap! and its a very good basis for further mods if nessisary

What about the timing belt because i'm really scared that it might snap,
With quick shifting, dropping the clutch and burn outs.
If the car stolls is it that appling a lot of strain to the belt.

I want to get this problem worked out before i start modding it heavily.

Also i heard that the timing belts can snap. Has this ever happenend to someone? How to make it stronger?

No need to make it stronger. Timing belts are a consumable item. It has to be replaced every 100,000km or so. If not, it WILL snap (although it might go for 200,000 before this happens). Don't risk it - it's part of the essential maintenance on any OHC engine running timing belts.