New but sadly don't have a performance car

Ramonesfeind · **Joined:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:29 pm **Posts:** 76

Hi, I'm Jordon Michaels and I am a junior/sophmore transfer student from Penn State Harrisburg, majoring in Food Science. Right now I only have a 2001 Volvo V70 2.4T station wagon (front wheel drive 5speed automatic). The only modification that has been done to it so far is the boost pressure has been set to the max roughly 10-12lbs depending on weather and such. I have taken it down an 1/8th mile drag strip and beaten tc's, civics, along with somehow most v6 mustangs and f-bodies. I do have to peddle it off the line or it just spins the tires. I used to have a modified 1988 buick reatta, it was turbo charged and would keep up with stock ls1 f-bodies. That car got totaled and I didn't have the money or the skill to fix it. I am planning to buy one of the new camaros and twin turboing it.

Lysander · **Posted:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:23 pm

Welcome to the club! Don't worry, there are plenty of people here who don't have traditional performance cars

Buick Reatta, eh? I always half wanted to L67 swap one of those puppies.

mtsman · **Posted:** Sun Sep 13, 2009 6:32 am

Welcome. Those vovlos still go well. Keeps you flying under the radar too.

Have they showed you the secret ingredient to make that Creamery Ice Cream yet? J/K
That stuff is sooooo good!

Spitfire · **Joined:** Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:46 pm **Posts:** 2575

+1 for the Turbobrick. Welcome.

VictorSmalls · **Posted:** Sun Sep 13, 2009 2:01 pm

Welcome

Brick wagon FTW, nice

Five9Dak · **Joined:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:51 am **Posts:** 1719

Non traditional performance vehicles are strictly forbidden.

JK welcome to the club.

bboarder711 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:27 am

Five9Dak wrote:

Non traditional performance vehicles are strictly forbidden.

JK welcome to the club.

Dont you mean they make up about 75% of the club?

I want to see some pics of this Brick. I have been looking for a 240 to strip but my search is slow

VictorSmalls · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:02 am

bboarder711 wrote:

Five9Dak wrote:

Non traditional performance vehicles are strictly forbidden.

JK welcome to the club.

Dont you mean they make up about 75% of the club?

Spoken for truth

Blackhorse06 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:28 am

Welcome to the club!

slipstream808 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:42 am

Welcome to Thunderdome, bitch!!

:mrgreen:

00T/AWS6 · **Joined:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:27 am **Posts:** 673

welcome to the club. damn plannin on a new camaro with twin turbo that would be such a nasty build. gooodluck with that!!

Ramonesfeind · **Joined:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:29 pm **Posts:** 76

The camaro won't be coming until I graduate, so I will have time and money to spend on it. I have seen a few turbo setups on the forums at moderncamaro.com but they are all front mount turbos and I'm thinking about doing exhaust turbos with the automatic, which will end up being rebuilt to handle more power unless it's the exact transmission the newer cts-v uses.

00T/AWS6 · **Joined:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:27 am **Posts:** 673

ewwwwww butt mount turbo's suck!!!

Ramonesfeind · **Joined:** Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:29 pm **Posts:** 76

I was primarily thinking the rear mount turbos because I want a stock looking engine bay, unless you know of ways to essentially hide turbos in the engine bay. Also I haven't really seen any place that has given the pros and cons of the front mounted vs. rear mounted.

murky024 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 28, 2005 6:50 pm **Posts:** 1424

Welcome to the club and stay away from a rear mount turbo unless there is 100% no room in the engine bay...

Spitfire · **Joined:** Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:46 pm **Posts:** 2575

If you're going to the extent of turboing, performance > looks.

www.psulpac.org

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