I've found what i think is a great deal. but i haven't heard about anyone running the T'netics kit in awhile. Is is a reliable kit and who's running it these days.

 

With much better kits on the market, I'm assuming most people don't. If you want a turbo try this! Its not a bad BASIC kit tho.

 

There's still a handful of people running the Turbonetics kit... like me! I've modified it, but it's still good in my opinion especially if you find a nice deal.

Things that I will mention...
I have a v1 kit sooooo
-Dump tube was a flex pipe that was broken when I bought the kit used so I got a new one refabbed (The v2 with the slip fit dump tube doesn't have problems with failure)

-Down pipe bracket that mounts to the existing OEM manifold bracket on the engine is slightly off (not sure if it's off on the v2 kit though)

-Although I have the v1 kit, the turbo that came with my used v1 kit was rebuilt with the water and oil cooled center housing with the water line kit. *Solely oil cooled E50 turbos had some tendencies to blow seals, but the water cooled ones are very reliable. I have almost 12k on my turbo running 12psi for the majority and have zero leaks or shaft play!

-I'm running the Dezod/APR X1 engine management system. Unless you have an available tuner that tunes the Unichip then I'd ditch it for an AEM FIC at the very least.

-For the record I'm running a TiAL wg, TiAL bov, and I modified the piping to run a blow-through set up while the rest is unchanged.

Hmmm... I think that's all I have to say really. If it's a good deal and you have a good tuner available to you then I say go for it! It's a really fun kit and at 12psi I was able to run 13.6s @111mph on stock wheels/tires. Any questions let me know...

 

I just took mine off my car 3 days ago and it never
Gave me problems....

 

how many miles did you run it, and at what boost

 

14 k miles and I had it for 2 years I was surprise when I went
To emissions and i passed , I really loved that kit bro ..

 

I have had a t'netics water cooled kit with an FIC for over a year now. Just like XPRTC said the downpipe bracket won't bolt up. I would recommend motor mounts so there is not so much engine movement. Everything fits great so overall it's been a great kit... Tune means everything..right now it's running real rich in open loop just like last summer. Hopefully you can find someone that can tune it and keep with it when the seasons change. Then again maybe I'm a special case. Oh and my BOV flutters a lot, which is probably why XPR changed his. I don't think it harms anything though.

 

I still have it goin on two years now and still pleased. Bought the v2 kit right when Turbonetics sold the rights to Treadstone. Only issue like everyone has is the down pipe bolt doesn't come close, so I left it out. It's over all a well built, well designed kit.

 

I have it too bought it about a year ago. Im running the unichip with the seimens injectors. The car has a ____ty idle and throwing a misfire code. but other than that in boost the car pulls stupid hard at 10lbs

 

For those that have the T-kit what S-pipe if any are you using for the V2 downpipe Im trying to buy one, but do not know what works best for this kit.

 

Anything that has an OEM fit will work. I don't know what size your mid-pipe and exhaust is but I went with the Invidia S-pipe which is a 2.5" inside diameter as is my Tsudo mid and Greddy SE axle back

 

Still running turbonetics kit since may of 2006...lol. I changed the original turbo, wastegate, now running a comp turbo with water cooled, and changed to aem fic. Pushing 325whp on 14psi. Still have the original bov, I love the way it makes that flaterring noise.

Just have a shop fabricate/weld that bottom bolt that doesnt line up, thats what I did and added a flex pipe, 3 inch catless all the way, lol.

My pipes by the intercooler started to rust, so every now and then I take my bumper off, and wipe my pipes clean. I might have it repainted when I have the budget. Over its a reliable kit, of course theres the usual wear and tear

 

i really need a replacement downpipe from this kit. i would kill to get my hands on one.

 

What is everyone using for there piggybacks n injectors on there t-netics kit

 

i have a turbonetics kit and i just replaced my turbo with a garrett and it still kicks ___ and takes name and its 5 years old, i modified it with open wastegate and dump tube, its a sick and reliable kit

 

i just bought the t-netics kit from a guy in the sale section .

i want to get at least 300hp .

i have the aam fuel pressure/rail kit . and comes with the greddy bov .

origional uni chip ,

well if you look in the sale section u might see it


im wanting to know before i put the kit n what should i ditch and what not .


as per say if you were to start from scratch again with your t-netics kit and wanted around 300 to 310 hp .

what to do first ? Thanks !!

 

more boost, and at the least get the AEM FIC, tuned.

 

can i bump up the boost to 10 or more psi . on the kit with the uni-chip it comes with ?



also i am looking in to adding water/meth inj to the kit so where in the upper pipe should i place the nozzle ?

 

The Uni-chip was tuned for 8psi out of the box. If it hasn't been tuned for 10psi I wouldn't push it. Get something someone around you can tune well and I would get larger than 550cc injectors.

 

So I guess I'm gonna post the uni for sale .so what's it's actually worth? Also I'm gonna look into the aem fic . To replace it . Also the injector are 440 I think with the kit I have . Also what's ur opinion on water meth injection