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Thanks everyone. That answers that. Appreciate the input. I'll let you know when I make some progress.

Thomas Knight s/c kit for Probe. I'm not sure. That's a good question...but why would it if the turbos don't??? The boost pressure will be similar. Not sure why there would be any different effects on the butterflies. I also got an e-mail from Thomas Knight turbos who sent me pics of the...

Thanks spoolin'. If I could afford your stage 3 kit, I'd be there!(bowdown) Who knows, if this whole thing goes south, maybe I'll be "spoolin" my way to the darkside too. I will definitely look into adding an intercooler to the mix. Do you think the huge front mounted i/c is necessary or...

As far as I understand, Area 51 will build me a Centrifugal supercharger kit. If I wanted that type of boost curve, I'd go with a turbo. Add to that the fact that I'm on the East coast and couldn't bring my car to Area 51 and I'm back to square 1. Thanks for the tip, though.

Okay, More questions regarding the feasibility of supercharging. I've settled on an Eaton M45 s/c. I think that's all the displacement I'll need for the power gain I'm looking for. I wanted to use a Rising Rate regulator like the BEGI style but I'm concerned about whether it can step up...

Actually, the kit is made by Kugel Komponents. They are one of the best rod manufacturers in the world and Ford campaigned them to make the kit. They test drove one on Road&Track TV the other week and said it handled nicely since the CG is lower and more toward the center of the car than with...

UPDATE: Okay, here's the lowdown on parts gathering. -I'm using one of the smallest SETRAB oil coolers since I don't think any bigger will be necessary. Check out the performance sites on the web to get one for about $70 or scavenge one from an old turbo Volvo like I did (be sure to flush...

Remember it's not necessarily based on wheel size. Some small wheels fit and some big ones don't. There are so many dimensions in a wheel to say that one size fits all.

Try it out with vinyl first...don't paint them. This way it's easy enough to go back to stock when you get tired of them.

I'll definitely keep you all posted as well as hit you up for some answers to my questions along the way. Thanks again for all the input. I'm still 2000 miles away from the next oil change but I'll probably start gathering parts now. Oh yeah, my Volvo conversion is based on a Chevy 350 with...

Good info on the BP engine. Thanks. My final reasoning on this whole thing...I can pick whatever filter I want without worrying about whether or not it will fit in the given space or on the factory threads! That in itself is enough of a benefit to me to spend the $75 to put a...

Explanation of need... Thanks for the welcome Nuke and everyone else. Now, for the explanation. It's not that I'm too lazy to crawl under the car to change my oil. It seems to me that cooler oil, under any conditions, will tend to last longer before breaking down. I'm not terribly worried...

SpoolinMP3...I just checked out your pics. Nice turbo kits!

I haven't really considered it but I'll add it to the list of possibilities. Thanks.

Hey Boosters, Not that I dislike the turbo kits out there (I drive a VW 1.8T, too) but I'd like something a little more factory looking and not as "high-strung". I don't need 8psi...maybe 5psi. I'd be happy with a "real world" 20% increase in power across the entire power band. A nice Eaton...

Thanks. I'll check it out. N/M n/m

Hey everyone, I don't really post much on this list but I thought this might interest a few people. During my next oil change, I'll be taking measurements for hoses/adapters to do an oil filter relocation (we all know this is a necessary mod and I haven't seen a kit offered yet so I've...

Noises Just so everyone doesn't feel like THEY have the only noisy P5...the shocks on mine seem to make a noise on compression and the engine has that growling "marble noise" that these cars are apparently pretty famous for. But I've got Mobil1 in the crankcase just for good measure. (redp5)...