Has Anyone Put a Turbo on a Stock Auto Tranny?

[JCW]

Im loking to buy an hks turbo for my mz3 with an automatic. i didnt know if anyone has done this without beefing up their tranny and of you did how hard do you push it and what is your HP est.

 

[kz9]

Boom!!!

 

[krimsonviper]

Its been done before. I read it on another forum before i found this one. I think all the guy did was change the valve springs and tossed it on. its a hi-boost kit, about 4K, and the internals i think can last up to 8psi. dont know for sure, but i think my memory serves me well, havent visited that site since i found this one

found it! it is made my hi-boost, internals are able to hold about 8psi, and all the guy did was change his springs to serve on his auto. on a stock exhaust you see about 220hp

 

[tsunami]

yeah lantech or lentech i can't remember the name makes valve bodie upgrades and other auto tranny upgrades for our car i would look into those options before boost and i would also suggest hi-boost for a full kit instead of an hks piece meal kit.

 

[JCW]

i didnt know hi-boost made a kit for the 3 yet, i thought the only option was hks(which i didnt like the sound of in the first place). ok, i'll check them out. if anyone else has anything please write. i would rather wait another year to hear what people have to say than throw a turbo in tomorrow and gernade my trans. thanks peeps.

 

[krimsonviper]

grenade...sorry but i had to correct you for the love of grenades anyhow whats wrong with HKS? they're great! IMHO i think their stuff owns the lot of people with modified cars

 

[tsunami]

i would think its a universal kit which means a lot of fab work where as the hiboost kit is plug and play and has the most kits sold for our cars by far...

 

[clos561]

(butthump) run 50 psi

 

[shalezoom3]

You also need to get a trans cooler. He was running that and the Lantech valvebody, which last time i check on another forum those are both for sale because the guy i think everyone is talking about has gone back to stock.

Edit:

Oh and I believe, not 100% sure how he corrected it, but for a long time he was not able to leave it on auto but had to use the auto-manual shift.

 

[Captain KRM P5]

(butthump) run 50 psi

all the cool kids are doing it!

the hiboost kit has been around for a long time now. we offer it for both the 2.0 and 2.3. build quality is always top notch and the kits are very complete.