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J_Vibe92 · 03-21-2013, 08:30 PM

If you go single turbo (HPS KIT), will the air intake, catch can(elite), and LT headers w/ hf cats be pointless?

I will be going FI by next summer sometime after my bumper to bumper warranty runs out and i just want to be sure im not buying pointless items lol

I want to go with the HPS front mount kit because of the gains i have seen!

GbrilliantQ · 03-21-2013, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by J_Vibe92

If you go single turbo (HPS KIT), will the air intake, catch can(elite), and LT headers w/ hf cats be pointless?

I will be going FI by next summer sometime after my bumper to bumper warranty runs out and i just want to be sure im not buying pointless items lol

I want to go with the HPS front mount kit because of the gains i have seen!

Do a quick search on here about the nightmares folks (including myself) have had with HPS. They aren't a sponsor on here anymore. I can't recommend HPS at all.

J_Vibe92 · 03-21-2013, 08:36 PM

really? i just read the forum that was just less than a couple months recent? i never seen a issue

but what about with any turbo kit? like ipf or rx

Can't_C_Me · 03-21-2013, 08:43 PM

Yeah I live not to far from the shop and their kits are nightmares. I have seen all the messed up cars up close as most of them are in my car club. I have never said nothing before but beware. They are closing their doors soon also. My buddy owner of Spartan Racing has a shop full of their work that he is fixing now.

J_Vibe92 · 03-21-2013, 08:46 PM

so whats the best turbo kit in your opinion. the kit that makes the most hp and tq while on mostly stock components. rather not replace the fuel pump but i might go stall converter

GbrilliantQ · 03-21-2013, 08:46 PM

Here is the most recent thread about HPS.

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...&highlight=hps

cjt037 · 03-21-2013, 08:49 PM

Rx performance. Guys name is Tracy is best option.

J_Vibe92 · 03-21-2013, 08:51 PM

yeah i know. tracy is where i was gonna go until i read a thread about this dude get 400+ hp and 500+tq on a hps kit on a LS

cjt037 · 03-21-2013, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by J_Vibe92

so whats the best turbo kit in your opinion. the kit that makes the most hp and tq while on mostly stock components. rather not replace the fuel pump but i might go stall converter

Direct injection no point to replace fuel pump

Forged internals are pointless since car doesn't have enough fuel to make power level.

All components will remain stock turbo kit will replace intake and headers

J_Vibe92 · 03-21-2013, 08:55 PM

i figured. so in your opinion since the roots S/C is still being made i think

Roots SC or Turbo single or double

cjt037 · 03-21-2013, 08:59 PM

I like turbos but that's me on a v6 your tq will be higher with a turbo. With this car a single will work fine. Tracy knows what he is doing i would go with him, or find a shop that can build you a custom kit.

J_Vibe92 · 03-21-2013, 09:03 PM

i would rather trust tracy since he has done so much work and i wouldnt even know where to go to for a custom one considering not many actually do any v6 camaro work

lscamaro · 03-21-2013, 09:29 PM

Intake and headers will be pointless

lscamaro · 03-21-2013, 09:36 PM

If you're doing an rx system, plan for your car to be gone for awhile because as far as I know, he doesn't ship turbo kits.

If you're convinced on a turbo kit, the only real option u have is rx because sts sucks and hps has a lot of problems.

I wouldn't take this decision lightly, research research research. If your car is a daily driver, be 100% sure that the kit you get is reliable because you'll hate your car if the kit gives u nothing but headaches and never works

03-21-2013, 08:30 PM	#1
J_Vibe92 Drives: 2013 Mustang 5.0 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 1,788	HPS kit, do I still need my other mods? If you go single turbo (HPS KIT), will the air intake, catch can(elite), and LT headers w/ hf cats be pointless? I will be going FI by next summer sometime after my bumper to bumper warranty runs out and i just want to be sure im not buying pointless items lol I want to go with the HPS front mount kit because of the gains i have seen! __________________ Performance Mods: Vararam Intake, MRTv2.0 exhaust, Elite Engineering CC, Vmax Black Iceolator, Vmax Ported TB, OBX LT Headers w/ no CATS, LMR Tune Visual mods: Eagle Eyes w/5k hids, Custom Hood Spears, Heritage Grille, Stage 2 LED Dome lights,Transformer Emblems, PD Bezels, 19in Chevy rims with pirellis, Blue painted calipers, GM GFX Front Splitter, 35/20 % Tint, TailLight Tint(charcoal) 1/4 Mile: 13.65 sec @ 102.53 mph R.I.P.

03-21-2013, 08:36 PM	#3
J_Vibe92 Drives: 2013 Mustang 5.0 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 1,788	really? i just read the forum that was just less than a couple months recent? i never seen a issue but what about with any turbo kit? like ipf or rx __________________ Performance Mods: Vararam Intake, MRTv2.0 exhaust, Elite Engineering CC, Vmax Black Iceolator, Vmax Ported TB, OBX LT Headers w/ no CATS, LMR Tune Visual mods: Eagle Eyes w/5k hids, Custom Hood Spears, Heritage Grille, Stage 2 LED Dome lights,Transformer Emblems, PD Bezels, 19in Chevy rims with pirellis, Blue painted calipers, GM GFX Front Splitter, 35/20 % Tint, TailLight Tint(charcoal) 1/4 Mile: 13.65 sec @ 102.53 mph R.I.P.

03-21-2013, 08:43 PM	#4
Can't_C_Me Don't Sleep on My V6 Drives: 2016 C7 1LT Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Oxford, GA Posts: 3,596 View My Garage	Yeah I live not to far from the shop and their kits are nightmares. I have seen all the messed up cars up close as most of them are in my car club. I have never said nothing before but beware. They are closing their doors soon also. My buddy owner of Spartan Racing has a shop full of their work that he is fixing now. __________________

03-21-2013, 08:46 PM	#5
J_Vibe92 Drives: 2013 Mustang 5.0 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 1,788	so whats the best turbo kit in your opinion. the kit that makes the most hp and tq while on mostly stock components. rather not replace the fuel pump but i might go stall converter __________________ Performance Mods: Vararam Intake, MRTv2.0 exhaust, Elite Engineering CC, Vmax Black Iceolator, Vmax Ported TB, OBX LT Headers w/ no CATS, LMR Tune Visual mods: Eagle Eyes w/5k hids, Custom Hood Spears, Heritage Grille, Stage 2 LED Dome lights,Transformer Emblems, PD Bezels, 19in Chevy rims with pirellis, Blue painted calipers, GM GFX Front Splitter, 35/20 % Tint, TailLight Tint(charcoal) 1/4 Mile: 13.65 sec @ 102.53 mph R.I.P.

03-21-2013, 08:49 PM	#7
cjt037 boost+v6=me=:) Drives: Turbo'd 6er Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Crestwood ky Posts: 389 View My Garage	Rx performance. Guys name is Tracy is best option. __________________ http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=185528 435.7 RWHP 405 RWTQ JUST A LITTLE V6... Try me

03-21-2013, 08:46 PM	#6
GbrilliantQ ¡ʇuɐıןןıɹq Drives: 2011 Camaro IOM 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Decatur, Illinois Posts: 2,600	Here is the most recent thread about HPS. http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...&highlight=hps

03-21-2013, 08:51 PM	#8
J_Vibe92 Drives: 2013 Mustang 5.0 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 1,788	yeah i know. tracy is where i was gonna go until i read a thread about this dude get 400+ hp and 500+tq on a hps kit on a LS __________________ Performance Mods: Vararam Intake, MRTv2.0 exhaust, Elite Engineering CC, Vmax Black Iceolator, Vmax Ported TB, OBX LT Headers w/ no CATS, LMR Tune Visual mods: Eagle Eyes w/5k hids, Custom Hood Spears, Heritage Grille, Stage 2 LED Dome lights,Transformer Emblems, PD Bezels, 19in Chevy rims with pirellis, Blue painted calipers, GM GFX Front Splitter, 35/20 % Tint, TailLight Tint(charcoal) 1/4 Mile: 13.65 sec @ 102.53 mph R.I.P.

03-21-2013, 08:55 PM	#10
J_Vibe92 Drives: 2013 Mustang 5.0 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 1,788	i figured. so in your opinion since the roots S/C is still being made i think Roots SC or Turbo single or double __________________ Performance Mods: Vararam Intake, MRTv2.0 exhaust, Elite Engineering CC, Vmax Black Iceolator, Vmax Ported TB, OBX LT Headers w/ no CATS, LMR Tune Visual mods: Eagle Eyes w/5k hids, Custom Hood Spears, Heritage Grille, Stage 2 LED Dome lights,Transformer Emblems, PD Bezels, 19in Chevy rims with pirellis, Blue painted calipers, GM GFX Front Splitter, 35/20 % Tint, TailLight Tint(charcoal) 1/4 Mile: 13.65 sec @ 102.53 mph R.I.P.

03-21-2013, 08:59 PM	#11
cjt037 boost+v6=me=:) Drives: Turbo'd 6er Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Crestwood ky Posts: 389 View My Garage	I like turbos but that's me on a v6 your tq will be higher with a turbo. With this car a single will work fine. Tracy knows what he is doing i would go with him, or find a shop that can build you a custom kit. __________________ http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=185528 435.7 RWHP 405 RWTQ JUST A LITTLE V6... Try me

03-21-2013, 09:03 PM	#12
J_Vibe92 Drives: 2013 Mustang 5.0 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 1,788	i would rather trust tracy since he has done so much work and i wouldnt even know where to go to for a custom one considering not many actually do any v6 camaro work __________________ Performance Mods: Vararam Intake, MRTv2.0 exhaust, Elite Engineering CC, Vmax Black Iceolator, Vmax Ported TB, OBX LT Headers w/ no CATS, LMR Tune Visual mods: Eagle Eyes w/5k hids, Custom Hood Spears, Heritage Grille, Stage 2 LED Dome lights,Transformer Emblems, PD Bezels, 19in Chevy rims with pirellis, Blue painted calipers, GM GFX Front Splitter, 35/20 % Tint, TailLight Tint(charcoal) 1/4 Mile: 13.65 sec @ 102.53 mph R.I.P.

03-21-2013, 09:29 PM	#13
lscamaro Drives: 2011 CGM Camaro LS A6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 10,305	Intake and headers will be pointless __________________ Click Picture for Build Thread

03-21-2013, 09:36 PM	#14
lscamaro Drives: 2011 CGM Camaro LS A6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 10,305	If you're doing an rx system, plan for your car to be gone for awhile because as far as I know, he doesn't ship turbo kits. If you're convinced on a turbo kit, the only real option u have is rx because sts sucks and hps has a lot of problems. I wouldn't take this decision lightly, research research research. If your car is a daily driver, be 100% sure that the kit you get is reliable because you'll hate your car if the kit gives u nothing but headaches and never works __________________ Click Picture for Build Thread