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Originally Posted by CamaroDreams07
At this point, I believe the ONLY FI option is the STS Turbo, which is a monster. Putting down almost 400 at the wheels. I'm with you though, I'd love to open the hood and see a big shiny supercharger sitting there. It's strange nobody is stepping up with as many people are clamoring for boost on here. My guess is demand will start to skyrocket in about 3 years, when warranties start expiring. I think that is when we will see an explosion in people going to forced induction because many people with the V6 are using it as a daily driver and can't afford to take that risk on a car they need. I think a lot more V8 guys' cars are their toys, and they are much more willing to roll the dice on extreme mods. My guess is that the big performance companies know this and therefore are not going to sink $X into developing something that might only sell a couple dozen units.
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Not entirely true.. Anyone can piece together a turbo system, its the tuning thats the problem. I can only figure that vendors do not want to keep having to go to another business to get their own product to work correctly. I can go out and buy everything i'd need for a turbo set up, may have to customize a few parts.. but after installing it, all i would need is a good tune. If the computer wasnt such a PITA.. and if it wasnt DI, you could just use an OBDII, or an aftermarket AFC to tune it.
I agree that after a couple years, you'll start to see more and more. We might have another competitor in the making if all goes well. Mine is a daily driver, and I wouldnt hesitate to throw a turbo kit on it if i could afford it and not be trying for kids.. lol.
As for the companies, yeah demand plays a big role.. they wont put thousands in to something that wont sell. STS took the risk, and looks like its paying out for them.