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Originally Posted by Purdue3KGT
I don't think reliability would take TOO much of a hit. Obviously when you add more moving parts it complicates the equation... but I do think we have a fairly stout base to start from. As mentioned before, the stock CR of the SOHC is 8.9:1. That is just a tad over the 8.5:1 of the TT's. I would say 7-8 PSI on a decent single would be fine.
This is where the making more performance parts for the SOHC takes root. Adding cams, cam gears, intake plenums, exhaust manifolds can really give some decent numbers. I would "speculate" to say that a single turbo SOHC running 7-8 pounds could hang with a stockish to almost BPU TT. The main issue with turboing is traction. FWD and turbo don't usually work too well. An LSD, Solid motor mounts, and wide slicks are almost necessary to plant any of the power.
Overall, it WOULD cost a decent amount of money, probably more than if you just sold the car and bought a VR4. The goal is to make something fun that you enjoy working on and have the pride and joy of saying "you made it." I can only think of 1-2 single turbo SOHCs EVER. How many twin turbos are there out there?
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haha yeah thats why i said race from a roll lol. the turbo im using is pretty small so its gonna have almost no turbo lag. which means that i wont be preloading at the track in hopes of getting decent traction with it lol. i really wish that 3sx and dr, and ips and all would actually produce some nice cams for the sohc. *HINT HINT HINT* thats what really holds them back, as brent has already found out on his turbo sohc. but hey, maybe once enough people can see that that it really doesnt cost that much to make the kits, they'll just do it themselves and all the performance shops that could have put their names on the map with sohc parts, will have just lost all the money that they could have made.