3000 GT SL Twin Turbo same as Vr4 Twin Turbo Almost?

[Muffinmanjoe]

Im about to purchase this car and i was wondering, i really wanna get a Vr4 but they cost a little but more than the SL and my freind is selling me his SL and its great. But if i put a twin turbo in it will it compare to the Vr4 with twin turbo?

[DocWalt]

You'll end up spending more than you would if you just bought a VR4, just fyi.

Although, in theory it'd be faster than a VR4, less weight, and less drivetrain drag.

[Muffinmanjoe]

wait so if i get this SL version and put twin turbos on it, it would be better than the Vr4 series with twin turbo?

[aliasisapac]

Originally Posted by Muffinmanjoe

wait so if i get this SL version and put twin turbos on it, it would be better than the Vr4 series with twin turbo?

oh, you have much to research...

just buy a VR-4...

but, if you're DD'ing this car...

go with a N/A DOHC or even better SOHC...

[DocWalt]

I had a really nice post written, but hit the wrong button on my mouse and I lost it. damn.

SL TT conversion is faster than a VR4 because it weighs less and has less drivetrain to spin. It also has less traction, and it'll eat your money unless you do a lot of parting out and get lucky with buying stuff.

My suggestion is to hold on to your money and find a VR4 in good shape and buy that if you want a TT.

[Muffinmanjoe]

why would it cost more? does Vr4 already have twin turbo? cause my freind is selling me his for 6500 and he just spent 4k on putting a new engine in it and the transmission got rebuilt before he bought it. so how much would a twin turbo cost me to put in this SL?

[Muffinmanjoe]

is a Twin turbo the best? or supercharger? im really new to cars and i wanna get into it, and this GT SL is my first car...soo yea

[DocWalt]

VR4 has the Twin Turbo already, yes.

I'd estimate 2 grand at the minimum to install (wild guess, but it's probably reasonably close). Not worth it when you can get a damn good condition 1G VR4 for that price.

If you're gonna Daily Drive it, I'd suggest buying an SL, less stuff to break.

[DocWalt]

Best? Depends what you're trying to accomplish.

First car? I'd definitely suggest an SL. If I had a VR4 as my first car, I'd probably have done even stupider shit than I did with my Supra (N/A, so it wasn't very fast, lol). I never really did anything illegal, just really stupid things.

[Muffinmanjoe]

so then i should get the SL then? its an Automatic just to throw that in there, i wish it was a Manual. Also like im 19 in the Marines so would insurance be alot? no accidents no tickets , clean driving record.