Another CVT turbo on the road!

[speedforce180]

Theres another turbod coupe out there... ive spoken with him via email.. I dont think he posts... Somewhere in TX i think...Looks sweet though man!

Actually we have two CVT's and one six speed with our turbocharger system at the moment and we hope the list will continue to grow

[Rob.Vegan]

I'm surprised you guys don't know who I am.

Ricky C. <~~~~~~~~~ !!!It's always there!!!

No worries man, I know who you are I do remember you talking about turbo around the time of that Stillen meet a couple months back.

Glad to see you got what you wanted, Looks sick now it's time for some videos

[Northernstar]

Just curious, how much does this turbo kit cost??Is it hard to maintain??

[beeristasty]

Just curious, how much does this turbo kit cost??Is it hard to maintain??

If one were to do this, is it a free install w/ the prices posted on SFR.com?

http://speedforceracing.com/

[mcheddadi]

very impressive

[MorningViewCoupe]

Looks great man. I wish i could afford a turbo. Being a student at USC takes all my money away.

[Mr.Coupe]

Looks great man. I wish i could afford a turbo. Being a student at USC takes all my money away.

I bet it does. I pass by there all the time. Heard about what happended to the freshman girl . Really sucks. Good thing they found the A**HOLE that hit her.

Ricky C.
Modified by Mr.Coupe at 9:46 AM 4/5/2009

[Mr.Coupe]

Website: http://www.spocomusa.com/Event date: Sunday June 14, 09Where: Long Beach Convention Center

Its a awesome car show event with hot models You should explore their website and see how you like it. I am just going there to have a blast!

In order to register your car, just send your car resume to their email. If they approve your car, you can register for SpoCom and has a fee of $60. It will be fun.

I'll check it out. Thanks for the info.

Ricky C.

[brandonbeeb]

Ricky,car looks amazing, i havnt spoke to you in a while but i remember us talking about superchargers, i guess the turbo bug won. anymore pictures of the car?

[MorningViewCoupe]

I bet it does. I pass by there all the time. Heard about what happended to the freshman girl . Really sucks. Good thing they found the A**HOLE that hit her.

Ricky C.

Modified by Mr.Coupe at 9:46 AM 4/5/2009

yea i did. I actually didn't know they found the person who hit her. I'm glad they found them.

[Mr.Coupe]

yea i did. I actually didn't know they found the person who hit her. I'm glad they found them.

Yeah they did a girl was driving and her husband was in the pass. seat. They had their little son in the car. My girls sisters went to High School with that girl. She said that even back then the girl was a BIATCH!!!

OK back on the subject though thanks for all the comments guys .

Ricky C.

[Mr.Coupe]

Ricky,car looks amazing, i havnt spoke to you in a while but i remember us talking about superchargers, i guess the turbo bug won. anymore pictures of the car?

Yeah Brandon the turbo bug won the battle. It has been a while since we spoke. I'll take more pictures when the car gets the rest of it's mods on. Besides that the car is filthy!!!

Ricky C.

[vTechnique1x1]

how much does that run you and is it possible to have it on auto transmition not planning on getting it till i get my 6speed 3.5 coupe but just wondering

if its put into automatic how does it work ?

[08Coupe]

Looks great! Need some quarter mile times "hint" If the CVT can hold up you should stay in the boost the whole time

[Mr.Coupe]

how much does that run you and is it possible to have it on auto transmition not planning on getting it till i get my 6speed 3.5 coupe but just wondering

if its put into automatic how does it work ?

The price for the kit in on http://www.Speedforceracing.com . It is possible to have the car in auto transmition. Most of the driving I do daily is in Auto mode because I drive to work and school. when you have it in auto mode and step on the gas that's when you feel the F**KER pull and spool up. I have the opportunity to trade my car in straight up for a 6 speed because my friend is a sales manager, but I won't do it. I love the CVT to much and have no regrets in getting it or putting a turbo on it.

Looks great! Need some quarter mile times "hint" If the CVT can hold up you should stay in the boost the whole time

I will have to check on the next track date in my area. That and if I have time to go. There were some races about 3 weeks ago, but my turbo wasn't on yet. The CVT holds up and stays in boost. I have done it A LOT of times recently From a red light getting onto the freeway. The pull on this car is amazing . I can literaly feel and hear the wheels unlock and spin from 5-6K RPM's while driving.

Ricky C.

[DAAN.]

Altima system-$5499

I would assume a 6 hour install time. Can you please confirm ?

[Mr.Coupe]

Altima system-$5499

I would assume a 6 hour install time. Can you please confirm ?

I am not sure of the install time for Speedforce. I left the car at their shop for a few days since I live 3 1/2 hours away. Then went to pick it up. You would have to email Tim at [email protected] to ask him the install time.

Ricky C.

[dangeris]

I'm running 7 PSI and will be moving it up in due time. I spoke to Tim and we will move it up to 8 then 9 and so on as long as it's safe. I hope Tim and the guys over a SpeedForceRacing have good luck with the CVT transmission they will be working with to increase its performance. Other then that the car runs strong and feels like it need more air...(PSI) I'll contact Tim to see when a good time to raise the PSI would be. I still stand behind it not being a waste of money. Money well spent with no regrets.

Ricky C.

You crack me Up Ricky That's like a guy introducing his 6 yr old son to a friend and the kid blurting out, hey,...I'm 7!

Ricky, I'm not trying to bash you at all or your setup! So let's get that out of the way first and foremost. All I'm saying is the the cost per horse power is not worth the money spent IMHO Yes, it's cool to have a turbo vehicle but lets think about this for a second.

Most factory turbo cars have a lower compression so the motor can handle the additional HP. Can our cars handle the added turbo? Absolutely! was it designed for it?..Probably not and will most likely not last as long as a motor that was design for a turbo with a lower compression ratio. With the exception of the GTR, our cars have a high compression ratio and putting a turbo on a CVT is probably not conducive to longevity of the transmission.

So now lets do the math to back this up... Everyone always says, HP cost money! How much do you want to spend?

Looking at SFR's website cost for a stage1 CVT kit and all the other extra goodies that you spent, not including labor, let's say you dropped $6K. Rule of thumb is for every 1lbs f boost you gained 10hp. Divide $6K by 7 (the PSI you're running) and that gives you a total of $857.14 that you spent per 10hp gained. If you look at it, that's not bad but when you compare it to other systems out there that offers more HP with more boost for less money, that setup is expensive Hence my conclusion of saying it's not worth it to me.

Now if SFR can boost it up more like you mentioned, that will be even better since now the value add is that you gain more HP for less $$! Always good. But will it cost you additional $$ for them to up the boost every time?

But in the end, what it comes down to it is this,... It's your money and if you're happy with your purchase, who cares what anyone else says. And like I said before, I'm not ripping on ya, just stating my opinion,..nothing more. Again, Nice Setup! and for the record, I wouldn't want to race ya for pinks!

[b88dragon]

Wow that looks great. Checked out the website and it great that it also fit the sedan. This might be a dumb question , since i'm a noob at engine stuff and what not, but will this set up work on a 2.5 or is it just made only or the 3.5 ? sorry for the dumb question but thanks anyway for whoever answers.

[DAAN.]

Ricky, appreciate the email hookup All the best buddy, delicious car

[speedforce180]

You crack me Up Ricky That's like a guy introducing his 6 yr old son to a friend and the kid blurting out, hey,...I'm 7!

Ricky, I'm not trying to bash you at all or your setup! So let's get that out of the way first and foremost. All I'm saying is the the cost per horse power is not worth the money spent IMHO Yes, it's cool to have a turbo vehicle but lets think about this for a second.

Most factory turbo cars have a lower compression so the motor can handle the additional HP. Can our cars handle the added turbo? Absolutely! was it designed for it?..Probably not and will most likely not last as long as a motor that was design for a turbo with a lower compression ratio. With the exception of the GTR, our cars have a high compression ratio and putting a turbo on a CVT is probably not conducive to longevity of the transmission.

So now lets do the math to back this up... Everyone always says, HP cost money! How much do you want to spend?

Looking at SFR's website cost for a stage1 CVT kit and all the other extra goodies that you spent, not including labor, let's say you dropped $6K. Rule of thumb is for every 1lbs f boost you gained 10hp. Divide $6K by 7 (the PSI you're running) and that gives you a total of $857.14 that you spent per 10hp gained. If you look at it, that's not bad but when you compare it to other systems out there that offers more HP with more boost for less money, that setup is expensive Hence my conclusion of saying it's not worth it to me.

Now if SFR can boost it up more like you mentioned, that will be even better since now the value add is that you gain more HP for less $$! Always good. But will it cost you additional $$ for them to up the boost every time?

But in the end, what it comes down to it is this,... It's your money and if you're happy with your purchase, who cares what anyone else says. And like I said before, I'm not ripping on ya, just stating my opinion,..nothing more. Again, Nice Setup! and for the record, I wouldn't want to race ya for pinks!

Your estimates on horsepower are way off.We are getting about 20 horsepower per psi of boost with the high compression motor.So we are talking about a 100+ wheel horsepower increase at 5 psi.

[mcheddadi]

Your estimates on horsepower are way off.We are getting about 20 horsepower per psi of boost with the high compression motor.So we are talking about a 100+ wheel horsepower increase at 5 psi.

pwned!

[Hussain]

hey tim, i was wondering if you could answer a quick question. ricky said that you said its not good to step on the gas and brake to build revs when launching the car because it will mess up the transmission. could you please give a little more details? thank you

[speedforce180]

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hey tim, i was wondering if you could answer a quick question. ricky said that you said its not good to step on the gas and brake to build revs when launching the car because it will mess up the transmission. could you please give a little more details? thank you

That is called brake boosting and I would not advice it on the CVT.

Tim

[Hussain]

is it ok on a N/A car with CVT?

[DAAN.]

Your estimates are way off.

Speed, and he took so much time to type his message ... and it's no good

[BlackNWhite]

Damn Ricky. I go away to Vegas for 3 days and you end up with a turbo.

So.... when do I get to take this bad boy out for a test drive?

[Mr.Coupe]

Damn Ricky. I go away to Vegas for 3 days and you end up with a turbo.

So.... when do I get to take this bad boy out for a test drive?

Vegas sounds fun. I plan to go to Europe in like June/July for about 1 month or so. You can test drive this bad girl at the next car meet.

Ricky C.

[Mr.Coupe]

Speed, and he took so much time to type his message ... and it's no good

What's this all about? Just curious.

Ricky C.

[dangeris]

Your estimates on horsepower are way off.We are getting about 20 horsepower per psi of boost with the high compression motor.So we are talking about a 100+ wheel horsepower increase at 5 psi.

Hey Tim, if you read my post correctly, I said typically turbos are installed from the factory on low compression motors hence the 10hp per 1psi. I furthermore added...

Can our cars handle the added turbo? Absolutely! was it designed for it?..Probably not and will most likely not last as long as a motor that was design for a turbo with a lower compression ratio.

If you say my numbers are off, please enlighten all of us and post up hardcore numbers. You can't dyno a CVT unless you pulled the motor and dyno'd it out of the car. Until such time, it's all the speculation; numbers pulled from past projects but not specific to Ricky's car.Didn't you say that you did a turbo on a 6MT? Are you pulling the numbers off of that.

Please don't take this as an attack. I'm a an engineer by trade so everything needs to add up, that's all.