How Do You Customize Turbo Kits For Non-Turbo Cars?
Turbo kits, as a whole, are already tuned to provide boost for non-turbocharged cars. Their intake/exhaust manifolds, inlet tubes, turbochargers and brackets are all designed to bolt on with the minimum of fuss without additional equipment. However, most turbo kits are also designed to the bare minimum, including a turbocharger designed to provide only the amount of boost the manufacturer deems safe for an otherwise stock motor. But if you have designs on higher power levels for the future, then you might want to include a few vital bits that the kit manufacturer might not. Install an aftermarket blow-off valve (BOV) in the turbo-to-throttle body tubing. When you lift your foot off of the throttle to shift at high rpm, boost pressure slams into the throttle plate and builds up in the tube. If boost pressure spikes too high it will push back against the turbo’s compressor blades, suddenly stopping them from spinning and sending the compressor into “surge.” A BOV is a spring-loaded valve
