Well for the longest time i wanted to do a comptech s/c, and rescently i have been seeing some of the numbers the turbo s's are putting down and im quite impressed. right now im trying to gather up as much information as i can about turbo kits.

Im mainly looking at the inline pro kit and the lovefab kit. Inline pro is nice because it seems to be making more power, and the setup is also much nice IMO with the FMIC and piping. Love fab seems to be making a much better streetable kit, and it comes with EMS, so that is a plus.

Inlinepro...
Lovefab...

Another big concern is the price. Love fab is pricey, but you get EMS. Inline pro is under 5g's, but i know down the road i will want to upgrade to a stand alone. So down the road the inline kit will cost just as much and if not more than the love fab.

Im very aware of the reliability issues with turboing a car, and the maintence and down time. Tunning is also a must.

The one thing i know nothing about though is changing the head gasket. I see there are a 2mm and 3mm option. One can hold more boost and another can't. Why is this?

Do you have to change the cams and timing at all when installing a turbo kit in the s2000?
Will the comptech flywheel, act pp, and oem disc work for a tranny set up on an S?

Any other information will help out a lot. I mainly want personal opinions, and im sure i will be posting more questions up...

 

I'm not sure what aspect of the InlinePro kit you think is much nicer than the Lovefab kit, but I guess that's personal preference.

You get what you pay for with both of these kits. The inline pro kit uses lower quality parts all around, so the price is lower.

In my opinion, when turbo'ing a car such as the S2k, you shouldn't be cutting corners. Personally, I consider using an FMU an unacceptable shortcut. I feel the same way about the thicker headgasket. Both of these parts allow you to "complete" the project, but are far from the best option, and both have potential to cost you a lot more money in the long run.

As I see it right now, the Lovefab kit is really the only option I'd feel comfortable with. With the addition of pistons, this kit would be good for most anyones power goals.

This is all my opinion of course.

~James

 

The thicker the headgasket, the lower the effective compression ratio. The lower the compression ratio, the lower the combustion pressures/temperatures, so you have the ability to run at higher boost levels while staying under the knock threshold. Of course your knock threshold depends completely on your fuel and tuning. Not sure if that answers your question or not.

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what lower quality parts does the inline pro kit use?

my main concern regarding the price difference was that lovefab came with EMS...thats why i noticed the 1200$ difference. I will go into both the sites and try to get a parts list and compare...

 

The lovefab kit produces better numbers. The one that you are thinking of isn't their standard kit. It is a larger turbo (optional) and requires a good bit more...hrmm...work to install and you'll need to purchase much more stuff than what's included to make the 500 or so whp that was advertised.

 

The lovefab kit uses what is in my opinion a better manifold design, although I'd consider the quality to be equal. Most would agree that TiAl makes a superior product to Turbosmart, regarding both the BOV and Wastegate. The wastegate sizing in the Lovefab kit is also more appropriate. The "fuel system" supplied with the inline pro kit is unacceptable in my mind, as stated earlier.

In addition, the lovefab kit specifically uses the highest quality of silicon couplers, clamps and fittings, etc.

With the exception of the aforementioned headgasket and fuel system complaints, I'd be happy with the remaining parts in the inlinepro kit, however for the money I consider the lovefab kit a much better deal.

 

I'm assuming you're referring to the inline pro kit here?

 

How exactly is the quality equal? Cast iron Vs. 304 Stainless Steel. Rust Vs. No rust. Loses energy Vs. Holds it much better.

Yes, I was referring to the inline pro kit.

 

I was trying to give the inlinepro some credit for the fact it was cast. Some people aren't fans of welded manifolds. (I'm ok with it)

Kane, I think you and I are on the same page on these, I was just making sure that was the case.

 

i rather have hand welded parts over cast, but thats just me. i dont need a 500hp beast, i will be happy with the 350-400hp daily driver. just knowing i would be able to make 500hp would be enough on its own.

so far im liking the love fab kit with the inline pro intercooler pieces.