any one here ever go on a 6-7 day road trip in a turbo or S/C s2k ? any problems,break downs, fuel costs?

 

I drove my turbo S2k from Norway to Nürburgring in Germany (total trip was about 2000 miles/3000km I think). Only problem I had was that I had to change the coil packs in Germany. They simply overheated. It was 40*C, and we got stuck for more than an hour in a dead still traffic jam. When the traffic finally loosened up, the car just died. We pulled over, swapped the coil packs (had 4 spares with us in the trunk), and the car started like a dream again.

 

Whenever I would road trip I would take my stock injectors, MAP, ECU, spare coilpacks and spark plugs, and the tools required to swap them all. I could be back to "stock" on the side of the road in about an hour (less if my passenger could help). Never had to do it though. Worst I ever had to do was replace a blown cooling fan fuse.

 

You guys keep spare ECUs with maps loaded?

 

OEM ECU.

 

Makes more sense now that I've had my coffee.

 

I did 2600 miles over 10 days around Europe and had no problems, just used a lot of fuel!

 

I like this. Never done a long trip with boost but probably a good idea

 

thread update: so for the past three summers i have gone on 1 big 9-13 day road trips through out the south west united states and even NA i still have blown coil coil packs "every year" driving through +100 degree weather 0-12 hours a day , so that being said, you drive t he car hard enough and your going to blow coil packs, "blower" or not

 

chef takes his boosted track car cross country every year. Other than having to stop for fuel every 175 miles, it has no issues what so ever.