Super Charger, Twin Turbo Or Single Turbo On My Vx Need Suggestions

[GMHG3N]

hey guys I'm got a vx Calais series 2, i cant decide weather to put a super charger or a twin turbo or just single turbo? :driving:

anyone have any suggestions? :unsure:
cost wise?
what i have to upgrade? :my:
whats gonna be quicker and better for my car? :w00t:
and where can i get this all done I'm in melb Victoria


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[383 hatch]

V6 or V8 dude???

 

[Sphinx]

Guessing by your username it's an LS1. Go a harrop blower setup, no turbo lag to worry about. Harrop do a blower kit for a little over 7 grand. As for single turbo from CAPA you're looking at about 9 grand for the kit.

 

[OLS108]

Guessing by your username it's an LS1. Go a harrop blower setup, no turbo lag to worry about. Harrop do a blower kit for a little over 7 grand. As for single turbo from CAPA you're looking at about 9 grand for the kit.

agreed,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[GMHG3N]

yeah its an ls1

 

[VLDavo]

go the turbo route might be a little bit extra but its definatly well worth it

 

[GMHG3N]

more advise?

 

[LowVp]

don't auto tech do a turbo kit for around the 7k?

 

[Raptorsc]

Turbo kits are low initial cost to buy but seem to end up to be a lot of $$$ when its actually all up and running well.

Supercharger kits (Harrop) are a good thing, beautiful presentation and good punch. I recently talked to a local here who has had single turbo 5 litre, single turbo LS1 and twin turbo 5 litre and he has had a gut full of turbos. He recently bought the last VZ HSV ute and is going Harrop all the way, would never use a turbo system on a V8 ever again. His reasons are mainly about heat eventually destroying way too many things in the engine bay, which brings endless maintainence. His advice could be worthwhile as the perspective is from a long time turbo V8 owner not someone from the current rash of T and TT kits now on the market. He never complained at all about the power, was more about maintainence and heat damage long term. From what I can see he loved the power and was determined to make it work on each car he upgraded to but in the end .........supercharger.

The above comment does not come from a self promotion point of view as I currently do not sell a product for LS1, but from face to face conversation with a dude who really loved his Commodores

 

[minux]

Turbo kits are low initial cost to buy but seem to end up to be a lot of $$$ when its actually all up and running well.

Supercharger kits (Harrop) are a good thing, beautiful presentation and good punch. I recently talked to a local here who has had single turbo 5 litre, single turbo LS1 and twin turbo 5 litre and he has had a gut full of turbos. He recently bought the last VZ HSV ute and is going Harrop all the way, would never use a turbo system on a V8 ever again. His reasons are mainly about heat eventually destroying way too many things in the engine bay, which brings endless maintainence. His advice could be worthwhile as the perspective is from a long time turbo V8 owner not someone from the current rash of T and TT kits now on the market. He never complained at all about the power, was more about maintainence and heat damage long term. From what I can see he loved the power and was determined to make it work on each car he upgraded to but in the end .........supercharger.

The above comment does not come from a self promotion point of view as I currently do not sell a product for LS1, but from face to face conversation with a dude who really loved his Commodores

Strange, 2 guys i know with big turbo applications on their LS1 have had no issues at all. One has had a setup for 50,000k, the other for around 11,000k. The first car is used for business use and is a daily driver.
That being said, there is nothing like the whine of a charger and the instant power it delivers.