Your only problem with a turbo is when the boost kicks in at a certain RPM. IF you are mid-turn and your turbo boosts your motor, you are going to spin out and low side. Superchargers are a better option for this application.
A great example is Kawasaki's soon to be zx15r. Its supposed to be supercharged from the factory. Ill find the link to the article i read.
What I hear is blah blah blah blah blah.....next thread please...tell me were not on this topic again? some guys said he was doing it and never got back to the forum about it. i revived that thread a few months back and never got any progress from it
What I hear is blah blah blah blah blah.....next thread please...
Christ, where'd you pull those prices from?I think it would be a good bike to turbo. I was thinking about it.
However you'd only be able to get around 120 HP and added weight and complexity. So you'd be better off trading it up for a litre bike which would be more power and lighter anyway.
Prices : (you could double this).
- manifold and exhaust $1500
- turbo $1000
- Big injectors ~$500-700
- ECU replacement with additional sensors and retuned by a good tuner ? $2500 ?
If you tune them for a living and can make up your own manifolds, it may be worth it if you have lots of spare time and like doing lots of work.
If you replace the pistons for more boost, you definitely should be buying a new bike at this point.