It can be done, but do it properly; don't muck with it. Fitting superchargers or turbo chargers to any engine requires a decent outlay of expendable cash.
A turbocharger will transform any vehicle, in extreme cases they can double the output of your engine however, they generally are tuned for a 30-40% power and torque increase. In doing this they place much greater strain on all components of your engine. The trick is to gain the advantage of increased performance without unduly decreasing the life of your engine.
However, before considering adding a turbo to your engine you need to ensure that your engine is in generally good order. A tired engine and a new turbo is a recipe for trouble. You already have the intercooler so that’s a start.
You will have to first sit down and put pen to paper and decide how much boost you want to run. Anything over 12psi on a stock motor is asking for trouble.
You will also require among other things an engine management system, sometimes called "piggy-back" chips to control you new mods (I use Motec).
Manufacturers by nature set their vehicles up for a "standard" set of operating conditions. For example, all settings are optimised for a throttle opening of say 2100 RPM. The ECU (Electronic Control Unit) is programmed with those settings to cover the fuel air mixture, timing and other characteristics. Chip manufacturers claim that they calibrate their chips right throughout the rev range ensuring optimum performance across the entire operating range of the engine. They are also able to enhance the settings allowing higher fuel/air flow to produce a higher power output from the engine. The chip works "in line" with the engine to ECU communications and re-maps the instructions the ECU sends to the engine as it operates.
Chip manufacturers typically claim a 15 to 30% increase in power and torque. The units are supplied with appropriate connectors to plug the unit into the ECU and also to connect the engine to ECU cable to the chip. Fitting is simple. In use the chip is very impressive. There is a much better engine response, both off boost and on boost and the engine is far more supple and flexible, pulling strongly right throughout the rev range, due to the additional torque. Fuel economy is equal or better than without the chip, depending on how you drive and use all the additional power. Overall, a very good result for an outlay of around $1500. One benefit is the easy removal, if the unit fails or if you sell the vehicle, you can return it to the original specifications quickly and easily.
It can be done, but do it properly; don't muck with it. Fitting superchargers or turbo chargers to any engine requires a decent outlay of expendable cash.
A turbocharger will transform any vehicle, in extreme cases they can double the output of your engine however they generally are tuned for a 30-40% power and torque increase. In doing this they place much greater strain on all components of your engine. The trick is to gain the advantage of increased performance without unduly decreasing the life of your engine.
However, before considering adding a turbo to your engine you need to ensure that your engine is in generally good order. A tired engine and a new turbo is a recipe for trouble. You already have the intercooler so that’s a start.
You will have to first sit down and put pen to paper and decide how much boost you want to run. Anything over 12psi on a stock motor is asking for trouble.
You will also require among other things an engine management system, sometimes called "piggy-back" chips to control you new mods.
Manufacturers by nature set their vehicles up for a "standard" set of operating conditions. For example, all settings are optimised for a throttle opening of say 2100 RPM. The ECU (Electronic Control Unit) is programmed with those settings to cover the fuel air mixture, timing and other characteristics. Chip manufacturers claim that they calibrate their chips right throughout the rev range ensuring optimum performance across the entire operating range of the engine. They are also able to enhance the settings allowing higher fuel/air flow to produce a higher power output from the engine. The chip works "in line" with the engine to ECU communications and re-maps the instructions the ECU sends to the engine as it operates.
Chip manufacturers typically claim a 15 to 30% increase in power and torque. The units are supplied with appropriate connectors to plug the unit into the ECU and also to connect the engine to ECU cable to the chip. Fitting is simple. In use the chip is very impressive. There is a much better engine response, both off boost and on boost and the engine is far more supple and flexible, pulling strongly right throughout the rev range, due to the additional torque. Fuel economy is equal,or better than without the chip, depending on how you drive and use all the additional power. Overall, a very good result for an outlay of around $1500. One benefit is the easy removal, if the unit fails or if you sell the vehicle, you can return it to the original specifications quickly and easily.
If you decide that 12 psi is not enough, the major engine mods will be the order of the day, such as forged pistons etc, and while your doing that I'd have the motor stroked as well.
Good luck.
