Turbo'd 8's: What type/weight oil are you running? Sohn Adapter?

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Aug 14, 2013 | 04:07 PM

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Call me crazy... Just thought of this, and it may be dumb but why not turbo an 8 and just run 5 psi boost max... It'll make the 8 more peppy but shouldn't put too much strain on the seals... Sure, maybe only get 50hp but hopefully it'll be a reliable 50hp

Actually this is a great idea now that I think about it ....................I might make a kit up . Think I'll call it the .................................................. .................................................. 'Greddy Turbo Kit'

Aug 14, 2013 | 04:14 PM

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, a stock Greddy kit with just a Cobb tune and the vacuum hose fixes is probably a good idea.

Aug 14, 2013 | 04:23 PM

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, a stock Greddy kit with just a Cobb tune and the vacuum hose fixes is probably a good idea.

Greddy weren't as stupid as we thought they were !
Yeah , there are lots of guys doing just that with many happy turboed miles under their belts.

Aug 14, 2013 | 05:47 PM

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ummm right here

9 psi (no boost controller hooked up so drops to 7psi at 7000rpm+) 30000kms so far no issues.... thought I had one but turned out to be a tuning issue with new ignition system, still running solid