Originally Posted by AnthrAxNSB
Four: You cannot compare build costs of a 4g63 1g or 2g and a 420a powered 2g. There is no contest. I feel no need to defend this claim because it ought to be evident to every board member (again, see the above parenthetical note).
I don't know I've seen some spend 3 times the money of what the car is really worth so I mean this of course is everyone's opinion. I will do this though, I'm planning on turboing the 420a... starting with the stock internals then doing an actual build. After all that I will post how much I got my car for and how much I spent so then its aware of what the average is to boosting a 420a. The only reason people say its a waste is because turbo owners think that 420a owners go buy a HRC turbo kit which is like $3,000. You can actually build one for $1,000-$1,300 and upgrade and build from there. But yeah turbo pistons/rods for the 4g63t and 420a are around the same price. I also didn't state build cost, I said in general. A 4g63t is a high maintence vehicle and is more prone for something to go wrong... sometimes small sometimes drastic. So in turn you end up spending more then what the car is worth just like the 420a owners.