I have a firecat and i want to turbo it and i think this is the only place that i can ask question about it and get a good answer. I am roughly 600 ft above sea level and want to ride it on the trail and fill it up with regular fuel if i have to. Can this be done or not? How much boost can i run and what kind of hp would it make? The sled will have a very good tuning efi tuning set up on it so i am not worried about that. I would like it to make 180-200 hp. I am guessing i will need to run it at 6-7 psi to get those numbers. Is an intercooler absolutely neccesary? How much weight will it add to the sled? I ahve all these questions but no one to give mw a real answer so any input you guys may have would be greatly appreciated!
To turbo or not to turbo
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sledstew
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On your F7 you are better off going with a good ported big bore rather than a turbo setup, Ive done a few M7/F7 series turbo setups and depending on your electrical system they can be a nightmare, in my honest opinion I would much rather have a well tuned big bore setup pushing 200HP rather than a finicky low elevation turbo setup. Turbos are definitely awesome but the reliability is still not there yet, a few more years and most of the bugs should be worked out. just my opinion
That is the exact setup I have been thinking about for the last year. Eversince I saw the fabcraft sno pro.
Take that setup (Mountain tunnel, suspension changes of your choice) add an Areo 53, (180 to 200 HP).
That would be one fun, boondockin sled.
Man, I need my business to grow! Guess I'll keep dreamin........ for now.
I have read that the aero turbos are not the best for reliability. It also sounds like the stator does not make enough juice to run an oil pump for an automotive turbo. Is there any way to beef up the stator? Also, would an intercooler allow me to run more boost safely on pump gas or will it only help with higher boost?
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sidewinder
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You can make the electrical work, but it is not plug and play. I run a TM7 and love it at elevation, but, I too think you can make the horsepower you are looking for with a big bore. As far as pump gas at your elevation on a turbo I feel you are playing with fire unless you make significant compression changes.
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