i have been looking at the sts rear mounted turbo setup for awhile now and it looks like a pretty good system. i was wondering if anyone out there has one or knows anything about them

 

Butt turbos are like butt plugs... everybody that doesn't have one hates them... the people that do seem to like them.

There is some good info here to be read, but tell us your plans. Goals? Whats it going on?

 

Have you tried seaching the section for infomation about STS turbos??? There have been many posts regarding these. Also would be helpful for you to add a "signature" so people on this forum know what vehicle you have and the mods you've made.

 

its going on a 93 lt1 camaro i just have regular bolt ons now fipk, underdrive pulleys, roller rockers, hypertech chip, hooker header with off road pipe and hooker cat back. with the turbo i would like to be well over 400 horse if thats possible, i was kind of trying to decide between that and a 150 shot of nitrous, but i have heard some bad things about lt1s going up in smoke after not to long, i got 85,000 on the stock engine now and i was just wondering what kind of advice you all have

 

I honestly think if you want to keep it simple go with spray. A stock lt1 will hold (IMHO) 400 on spray much longer than it will on boost.

Either way the hypertech tune probably needs to go. It will have too much timing and is probably a little lean.

 

Most everyone that has run some sort of forced induction will tell you that a stock LT-1 motor is not very boost friendly and if you are serious about it, you should probably give some strong consideration to internal engine upgrades or buy/build yourself a more boost friendly LT-1. From what I understand, the STS systems don't make a large amount of boost and would be more suited for a relatively stock LT-1 motor, but there are still "upgrades" that are strongly recommended even in low boost applications. There are also people that have run moderate amounts of boost on a stock LT-1 for many miles and had little to no problems...seems luck has something to do with it as well as taking certain safety precautions and running a good conservative tune. One thing that most forced induction people will agree upon is that boost is very addictive and while you may only put a couple of lbs. to the motor now, you will inevitably want to "turn it up" and that's when things will/can get expensive. It all really comes down to what your goals are and what you can afford. "Having a FAST, RELIABLE & CHEAP car doesn't exist...you can only pick two of these" certainly applies here. Do some serious research before deciding what direction you choose to go so you can make a knowledgable decision. Your thoughts on N20 are worth considering as well as the stock LT-1 motors are a little more nitrous friendly (up to a 150 H.P. kit). The intention here is not to discourge you from an STS turbo kit or any other form of forced induction, just do some research and educate yourself about your choices before you jump in with both feet.

 

Once again, there should be some consideratin given to making a post (not necessarily this one) a "sticky" that addresses one the the most asked questions in this section. In generic terms: "What's the story about boost and a stock LT-1?" Maybe the best thing we can do is start a thread regarding this topic, have members add their input and if were lucky, a moderator would find it deserving of "sticky status".

 

Yea this has been discussed 12958393498759372957 times already.

 

Yeah, hey while were at it....What's better: a supercharger or a turbo?

 

Which is better, LT1 or LS1?

How much boost can my stock bottom end LT1 hold?

 

Everybodys all over you because if you search, this topic had been discussed many times. If you read stuff about sts turbo's you will find the majority of people think their crap. Aalso an lt1 has 10.5.1 compression and a junk piston~boost isnt a good idea.
Its commom knowledge to everyone who posts in this section that n20 is much easier and more reliable than a blower to turbo. this is also why everyone is jumping on you.
With 85k on your car boost would turn it into a time bomb most likely. But if you do buy a setup whatever it may be, dyno tune it. Im going to say it again because it is the most important thing you can do. Dyno tuning, and than 500,700 miles of easy use go back for more tuning. It is what will make or break you.

 

I don't think anyone is jumping all over the original starter of this thread, it's just that there is so much information already posted in this section regarding STS systems and for that matter, forced induction in general, that people will be more likely to have their questions answered more quickly and sometimes more thoroughly by searching here, rather than posting another similar question that has already been answered many times.

Also, with regards to "Its commom knowledge to everyone who posts in this section that n20 is much easier and more reliable than a blower to turbo" is just not true. While a quality nitrous kit (lets say up to 200 H.P.) can in fact be less expensive than a complete turbo or supercharger system, installation and reliability of a quality forced induction system is not.

 

BWAAAAHAHAHAHA..............

Ken R.