5 speed transmission limit ?

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Originally Posted by Supras4ever

...why will I struggle so hard to achieve 500hp? You make it sound almost impossible . From what I've read in the last week over and over again, the n/a with a turbo kit(intercooler, wastegate, bov etc) will make over 300 HP and will need the 1.3mm gasket to lower compression, map ecu, upgraded fuel system(fuel pump + 550 injectors) and ebc(to raise a little the boost) to make 500 hp. What I am missing ?...

You're not missing much other than perhaps the extensiveness of the modifications that you listed. You'll need to remove the exhast manifold and the head...work inside the gas tank, remove and replace the fuel rail, and put a turbo and intercooler into an engine bay that wasn't designed to have one. Oh, most likely you'll run into ignition issues, and you'll have to upgrade that too. Compare this to the Mkiv TT where all you need to achieve 500hp is a downpipe, a ten cent hose clamp, and a free fuel cut modification. Back to your mods though, note that a thicker head gasket in a 2jz-ge does not produce a combustion chamber with the equivalent shape and horsepower potential to a 2jz-gte. You also still may run into detonation issues at lower boost levels, since 1.3mm isn't a very thick head gasket at all. HKS made/makes a 2mm head gasket which may work better.

Here's an example of a complete na-T kit:
http://www.boostlogic.com/catalog/p1...duct_info.html
...and for $5250 you do get your 500hp, but on a car with substandard brakes and suspension. Based on your situation, I still say wait and get a TT. Doing all of these mods to turn an n/a into an na-T is something a student probably doesn't have time for. For what it's worth, I say take more courses and get your degree done sooner, or get two part time jobs and save up for a TT quicker. *shrug* Either way you go, I do wish you the best.