Well from what I have seen and heard over the last two years? Here's how they work... They take perfectly good fast bikes, and make them really frustrating Garage Ornaments...
They sound cool, add loads of "Street Cred", but it seems that every time someone really rides their Turbo Busa? Things go BOOM/Rattle/Clang...
Sorry Doc, Stunnah, Cecil.... But after listening to you guys over the last year or so.... Hell I've even sworn off turbo Cars...
And then you have turbos that go 20,000 -30,000 miles before you have do some over-hauls. It is in how you push them. No one including myself just leaves them alone, but pushes for just a little more. Rev, makes a good point though lots of stuff to learn before you do.
I know this sounded like a slam... Wasn't meant to really... It's just that after feeling the Frustration from Doc, and Stunnah, combined with a posts on other boards and lately Cecil? Any thoughts I had of Turbo charging, are long gone... At least not with a complete engine/Drivetrain build to go along with it for another $5k...
I don't think I would have the patience for it, and I would end up on a Big ole' BMW out in the dirt Touring the wilds of the West for days on end...
I'll take an all motor route if I get the urge for more oomph... Bump the compression, slight bore increase, some forged and Ti bits. Balance it, tune it, Be done with it... Heck I should be able to get a stone reliable 230HP or so for prolly about $5k worth of hard parts, labor, and tuning.... He he he...
I guess this is why turbo's are popular... More Bang for the Buck...