Recommend a big bore kit. Here is why. First, I am not here to preach to the choir, nor insult anybody's intelligence. Turbo's require extensive plumbing: intake, exhaust, oiling etc. Additionally, it would be mated to a carb. Not fun to tune. A friend of mine runs a Charger with a carbureted 383 and a procharger and it sucks to tune. This turbo kit I have been reading about for the CN250 on this site that apparently is being tested will run about 2500.00 bones. Ouch. Big bore kits will cost about 500.00. Those turbos are running about 3 psi which doesn't equate to much, about the same output as 50+ more cc would. Big bore kits will not fail you, unless you install it wrong. A slew of things can fail with a turbo, especially one that doesn't have years worth of data to find specific strengths and weaknesses. I love turbos. They look cool, sound wicked, and provide great power, but for the buggy dude in me, big bore would be my choice. Cheers!
Jason _________________ 2006 HH250
Big A$$ rear tires
Garmin Nuvi 200W
"Dirt tastes nummy"
Did some more homework and the cost of turbo vs gains may not be worth the effort.
I don't know of anyone who has found a turbo option that's a good value (Cost v Perforamance = Value). Most of the turbo's out there are in the $1500 range. You can install a larger engine for that amount of money. Possibly even buy a new larger buggy after selling the current one and putting the "turbo" money towards the new buggy. _________________ Chris Dierkens
'04 Yerf-Dog 3206 10g Rollers, 1500# Spring, Reverse, SuperTrapp, Uni
'04 KPX Xterro: pumper carb, oil cooling, 10g rollers, Junkies pipe, Uni
'05 Blade 150 DX: 4 Valve head, 10g rollers, East Side pipe, Uni
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