Quote Originally Posted by fitz19d View Post
Wish I had any mechanic skill otherwise I think messing with old cheap cars for speed would be better than blowing 30k on STI or more for a mustang.

My 08 R32 is off warranty finally, but sadly been a bad financial year. I'd like to take it from ~255HP NA 3.2 v6 to a conservative turbo and maybe some intercooler/CAI/exhaust. I don't know if it's realistic but I'd like to get it up the 40 hp to ~300hp and not be adding such an aggressive turbo or anything that I burn the engine up in a year.

Of course my main limiter is budget and no idea what I can get done with 1-2k.
Thats the name of the game, smoke 300hp 30K+ cars, and then laugh about it (a lot).

For comparison purposes this car stock was rated at 98hp, if I hit my goal the stock bottom end will be taking over 3x what it did rolling off the line. Granted its not going to last forever but it go's to show you whats possible with a little research and some work.

As far as your R go's just hit the forums and see what people are doing, your HP goals may be within your budget.