If you’re looking for that little boost (aka Turbo kit) to give your scooby more bite than bark, read on.

After doing some searching online, I discovered 2 tuning garages which provide turbocharger kits at reasonable, if not, fantastic prices. They are:

Turbochargerupgrade kits.com (Mcwell Ventures, Singapore)

Mcwell has been in the business for years and they carry a good range of products. For Turbocharger kits, they have 3 major brands:

1) Garrett - Made in USA, if you’ve never heard of this brand, i doubt you’re a real tuner

2) IHI- Ishikawajima Harima Industries. A Japanese company which also produces aviation engines and commercial vessels. Said nuff’.

3) ZAGE Turbosystems inc.- Made in Taiwan. Go figure.

I’m not biased against the Taiwanese. It’s just that American & Japanese technology tends to be slightly ahead of them.

Right, back to turbochargerupgradekits.com. Their selling point is obvious: The kits are cheap. Maybe not dirt cheap but seriously below market rate.

Their market caters more for JDM performance makes such as the Subarus, the Nissans, and the Mitsubishis. If you own a Holden, well, let’s just say you might not be able to find anything in the inventory except the Apexi speed meter.

A good thing about Mcwell is the fact they use UPS as their default shipping company, not some dodgy little firm.

Tweakit Performance, NSW Australia

Uh oh. I don’t know where to start. Hmmm.

Tweak it Performance is huge. Their inventory list is like an IKEA mart, with hundreds of products stocked up.

They have motor oil, engine gaskets, blow off valves, turbo kits, air filters (specifically K & N), exhaust manifolds and systems….and i’ve only covered a few items.

And yes, you can get Ford & Holden here. Yippee for the muscleheads.

What drew me to them was not so much the price, although it is extremely competitive (and a little more costly than Mcwell’s) , not the huge variety, but the service.

I emailed one of their Sales Managers, a Mr. Jeremy Levartovsky. He was professional, prompt and helpful, giving me additional advice and options. Service goes a long way in making a happy customer!

But i digress. Tweakit has a wide range of Garrett turbo kits. Yes, they are more expensive than Mcwell’s. Lets be honest. But the difference isn’t much (if calculated in USD) and in fact, Jeremy’s prompt service and helpful explantion of what i really needed (and what was unnecessary) made me think the shop from down under deserved my vote.

Your call? It depends. If you’re looking for price, Mcwell wins hands down. But if you need more variety, detailed service, and don’t mind forking out a little bit more for a niche product, then i’d have to say, go with Tweakit Performance mate!