I've turbo swapped and added turbo to many cars. It would be best to sell yours and get the turbo. There are many reasons why you probably won't see a turbo kit. Compression ratio being just one. Also if you spend the massive amount of money to get yours right and turbo charged and you get rear ended.... your insurance will buy you another stock non turbo. The rest is lost unless you get collector car or value appraised insurance which you likely wouldn't.

The cars sell high right now. If you want turbo sell and buy one back.

 

I think your best bet change up to the premium - I couldn't imagine you'll lose big in the current market selling your current SEL. Or move to Canada where your only choice is a turbo or a turbo with bells and whistles

 

I'd upgrade. Carmax is offering way over msrp for santa cruz's right now.They offered me 41k for my sel premium,but decided against it(i want a limted)As long as you didn't pay a dealer markup you should come out on top and then go get a sel premium or limited for that sweet turbo and other upgrades

 

Well...being an old guy, my experience has been that buyers remorse dissipated as I lived with my current decision and discovered all aspects of what this current choice provided.

FWIW...several owners on here have expressed the belief the SEL with activity package is the best value in the SC line up.

You can always pull the trigger 2 months from now....

 

Not a turbo, but I just added throttle controller which has sharpened up the base engine a ton. It'll never feel like the turbo, but it responds immediately now and completely changed my opinion of the base engine option (which i have been very harsh on). Otherwise, if you really want a turbo, you'd be better off selling your SC to Carmax, taking a small hit, and buying the premium. Installing, tuning, and maintaining a turbo outside a warranty is going to cost you a lot(A LOT) more and tank your resell value to boot.

You can read through the thread here - Anyone else having a flat/dead spot in the acceleration...

 

Installing, tuning, and maintaining a turbo outside a warranty is going to cost you a lot(A LOT) more and tank your resell value to boot.

Spot on. Adding a turbo to the base engine is a sure fire way to burn through money you'll never get back. The reliability factor alone is enough to never consider this option as even remotely viable. 10 years from now when SCs have depreciated to the point of being project cars then maybe. Even then I'd rather upgrade the factory turbo then start from scratch.

 

Like Akfan said... compression way to high. Plus they have a reason they use the DCT trans behind the turbo.