[Lordofhurley]

Hello fellow Slingshot owners,
this is my first time posting on here, but i've read through a lot of the forums. I recently purchased the AFI Slingshot 2.4 Ecotec Stage I Turbo Kit directly from alphafabindustries.com. The kit arrived this past Saturday, and is missing many items. Can anyone please let me know if this is what I should expect?

• No instructions.
• No oil drain line
• No air filter
• No exhaust. When I first called prior to ordering, I was told that this was a complete bolt on kit and no additional items were necessary.
• No v-band clamp or dump pipe for the external wastegate
• Only have 9 v-band clamps for the piping and I don’t believe this to be enough
• No gasket for turbo manifold. Not sure if it is needed.

I'd greatly appreciate any help on this issue. I waited 6 weeks for my kit to arrive. I'm frustrated and completely lost on what to do now.

Where did you buy this kit? There is one more on ebay? And if you did buy it from there I'll steer clear....

 

[WingShot]

Alpha Powersport and Alphafab are two different companies.
The first out of business and the second I wouldn’t recommend.


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[BKL]

Where did you buy this kit? There is one more on ebay? And if you did buy it from there I'll steer clear....

I'd be VERY wary of EBay Turbo kit offerings since the one's I've seen, especially the lower cost kits, appear to be generic kits with parts that look like they will need some mods to get them to work on the Slingshot. Without linking to a specific seller's listing, here is a pic I copied from a listing -

This picture is used in listings for multiple types of cars. At a glance, the exhaust manifold look like it's designed to hang the turbo to the side of the manifold, but the Slingshot has a frame member that would be in the way and all turbo kits for the Slingshot I've seen have the turbo mounted underneath the exhaust manifold for clearance. The description claims the kit will allow you to keep your Air Conditioning and that it will work with manual or automatic transmissions. Kind of odd to say that when Polaris hasn't built a Slingshot with AC or an automatic trans. You might make it fit, but I'd expect it to present some challenges.
There IS an EBay listing for an Alpha Powersports turbo kit for the Polaris Slingshot which appears to be the kit that had been offered by Alpha Powersports when they were still an active supporter of the Polaris Slingshot, but AFAIK, they are no longer in business or offering support for their products.

 

[Lordofhurley]

I'd be VERY wary of EBay Turbo kit offerings since the one's I've seen, especially the lower cost kits, appear to be generic kits with parts that look like they will need some mods to get them to work on the Slingshot. Without linking to a specific seller's listing, here is a pic I copied from a listing -
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This picture is used in listings for multiple types of cars. At a glance, the exhaust manifold look like it's designed to hang the turbo to the side of the manifold, but the Slingshot has a frame member that would be in the way and all turbo kits for the Slingshot I've seen have the turbo mounted underneath the exhaust manifold for clearance. The description claims the kit will allow you to keep your Air Conditioning and that it will work with manual or automatic transmissions. Kind of odd to say that when Polaris hasn't built a Slingshot with AC or an automatic trans. You might make it fit, but I'd expect it to present some challenges.
There IS an EBay listing for an Alpha Powersports turbo kit for the Polaris Slingshot which appears to be the kit that had been offered by Alpha Powersports when they were still an active supporter of the Polaris Slingshot, but AFAIK, they are no longer in business or offering support for their products.

There is an alpha stage one kit. I was hoping for a deal on it, but the price they're asking I'll go with hanh.

 

[WingShot]

Did you read the Hahn group buy posts? Might give a little insight. Don’t forget DDM Too


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[BKL]

I have the Hahn Stage 2/2X kit set for Stage 2 (approx 7 lbs boost and around 240 HP or so). Although Hahn can sometimes be a little slow in response to orders and queries, I am still happy with my purchase.
Are you planning on the Hahn Stage 2/2X? Hahn also offers a Stage 1 kit (no intercooler and around 4 lbs of boost) that can later be upgraded to the Stage 2/2X at a slightly higher overall cost, but the Stage 1 kit does allow you to get started at a lower cost. I bought my Stage 2/2X kit as a "Slightly Warm" special which included a FREE used StreetRace exhaust. The FullRace exhaust is cheapest ($400) but may be too loud for daily on-street use. The StreetRace exhaust ($600) is still loud, but can be equipped with baffles ($100) to reduce the sound some. The Dual Side exit exhaust ($900) is probably the quietest and can also accept the optional baffles for an even quieter sound. Of course, you can also use a Welter exhaust instead at a higher overall cost depending on which Welter exhaust you pick. Hahn allows you to buy a simple turbo kit w/o fancy appearance upgrades at a relatively affordable cost or you can pile on the upgrades.
A supercharger is probably the safer boost option, but costs more. Turbos generally cost less and can provide more boost at lower RPMs, but do carry a higher risk of problems if something goes wrong. Boost and AFR gauges or a combined Boost/AFR gauge are generally considered essential to monitor a turbo, and are recommend for a SC, but not as necessary since SCs produce the same boost at the same engine RPMs unlike turbos.

 

[representin757]

Your Polaris dealer can flash it back. Don’t bother waiting for a DDM Supercharger. They are a long ways out. I’ve been waiting for 10 weeks and I was told today it’s at least 2 more. That would mean not riding till August if you order now. Don’t start it without flashing it back.

I feel on the wait, I’m still waiting. It better be worth the wait. They need a new supplier for Rotrex. If the demand is so high why not up production.

 

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I feel on the wait, I’m still waiting. It better be worth the wait. They need a new supplier for Rotrex. If the demand is so high why not up production.

We have been trying to get more units from Rotrex for awhile now, we have checked with all of the US distributors and even contacted Rotrex direct and nothing is getting us units quicker right now. Everytime we up how many units we order, it seems we need more and is getting really frustrating for us here also. We did get some information that there has been work on Rotrex's end to alleviate the wait times, and they have been working on some production bottlenecks that they had to improve delivery times. We have been promised in a couple more months the delays in getting these units will be a thing of the past, but that is not helping anyone now and we are frustrated having all the other parts for the kits just sitting here, just waiting on the Rotrex units to arrive so we can send out these kits. We did get shipping confirmation yesterday on some more Rotrex units that are headed our way finally and they will be here next week while we are at Maggie Valley, so that will get some of these backorders out for you folks

 

[QuickSilverSS]

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Just clarification for anyone responding .... Alpha Fab Industries is not (the defunct) Alpha Powersports ....

Two different and unrelated companies ....

ALPHA FAB INDUSTRIES, INC. — Welcome to Alpha Fab Industries. AFI specializes in EFI systems engineering, design and tuning for the GM Ecotec and LSX Platform.

It is my understanding Alpha Fab Industries is more for builders since their specialty has always been custom off road and air boat applications ....

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It never made sense to me for two companies to operate with same name in same specific industries.

 

[BKL]

Technically, NOT the same name, just the first part of the name, but still easily confused.