it doesn't matter if you've turboed every car you've owned.. you of all people then should know theres alot of things to take into account.. how many cars have you turboed that haven't already had some sort of turbo kit or something?
personally i'd say wait till phoaroh koup dynos with his nitrous so you at least know that will hold. i'm not trying to be a dick but seriously turbokits has made it clear its going to be a bit.. hell a well thought out and developed kit will take at the very least 6 months so that way they know everything will hold up and such.
In reality, it's not that complicated assuming it's done properly. People have a bit of a stigma toward boosting a NA car simply because of the hysteria that exists around it. Hundreds of dopey people have half-assed it, resulting in blown motors and people proclaiming "aaaah, it's complicated".
No, it's not. The process is simple:
1) Find reputable tuning shop to work with.
2) Lay out specs for car and what outcomes are desired.
3) Purchase necessary equipment (turbo, BOV, IC, injectors, engine management, etc.)
4) Custom machine manifold and other hardware required to physically mount turbo + associated piping.
5) Install engine management.
6) Tune for desired boost levels and octane available.
7) Dyno-tune continuously to ensure appropriate air/fuel levels, knock (or lack of), etc.
8) Profit?
The only components I'd be concerned about would be the clutch and transmission, since those are currently unexplored. People forget the 2.4L is also found in the SRT-4 (not identical, but similar).
For me, it's a cost factor. If I can have it done properly myself this year for $6,000 or less I'll do it. Otherwise, I'll wait for someone to have a set-top kit. I figured since TurboKits is a sponsor they'd be able to provide an answer, but as of yet they have not posted in this thread. I'll take the estimate of "next summer" as what we know.
Keep in mind that TurboKits (and other kit manufacturers) have constraints that individual tuners do not. They have to build a "plug and play" kit, whereas mine only has to work with my car. In that sense, I can have something set up that is much more time efficient by comparison.
My power goals are quite achievable: I only want the Forte to have the 225whp that it SHOULD have had leaving the factory. A GT28RS should be more than capable of doing this. As well, if there's room in the engine bay, I'll be using a side mount intercooler as opposed to a front mount so I can maintain the stealth look. All this assumes that I decide to have a custom kit created. If that's the case, I'll do a full write-up of the process here.
I love voiding warranties
PS - One of the projects I'm particularly proud of was a 1996 Ford Taurus V6 that we turbo'd. The car itself was a joke, but strapping on an extra 45whp was pretty hilarious. That little jelly bean flew!