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J da Silva
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11th May 04 at 14:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what is needed to do the job, ie plumbing oil feeds and returns etc and manifold work
Siberia
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11th May 04 at 14:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
over to beardy on this one
mike16v
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11th May 04 at 14:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
speak to craig from carnessour or however its spelt
Half Pint
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11th May 04 at 14:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
8 or 16v
J da Silva
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11th May 04 at 14:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
16v, just bored at home on my week off and fancied asking, no particular reason
Anton2K3
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11th May 04 at 14:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Erm...need a turbo manifold from/...think its courtenay that sells them, bout £250. THen need 3 steel head gaskets to increase compression ratio. Not really sure what else, would be a find out as you go along type job really.
micra_pete
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quote:
Originally posted by Anton2K3
Erm...need a turbo manifold from/...think its courtenay that sells them, bout £250. THen need 3 steel head gaskets to increase compression ratio. Not really sure what else, would be a find out as you go along type job really.


decrease comp mate!!
Ditch
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11th May 04 at 14:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you want to lower compression ratios, not increase it.

and surely three gaskets, even steel ones, are a bodge??
Anton2K3
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11th May 04 at 14:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what i meant....think we had this thread a while ago...i no nothing, just what i could remember.
Anton2K3
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yea...this is the way courtenay do it...ask carnessourcraig
J da Silva
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11th May 04 at 14:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you need to lower the ratio of compression, but even with uprated pistons,connection rods etc it will still have problems i'd imagine.
just reading the post about a 1.4 turbo engine for sale, just got me wondering really
Anton2K3
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11th May 04 at 14:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes indeed...carnessourcraig had plently of problems with his...its impossible to make a reliable turbo x14xe, unless its on low boost, when theres no point. Just put some throttle bodies on, change cams...much more reliable and prdictable power.
J da Silva
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11th May 04 at 14:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
RIP Keith Pipers tb'ed 1.4
micra_pete
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11th May 04 at 14:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
in the relation to what you'd need

turbo manifold - £600+ for a good custom one
Turbo Oil feed and return and gasket - £200
turbo - £300 up for a nice one
IC core - £200 up
pipework in stainless - £300+
better Fuel pump £100
colder plugs £50
good Head bolt kit £100
Head Gasket £150
capable mapped up ecu £500+

all are obviously example prices, im not 100% with corsa stuff

but from what i have understood turbocharging the engine is not the way forward.
J da Silva
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11th May 04 at 14:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
oh no course not, would be daft to do it, i was interested in what parts would be needed
vibrio
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11th May 04 at 20:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Turbo (water cooled)
manifold
5th (6thmaybe) injector
fuel pump?
low comp forged pistons
oil spray for piston cooling
strenghened and balanced conrods and crank and head bolts. tougher head gasket. uprated valve springs
uprated clutch
oil cooler
uprated rad
Intercooler
pipes for oil and cooling plumbing
mapping system

 
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