Ditch
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a friend of mine (a Rover/MG mechanic) took me out for a rag in his new toy last night, and it was v impressive for a turbo conversion on a.......erm.... Rover!!
It just wouldnt put the power down in the wet even with 17 x 7.5 rims on and my mate going easy on with the throttle, it just spun through most of 3rd gear!
Its been reliable for over three years now apparently (had all its services done by him in the past and so on...) and he tells me its the Honda 1.6 16v SOHC engine that rover used???? This true?
It has quite a spec list too, but off the top of my head, its running low compression pistons, a 5th injector, ported & polished head... etc.
RR'd 170bhp @ the wheels with a shedfull of tourque to match!
the things a beastie!!
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Cybermonkey
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Yes k-series engine was used in both Hondas and Rovers
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Stone Cold Rattlesnake
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i fink Pasty has a turbo'd Rover on here sounds well good
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Ditch
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the only things i would critisize this car one would be the fact that it handled like a dog with three legs, and the brakes were just a total joke for a car of this spec!
Still, all adds to the drive eh 
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vibrio
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how much boost, what size turbo, intercooler ???
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Ditch
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0.7 bar boost
small turbo, judging by the way it spooled up fairly sharpish
BIG front mounted intercooler
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vibrio
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got a scan of the graph by any chance
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Tom
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Why not just buy a 220 turbo 
Mates got a 216 coupe honda engine goes ok tbh for what it is..
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Ditch
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Vibs, no graph, might be able to get it tonight, if so I will post it 2morrow.
Tom, insuance on the 220 turbo would cripple him at 18 mate, at least with the 216 conversion its still esentially a modified 1.6 16v
[Edited on 12-11-2003 by Ditch]
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Paul H
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quote:
Originally posted by Ditch
the only things i would critisize this car one would be the fact that it handled like a dog with three legs, and the brakes were just a total joke for a car of this spec!
Still, all adds to the drive eh
pmsl  aint heard that one before
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l33t corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
Yes k-series engine was used in both Hondas and Rovers
Erm, no. The only K series engines used in Hondas are the new generation ivtec engines, and the only thing they have in common with rover is the K in the engine code.
D series Honda sohc engines may well have been used in rovers... they also used a twincam Honda 1.6 engine, similar to the one found in mk2 CRXs & Concertos.
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l33t corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Ditch
0.7 bar boost
small turbo, judging by the way it spooled up fairly sharpish
BIG front mounted intercooler
If it's a single cam Honda engine, I'm guessing he used the greddy kit?
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Ditch
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i wouldnt know fella, he didnt build it, it was another bloke he works with and his brother that plumbed the turbo in years ago!!
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J4MIE P
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quote:
Originally posted by Ditch
a friend of mine (a Rover/MG mechanic) took me out for a rag in his new toy last night, and it was v impressive for a turbo conversion on a.......erm.... Rover!!
It just wouldnt put the power down in the wet even with 17 x 7.5 rims on and my mate going easy on with the throttle, it just spun through most of 3rd gear!
Its been reliable for over three years now apparently (had all its services done by him in the past and so on...) and he tells me its the Honda 1.6 16v SOHC engine that rover used???? This true?
It has quite a spec list too, but off the top of my head, its running low compression pistons, a 5th injector, ported & polished head... etc.
RR'd 170bhp @ the wheels with a shedfull of tourque to match!
the things a beastie!!
How is this possible?
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by J4MIE P
quote:
Originally posted by Ditch
a friend of mine (a Rover/MG mechanic) took me out for a rag in his new toy last night, and it was v impressive for a turbo conversion on a.......erm.... Rover!!
It just wouldnt put the power down in the wet even with 17 x 7.5 rims on and my mate going easy on with the throttle, it just spun through most of 3rd gear!
Its been reliable for over three years now apparently (had all its services done by him in the past and so on...) and he tells me its the Honda 1.6 16v SOHC engine that rover used???? This true?
It has quite a spec list too, but off the top of my head, its running low compression pistons, a 5th injector, ported & polished head... etc.
RR'd 170bhp @ the wheels with a shedfull of tourque to match!
the things a beastie!!
How is this possible?
it just is. you also get twin cam 8V engines
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M2RTY
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l33t - your old car was 16v SOHC?
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J100RSA
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Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
Yes k-series engine was used in both Hondas and Rovers
its not a k series.
rover used to be owned by honda many years ago so used honda engines and gearbox's and some body shells like 600/accord and 400/civic 5dr
[Edited on 12-11-2003 by J100RSA]
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Tom
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My bro has an civic esi 16v single cam.
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Ditch
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quote:
Originally posted by J4MIE P
quote:
Originally posted by Ditch
a friend of mine (a Rover/MG mechanic) took me out for a rag in his new toy last night, and it was v impressive for a turbo conversion on a.......erm.... Rover!!
It just wouldnt put the power down in the wet even with 17 x 7.5 rims on and my mate going easy on with the throttle, it just spun through most of 3rd gear!
Its been reliable for over three years now apparently (had all its services done by him in the past and so on...) and he tells me its the Honda 1.6 16v SOHC engine that rover used???? This true?
It has quite a spec list too, but off the top of my head, its running low compression pistons, a 5th injector, ported & polished head... etc.
RR'd 170bhp @ the wheels with a shedfull of tourque to match!
the things a beastie!!
How is this possible?
Cos i said so! 
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Ditch
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oh, and just for the record, civics are gay unless its a VTi or the old shape Type R
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Tom
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Ditch it actually goes ok, vti or type r obviously quicker but it's quicker than corsa gsi's 
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Ditch
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whats the esi? 1.6?
Ive just been looking at the "bolt on" turbo packages from GReddy and they look a fairly safe option to turn a civic into a rocket without too much $$$!
interesting.......
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Tom
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yeah tis' 1.6 bout 120 bhp std IIRC.
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Ditch
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and its honda so will last a lifetime if its well maintained, tell him to slap a turbo on it!
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l33t corsa
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Originally posted by M2RV H
l33t - your old car was 16v SOHC?
yup, both the accord & civic, just about every 90s 4 cylinder Honda has been 16v.
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