shorty235
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Registered: 14th Dec 03
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i dont know much about turbos so this may sound daft. but can u just stick a turbo on a NA engine even if for just a little amount of power? i have a spare inlet and outlet manifold. or do ya need all internals changed and compression?
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Kris TD
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no you cant, its not very easy
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Cybermonkey
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Its not an easy job in the slightest, even with a low power turbo. You need a custom zaust manifold for the turbo, all the neccesary pipework plus turbo, lower the compression, fit stronger rod bolts, pistons etc etc then think about uprating brakes.
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Cybermonkey
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oh yeah, then get it to run with a good mixture and set up properly with a re-mappable ECU done on a dyno. lol
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littletriad
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Registered: 22nd Jun 03
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u can turbo your car with a t15 turbo quiet easily.
U need
1. A Garrett T15 Turbo
2. exhaust manifold made for turbo
3. hoses
4. FSE boost valve
5. unichip
bad news is u only get 25 bhp and a dump valve sound
[Edited on 28-03-2004 by littletriad]
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Fraser Young
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the KKK took my baby awayyy....
(Ramones, The)
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J da Silva
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lot of money to fork out just for the sound of waste boost being shoved out of a metal thing 
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shorty235
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its a 1.4 16v. i have a fse boost valve. could i modify my spare manifold to fit a turbo. where could i get the turbo and hoses? how much will all this cost?
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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Depends whether you want a new one, what you want, what hoses you want etc etc etc
You could get a used T2 for about £100, then use industrial hoses which should be fairly cheap.
Get a IC off something that had it as standard.
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Cybermonkey
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then lower the compression. XE engines run silly high compression ratios, 10.5:1 for the 14XE i think. Its 11:1 for the C16XE, you need to bring it down to about 8:1
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Cybermonkey
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or it will go pop
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miles
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8:1 is very low for a low pressure turbo. Some turbo engines use 9.5:1, I think the let is 9:1
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Anton2K3
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Registered: 24th Jan 03
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can get manifold from PVD i think it is..fits x14xe and x16xe engines, and can bolt a turbo straight onto them...but the rest u have 2 fighre out for urself!
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miles
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Courtenay sell them. Lots though.
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
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if ure after the dump valve sound just get one of them whistle things in your Zorst
fiting a turbo to a na engine will cost packet for shag all gain.
[Edited on 28-03-2004 by Siberia]
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Davido
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Registered: 18th Aug 03
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whistle things theyre appalling and so r u for promoting them.
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J da Silva
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quote:
Originally posted by miles
Courtenay sell them. and will bum you,spunk up your ringpiece and ignore you once the turbo fucks up after 3 days.
spot on mate
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Davido
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yeah while ur out buying ur whistle gets some neon washer jets and sum of them wkd chrome wheel trims
[Edited on 28-03-2004 by daveyboyuk]
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Siberia
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whats wrong with whistles
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shorty235
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is it defo not possible to fit a turbo without lowering the compression? doesnt the unichip help do this?
like i say i dont know much about them so after fitting to the manifold, what hoses are needed and go where?
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Greasemonkey
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The unichip dont lower the compression, compression is set by how close the piston comes to the head, to lower the compression you need a thicker gasket, i have heard courteney do this by using 3 gaskets but this is a shite was to do it, all the unichip does is adjust you fuel etc going into the engine
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shorty235
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hasnt anyone fitted a turbo to their na car. i need advice. even if the gains wernt that much, its better than nothing
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Anton2K3
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Registered: 24th Jan 03
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i'm with u on that shorty...if ya find out how 2 do it...let me no! i would b interested in doin it too! what bout if u use 3 steel gasketc to lower compression? then need to bolt on manifold and turbo, and have pipe from turbo to inlet manifold...what am i missing, any other pipes? unless have FMIC.
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Fraser Young
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Registered: 26th Dec 02
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Why not jus get inlet/carbs for far cheaper an at a higher reliability....
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broster
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speak to carnoisseurcraig about this. he has fitted a 1.4 turbo in his corsa
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