craigz987
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Registered: 26th Nov 05
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im doing a turbo conversion on a x14xe corsa and i need someone to do an under bonnet measurement for me if possible. i need the measusement from the front of the head to the radiator. id check my other but its different with it having aircon as the fans and rads are completly different. thanks in advance
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Dave A
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my advice:
unless you have £3000+ to spend on turboing an x14xe dont bother.
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L30 SCT
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you will be talked out of this in about 1hr.
i dont think anyone has got one to run properly yet
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Dave A
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I have met someone that did turbo an x16xe sucsessfuly. it ran very low psi and wasnt very quick though.
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broster
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carnoisseurcraig did one and it ran ok.
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Dave A
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but was it quick?
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L30 SCT
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ok well i will correct myself and say its not reliable, or thats what you both told me when i was going to do it. 
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Dave A
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well anything can be made reliable with the right money spent and precautions taken. more difficult to make it cost effective, reliable and quick though. thats where tb's are so much better.
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d128mat
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there was a 1600 turbo in our area apparently was shoot slow..... no torque steer etc not worth £3000 in my opinion?
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craigz987
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well ive started the conversion and i havent asked for conversion help i just need the measurement so i know how much room i have to work with. ive got everything to do it now so its too late to talk me out of it. all im short of is the manifold which is why i need the measurement so i know how much room i have
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Gaz
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3k - I would rather 2ltr and throttle boddie the car...
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Dave A
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ill get the measurement now, hang on....
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Dave A
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from the face of the head to the inside of the rad its 175mm
what ecu etc are you using?
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craigz987
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who says it would cost £3000 ive got intercooler, t2 turbo, xe injectors, turbo piping, nearly a manifold, engine, exhaust and few other bits for less than 300 quid just need a few bits such as oil feed and return and a couple of bits. just a try really as it wont cost much and i have the facilities to do it myself. ok thanks dave a
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craigz987
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standard for mo then when i sell the blue sport look in to that then
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Warren G
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to be fare to him he dosent want to do the useual 'wack a 2.0l in' he wants a challange, which would you rather a fast 2.0 or a car you have modifed and worked on your self to acheive  we need more ppl to try to put turbos and superchargers in the corsa, (just so i can copy and do it with less effert )
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3k - I would rather 2ltr and throttle boddie the car...
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craigz987
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my point too mate i can do everything myself so shouldnt be that hard should be running in next month
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Dave A
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with that spec a standard ecu is never going to cope.
what are you going to use to control ignition timing, boost control, fuelling lambda.......
plus compression will be extremely high and will probably blow up in no time. Im not trying to talk you out of it or doubt your abilities in any way but even when people have spent thousands on these set-ups they have never been quick and reliable.
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Alex16v
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Couldn't you get a good c20let for that money ?
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