Conads turbo Gsi

[conad]

As a lot of you already know, iv had problems with my engine lately.

so......

iv decided to take the car off the road for a while, iv found myself a new car (mk4 astra) and im going to play with the nova, i may as well go the whole hog and do the whole car.
My aim.... to make a spotless nova with all the grunt and stopping power to match.
As this would be the biggest 'project' iv ever undertaken im going to need a lot of help from you guys. Im a fabricator by trade so you could say im quite good with my hands, i know my way round a nova but im only a begginer when it comes to really technical engine side of things.

before any work starts i need to clear my garage and paint floor and walls white, and fit some more lighting ready for home for the next few possible years...

... so watch this space

[adam c]

what plans have you got for the engine?its a 2.0 turbo isnt it?

[vaughanmc]

Will be nice to see this Nova evolve yet again

Good luck with it all mate!

[The Simps]

What problems you had with the engine mate?

good luck with the project and don't worry about not knowing things as by the end of the project you'll know loads!

[conad]

what plans have you got for the engine?its a 2.0 turbo isnt it?

well 'MAD rick' has given me a perfect starting point :-

Phase 2 or 3.5,
Coscast head,
Decent turbo setup (rebuilt kkk or T3/35),
F28 with a quaife diff,
Enlarged top hat,
Decked and bored block.

The following parts for security:

Steel rods,
VGC stock pistons or fresh ones off steveboyslim,
Cometic gasket,
Balanced bottom end,
Possibly oil sprayers,
Z20LET oil pump.

What problems you had with the engine mate?

good luck with the project and don't worry about not knowing things as by the end of the project you'll know loads!

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthr...=101529&page=4

[The Simps]

Have the block checked mate but it takes a lot to warp one imo. Just make sure you spend plenty of time rubbing down the block surface to bare metal and the same with the head. The standard gaskets are ok. The have like a film on them which when the engine is heated for the 1st time helps to create the seal. You then need to whip the cam cover off and do the last stage of the head bolt tightening.

Rick's spot on with the spec. Mine was plenty fun on p2 and reasonably driveable.

P2 is more reliable than p3.5 and you can get copy chips off ebay for £50 that work fine.

F28 & diff is great.

Ideally need to uprate the turbo. The standard kkk's will smoke after a while on anything oter than standard boost. Hybrid keeps setup nice and simple.

Get a decent fuel pump & regulator.

If you can afford steel rods etc then great, but not overly necessary on p2 imo. Better spent on suspension/brake mods.

[conad]

to be honnest im bored and fancy my first proper project, im not planning on using the nova much so want it looking and performing as well as it possible can without overdoing it.

well the suspension is already s**t hot (avo coilovers) so no need to worry there.

the brakes, a big problem in my opinion, so i feel a decent set of 4pots and rear discs conversion is nessesery.

i do plan to replace most things for new over time as im not really setting myself a timelimit or budget... if it needs doing.. do it!

[vaughanmc]

Your Nova has rear turrets mate doesn't it ?

[conad]

yeah, saved me alot of hassle. why you ask?

[vaughanmc]

Just wondering mate - I seen the WIP the previous owner done (can't remember his name, sorry) but I don't think I seen them finished..