Nova turbo 1st project?

[Monk]

How Hard is it to put a LET engine into a nova? I don't really know much about cars but its some thing i want to learn more about. Is it some thing that can be done by a novis with the right tools, lots of time, Haynes manuals and the Internet? Also is it a costly conversion to do? Cheers :thumb:

[Mike]

Cost wise budget around £2k+ IMO

With regards to a "Novice" conversion, are you mechanically minded? If not, i would advise against doing it DIY really. Plenty of info out there on the web & in the projects forum's in here

[stuartyj21]

^^ second that mike its not for the faint hearted...

[Graeme]

I'd say the above budget is correct and give it ago there is always someone on here who has done it before you and will offer a bit of technical advise

[Rick Draper]

Depends if you are going to fit a F28, fmic etc.

[dan16v]

what could possibly go wrong? lol

[Jack]

I'd say do an XE first, then if that goes Ok fit the LET.

[Rexy]

lmfbo a monk with a let ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha sorry i found it very funny.

[Monk]

Yeah I'm fairly mechanical minded, Know my way around a bike just not cars. Whats a f28 and whys that make such a difference are they loads harder to fit

[Mike]

An F28 is a 6 speed GM box, they sell for around £400+ on ebay now & again as oppose to a F20 5 speeder.

[Adam]

And they mean more work to fit.
Need a new gearbox mount welding to the car shell, converting to 2wd etc.

A Turbo conversion isn't a conversion id advise for a 1st time swap IMO

[Rick Draper]

A F28 can be had for £300, its a 6 speed gearbox and its far stronger than the F20 5 speed gearbox. If you are fitting a LET its the only way i would go.

[Graeme]

I agree with Rick after seeing my mate go through five F20's in three months in a 300bhp Let corsa - F28 all the way!!!