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P Whack
16-03-09, 02:49 PM
Can i turbo my 1.2 spi? was going to put a r5 gt turbo carb on and run the intercooler from the carb,

andrew1988
16-03-09, 03:24 PM
Of course you can turbo it. Is it worth it though?

Im sure there was a guy on here doing it with and old diesel turbo. Might have been on mig.

Have a search

Sloth
16-03-09, 03:28 PM
technical steve was his name, the spi setup has no way of measureingthe air etc, and has very tight paramaters.

AlexW
16-03-09, 04:14 PM
Whaat i was about to say, engine with a AFM would work afaik.

P Whack
16-03-09, 04:17 PM
yeah that would be why i would put a carb from a r5 gt turbo and yes it would be worht it as everyone changes the engine for a bigger 1 and i have put a 3 litre v6 in a nova and want somethnig differnrt not bothered abotu speed