2.0 turbo conversion

[Nova Dazza]

wheres the best place to get a good low mileage 2.0 turbo engine
and also the best place for gettin it fitted and other stuff needed to get it fitted


and some average prices would be nice :D

cheers

[Dicko]

well good luck on finding an engine. its bascially get it from anywhere that has 1, which isnt many places. might be easier buying a written of cav/cally turbo. not many places do fiting and they r expensive. you not wanna do it yaself?

[Aragorn]

ooh just noticed ur from scotland :)

im from livingston

got any pics of yer car?

[mikeoxford]

ooh just noticed ur from scotland :)

translates as even harder to find a written of cally turbo or similar

and even even harder to get anyone to do it for you!!!!!!

[Rick Draper]

TBH if i was doing it all over again i would fit a normal 2ltr 16 valve engine and not bother with the turbo lump, they are far more hassle and a pain in the ass. You need either a F28 gearbox fitted, Quaife internals in a F20 or be prepaired to change a STD F20 every few months due to the gears stripping and thats just with standard power. Rick

[Ben (lurk75)]

I think the main misconception with any conversion is that you can just bolt in an engine and off you go. You have got to be prepared to continue the work on the whole thing to keep it upto together, its not as simple as people make out.

[jim sri]

i am currently fitting one in my nova, more of a headache than the NA 2l 16v i fitted in my last nova due to the added pipework to turbo/throttle body/complete lack of space with the turbo in place near the rad, bespoke frame needed to hold slimline rad (nova one too big). and they r apparently always going wrong once they are running!stick with a NA valver mate

[Breeny]

Yup.. coming from another turbo owner... stick to an XE. Everything is just so much more expensive and harder to do! You would not like to see my bank account trust me :o

[brian]

i was debating building a 2L turbo next year but im having second thoughts after reading this! might just go for another Valver they are very handy to fit :)

[dan16v]

stick to xe let is a nightmare! im having a rite head ache! id do tb's id say to do the let 100% proper set aside around 3-4 thousand?? and thats doing most of the work ur self!

[Ste_Nova]

its not as simple as people make out.

pfff

[Ben (lurk75)]

Ste you know that bolting them in there is the easy part, its keeping them on the road that is the pain in the arse.

[Ste_Nova]

Ste you know that bolting them in there is the easy part, its keeping them on the road that is the pain in the arse.

if done properly then they don't go wrong

bad
http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/psc/imageup/1060334830__turbo_shed.jpg

good
http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/psc/imageup/1060334871__engine_smallx.jpg

[Lee H]

Whats bad about the top one Ste?

[Ste_Nova]

where are the turbo water pipes??

non stainless dump valve connection

kink in boost pipe

bulkhead cut down for clearance!!! (u can see the fan motor)

[Lee H]

Bloody hell :o I can see it now you've pointed it out, it ain't that obvious from just looking at it for some reason. No water pipes to turbo must be dodgy.

[dan16v]

lmfao at the steel t peice for dv! whos car is that? how can he drive it in that state! ste has rob fitted phase 5yet? went to the scrappy to day to get a xe cam shaft, ripped it out of the best calibra i could find :lol:

[Ste_Nova]

some guy from the north west

was quoting 300bhp (with std ic)

car was for sale for ?4000

[dan16v]

lol there was some guy like that round our way! he was telling me it was running 285bhp etc etc took a look in the bay and there was the std intercooler swinging round like a dick in a shirt sleeve! :lol: that was the only let nova round our way, i thing he wrote it off a few months back by hitting some railings! i dont understand how people can bodge stuff all the time! :roll: