1.6 turbo

[novalew]

hi lads ive finally come to my senses and realise i cant afford the insurance for a let transplant :( :(

so can anyone help me with some info on a 1.6 turbo conversion??

as u all probably know my car is a carbed 1.2 at the mo but with all the body mods i want some turbo power to back it up

any help or pointers in the right direction would be appreciated.

Thanks

Lewis

[dunova]

Well either buy an already turbo'd gte/gsi lump and drop it in, or buy a 1.6 and turbo it yourself.

And as for information on how to do a turbo conversion, there's at LEAST 5 posts a week on this subject-just look down the page or on the next page!

[dunova]

http://www.novaload.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=100705

http://www.novaload.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=102710

http://www.novaload.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=100705

http://www.novaload.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=101368

http://www.novaload.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=48578

Some are more usefull than others but as you can see, this gets posted quite a lot! :wink:

[Stuart]

to convert a 1.6 to a turbo (properly) will cost a good few K plus the insurance hike

i bet its about the same "value" to drop an LET in and insure it.

provided things are left relatively std

[peester]

1.6 t conversion suits the nova better anyway; not gaining any more weight as such. - if ur rich up to 180-200bhp isn't impossible.

[novalew]

would it be better to use a 1.6 corsa gsi engine??

[Snowface]

probably yes. Would get more for your money but you'd have to fork out for Crsa GSi engine which is 2-4 times more money than the 8v.

[novalew]

does anyone know who will do a 1.6 16v turbo conversion, ive tried Just Novas and Regal and they wont touch it with a barge pole

[Snowface]

courtney?

[m.d.]

and i would not touch courtnay with an even bigger barge pole

[NovaNeil]

m.d.

and i would not touch courtnay with an even bigger barge pole

Agreed!!!

[burgo]

and i would not touch courtnay with an even bigger barge pole lol well said

[a11ova]

courtney PMSL :lol: :lol:

[Rick Draper]

I would sooner send my car to Courtenay than to Regal or Just Novas. Rick

[benji]

velos did a 1.4 16v turbo and it made around 200bhp, but they are no longer in business

[a11ova]

I would sooner send my car to Courtenay than to Regal or Just Novas. Rick

I wouldnt send mine to any of them!!! All shoddy work and over priced :evil:

[Mike]

I would sooner send my car to Courtenay than to Regal or Just Novas. Rick

I wouldnt send mine to any of them!!! All shoddy work and over priced :evil:

agreed, a nova is just mechano on wheels, do it urself! (if u can figure out where to buy some elbow grease :lol: )

u'll get a better sense of achievment when u do stuff yourself! i do neway.

[Rick Draper]

I would sooner send my car to Courtenay than to Regal or Just Novas. Rick

I wouldnt send mine to any of them!!! All shoddy work and over priced :evil:

ROFLMFMO but i see you have fitted a ever reliable EDS chip to your car.

At the end of the day either do a 1.6 turbo properly using proper management like neil did or dont do it. Like tuning eny engine, either fit fully mappable engine management and get it mapped properly or fit a 5th injector, sky high fuel pressure and injectors running at nearly a 100% duty cycle and expect to rebuild it often (EDS do this on all there phase chips). Rick

[a11ova]

kind of off subject here, but what does ROFLMFMO mean?

[Mike]

ROFLMFMO mean?

roll on floor laffing my forking "monkey nuts" off :lol:

[Rick Draper]

ROFLMFMO mean?

roll on floor laffing my forking "monkey nuts" off :lol:

Rolling ON The Floor Laughing My Fucking Minge Off. Kickback from the novaload old school which most of you would not remember. Rick

[Nick]

justnova's ?5000 xe conversion says it all really.

i be you can do it for ?800 if you find the right people to buy the stuff off

[Philsutton]

the 5000 is for a rebuilt xe with over sized pistons remember

[Nick]

oh u get the engine !?

sorry i wasn't aware they chucked you an engine in the 5 grand. I spose with the coilovers e.t.c that's not toooo bad

still alot more expensive than doing it ureself !

[novalew]

thanx for the comments, ive decided might as well get a let transplant as the insurance group is near enough the same anyway.

[Aragorn]

the insurance group and what they will actually quote you is two totally different things

u could insure a cav turbo for cheaper than a nova with a let in for the simple fact that the nova is going to be MUCH faster than the cav

[a11ova]

justnova's ?5000 xe conversion says it all really.

i be you can do it for ?800 if you find the right people to buy the stuff off

my mate had a conversion done at just novas.............speak to him about it :? :? :lol: :lol: