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DANN1NOVA
16-03-05, 03:06 PM
JUST WONDERED IF YOU GUYS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORTH PUTTING A 250bhp RS TURBO ENGINE IN MY NOVA AS I HAVE THE ENGINE OUT AN OLD PROJECT ?????? DONT MENTION 16V ENGINES I DONT LIKE EM.. :twisted:
jamie gsi16v
16-03-05, 03:12 PM
not worth it Fix Or Repair Daily springs to mind, plus they blow up all the time, 2ltr 16v turbo would absolutely nail it and novas are made for them and easier to convert? plus ud be putting a nova to shame if you put one of them things in?
DANN1NOVA
16-03-05, 03:25 PM
I'LL HAVE A THINK BUT IT IS A CRACKIN ENGINE.
General Baxter
16-03-05, 03:28 PM
CAPS LOCK TURN IT OFF :wink:

whats wrong with a 1300 turbo ;)
DANN1NOVA
16-03-05, 03:30 PM
CAPS LOCK TURN IT OFF :wink:

whats wrong with a 1300 turbo ;)


Nothing i just have the engine laying about doing nothing.
General Baxter
16-03-05, 03:43 PM
what turbo is on it?
Stuart
16-03-05, 03:44 PM
would be good, the ford 2l turbo unit is a far stronger engine than the chocolate LET that VX made!

go for it, the conversion could be difficult with totally custom exhaust, some oddball gearbox arrangement etc

but if youve got the cash and time and nerve go for it!
General Baxter
16-03-05, 03:46 PM
go for it, the conversion could be difficult with totally custom exhaust, some oddball gearbox arrangement etc


just stick it in the rear ;)
DANN1NOVA
16-03-05, 03:59 PM
would be good, the ford 2l turbo unit is a far stronger engine than the chocolate LET that VX made!

go for it, the conversion could be difficult with totally custom exhaust, some oddball gearbox arrangement etc

but if youve got the cash and time and nerve go for it!


CHEERS PAL wont be to hard,my dad is a pro fabricator and my bro and cousin own a bodyshop so im gonna do it....
dandan
16-03-05, 04:12 PM
Thought the CVH RS turbo lump was a 1600 and the YB(cosworth/pinto) was a 2l lump iirc.
If thats the case then the YB is a longtitudinal(?sp) engine and therefore designed to be RWD or 4x4 unless you've got the room to turn it 90 degrees and put an uprated RS box in there. Even then the box wont take more than standard bhp (approx 230bhp) limiting tuning.
Obviously the RWD and 4x4 conversions can be done but your looking at starting prices of about ?15k.

But then again I might be completely wrong :wink:
burgo
16-03-05, 06:54 PM
if it is the cvh its really not worth fooking about to get it in
Riggy
16-03-05, 06:55 PM
if you wanna go for it do it mate

as camb said could be hard , but anythin is possible

speak to austin though about how he spaced framed his rear wheel drive nova :lol:
epo
16-03-05, 07:00 PM
not worth it Fix Or Repair Daily springs to mind, plus they blow up all the time, 2ltr 16v turbo would absolutely nail it and novas are made for them and easier to convert? plus ud be putting a nova to shame if you put one of them things in?

tosser
why not open your eyes and see there are other cars out there

id go for it mate am a big fan of rst's and it'd deffo be interesting
if you do do it then put progress pics up all the way mate
jon_boy
16-03-05, 07:07 PM
Good luck. and if you decide not to then sell me the engine for my scort. By the way i did used to have a nova hence i come on this website. Would be hard sorting out engine mounts. A hell of a lot of fabrication there. And pretty much the front end of the car would need altering to fit all the running gear etc, then the prob of getting drive to the wheels. Unless the shafts are the same you may need custom ones that go from an RS box to nova hub/wheel. sounds cool though. And RST engines are great!!!
dandan
16-03-05, 07:31 PM
not worth it Fix Or Repair Daily springs to mind, plus they blow up all the time, 2ltr 16v turbo would absolutely nail it and novas are made for them and easier to convert? plus ud be putting a nova to shame if you put one of them things in?

tosser
why not open your eyes and see there are other cars out there

id go for it mate am a big fan of rst's and it'd deffo be interesting
if you do do it then put progress pics up all the way mate

With you all the way there epo......... There, is at times, some severe narrow mindedness on this site. At the end of the day we are all modders and should appreciate, even if we dont agree with, other peoples ideas etc.

Trowell86.......YB=230bhp standard ............
C20LET=200bhp standard :wink:
jon_boy
16-03-05, 11:01 PM
well said dandan. please sell me the lump :D :D :D :D
Dar
16-03-05, 11:08 PM
Intresting one this. In my view it depends on what you really want. If you want a challenge and (I should imagine) a one off car, go for it. If you really wanted you could make it RWD for even more fun! :twisted:

But if your wanting a fast Nova there are easier ways than putting in a RS Turbo lump. If this is the case then I would sell the RS Turbo engine and then buy one of the easier engine options to put in the front of a Nova.

At the end of the day its up to you but if it was me I would go for an easier option. But than again you ain't me :lol:
Jules
17-03-05, 07:57 AM
Get an old Escort, hack the front end out, get a Nova and hack the front end out, put the Escort front end into the emtpy Nova front end, fit the RS engine/box/ecu etc etc, then get custom hubs/brakes and exhaust.
Job sorted.
jamie gsi16v
17-03-05, 04:23 PM
why dont you just put it in a fiesta or some other sort of repair daily car?
Stuart
17-03-05, 06:50 PM
narrow mind alert narrow mind alert warning warning
ANDYRACER
17-03-05, 06:58 PM
I reckon it would be cool to have a rs turbo engine in a nova and to make it rear wheel drive would be even better.
Dod
17-03-05, 08:04 PM
not worth it Fix Or Repair Daily springs to mind, plus they blow up all the time, 2ltr 16v turbo would absolutely nail it and novas are made for them and easier to convert? plus ud be putting a nova to shame if you put one of them things in?


And tell me, you ever raced a 250bhp RST? NO, probably cuz it'd eat you up and sh1t you out you silly uneducated little boy. Epo, you're right again mate.


Rst's are the nuts, go for it mate, it could be done and its a fairly light engine, wouldn't add too much weight to the front end. There''s bound to be someone willing to take on the job. Was offered a 180bho RST myself, cheap but the chassis are a bit of a mess so if it works, i'll do it as well!!!
thegsikid
17-03-05, 09:12 PM
will be fun if u do mate me friend has got two rs turbos and i think they fly good luck mate hope to see some pics
DANN1NOVA
18-03-05, 03:16 PM
Cheers guy's (most anyway) i may be aquiring a very rare nova saloon pickup soon so am thinking of sticking it in that and powering the rears oohhh yes. And the engine is a cvh/zetec hybrid that my dad made up. it'll go like shit off a wet stick hopefully ready for the vaux show at santa pod. :twisted: