1.6 8v turbo conversion *56k warn*

[scott.parker]

Well affter Neil (Nova Neil) killed the last turbo he had in his red gte/gsi face lifed nova my mate bought all parts off him and over what was ment to be a few weeks him and neil "and some others" fitted it slowly into mikes car..

Mike's nova was at the mk meet early this year parked next to mine.

His is in the middle betewn mine and oli (dhdev)

http://img220.echo.cx/img220/9905/picture7812tr.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

I will try get some step by step pics if anyone wishes to see them,but for now just though i would post some pics as it is now.

He brouht it over to mine and we fitted the new rocker cover witch he got chromed at his dad's work plce for free,im trying to get some of my parts done :D

http://img11.echo.cx/img11/9219/picture782small1du.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Everything els need s a good clean affter a oil pipe sliped off :roll: :lol:
few more things to be chromed yet.
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Umm shiney! :P

http://img155.echo.cx/img155/4662/picture786small1va.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Spaghetti junction bey! :lol: needs a good tidy up..

http://img224.echo.cx/img224/9357/picture799small0tt.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Not 100% perfect finish,but it was free hey! :D

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At the moment it should be pushing out around 160bhp as its not been mapped properly yet,once mapped will be more then mine 170-180bhp(not for long) :wink:

Quite funny though,when we wer out in this affternoon this goon in a four door mk5 escort was laughing at us,i said go mike give it a rev,nah he said sod him,i said nah go on,he did and it swirld up and dumpt then made a huge backfire and "BANG" should of seen his face :lol: felt sorry for the small kid that cryed his eyes out though as it shat him up :?

Just need to get the front bumper sorted before PV next week.

http://img77.echo.cx/img77/7783/picture802small1fo.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
For engine spec etc look here at Neils old car.

http://www.novaload.net/features/viewfeature.php?ref=769

It has most of that part from old head that was cracked(internals etc),and the aquamist,and has standard mounts and clutch diff for now.

On mikes behalth thanks for neil to take time to sort out a lot of parts and time to sort the conversion.

Scott

[Nick]

looks good...

so will that be quicker than yours scott ? :-D

[scott.parker]

Unfortunatly for mike its not im affraid,mines got a lot more torque.

Pluss in a few weeks i have SBD TB's going on and a "HUGE" BTB manifold :D

Scott

[SRlew]

so yours is gunna be nice and quick then scott :lol:

i want a turbo! do you get much trouble with turbo'd motors?

[scott.parker]

so yours is gunna be nice and quick then scott :lol:

i want a turbo! do you get much trouble with turbo'd motors?

Wouldnt know mate i dont have one :wink: ,but im sure you can as mutch or as little trouble from any engine depending how you use or abuse it..

Scott

[Nick]

well i'd say it's bound to be a little more unreliable than it would be if it were a 1.6 N/A 8v.

Look forwards to seeing your car done scott, it's about time it needed something new

[scott.parker]

well i'd say it's bound to be a little more unreliable than it would be if it were a 1.6 N/A 8v.

Look forwards to seeing your car done scott, it's about time it needed something new

lol yeah gear box soon,so didnt the new head build and TAS mounts and Spax RSX coilovers count a few weeks back :lol:

Scott

[srs1]

looks like he has done a good job getting it all done.

[Snowface]

nice to see an example of a 1.6 tubo after all the talk on here about them.

[shy witness]

lookin good m8....................lookin good........... :D :D

[RJM25R]

i haven't seen one of those strut braces before on the 1.6 turbo. Is that some kind of custom-brace???

[Riggy]

looks awsome matey

finally got the pics up then lol :lol: :lol:

[scott.parker]

i haven't seen one of those strut braces before on the 1.6 turbo. Is that some kind of custom-brace???

We belive so mate,my mate is the third owner,he has the addvert of his car in auto trader for 96 when it had 45k on it and was up for sale at ?5200 :lol: the guy before him owned it in Banbary and he stated to mod it slightly with cav GSi wheels and induction kit scorpion system,then mike got it and slowly modid it to this..

But yes affter all that we belive that lad had the strut brace custom made as its not ever been seen before. :D

Scott

[scott.parker]

looks awsome matey

finally got the pics up then lol :lol: :lol:
Dude hes got a fook load of progress pics,lol i just hope he pulls his finger out and sorts the bumper for PV,i will push him a bit.. :lol:

Scott

[jedi]

looks very nice, i don't suppose u know were he got the engine management systemb from?

[SRlew]

has any one on here had a turbo conversion done by courtenay before or do you all just do the conversion yourselfs?

would it be worth the money to get courtenay to do it, what ya recon?

[scott.parker]

Dont bother there a rip off you can do it your self.

Scott

[njc11]

Scott... if your after a manifold for your XE, let me know!!

I bought a 2nd SBD Type C High Torque manifold in mild steel which i never used, it was used as the template to make one out of Stainless at a fraction of the SBD price... JP Exhausts in Macclesfield did it for me

Dave Broomfield is having a stainless one made up as we speak, ready for his TB's...

The SBD Type C is 1"7/8 to ideally suit a 21/2 system... the one i had made up (they now have a template/jig for making more manifolds) was 1"3/4 to suit a 21/4 system. When Steve Broughton mapped my car up he was well impressed with the manifold JP had done...

Prices may have changed...

1"7/8 in mild steel = ?260 s/s = ?360

1"3/4 in mild steel = ?250 s/s = ?350

As i know them at JP if you want one doing i can have a word for you...

Cheers

Nick

[NovaNeil]

Nice one Scott! Was fun building it, but when it was finished and I took it for a spin I wished I hadn't sold all the bits!!! It was mega Fun!

Its going to spank you down the 1/4mile on Sunday Scott! hehe Turbo small blocks rule, valvers are fat and overweight :lol:

Neil

[scott.parker]

Ok mate whatever! :lol:

Neil you got anyother pics of parts going onto mikes car?

Also mate i just bought the "massive" btb manifold and got my throttle linkage kit in the post of jenvey today,so soon affter pv lets get them bugers on! :D

Scott

[rikih]

love that it looks great, will be looking out for it tomoz