home made 1.6 turbo

[lee 16v]

i have a nova gsi kicking about,

now what will i need to do a home made turbo kit,
my mate can prob do the man and ill get intercooler and turbo from the scrappy, iv been told people have do it with 2 head gaskets

it dont need to be anything good as long as it goes ok

[Spudly]

You will be wanting this then buddy:-
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-NOVA-COURTENAY-TURBO-KIT-4-SALE_W0QQitemZ250066872917QQihZ015QQcategoryZ10404 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[rsintheplace]

some people do it that way, then you need to relocate the oil filter, management for the fueling when on boost etc.

[draper]

if i was any god with engines id buy that turbo kit :cry:

[lee 16v]

thats been forsale for years lol
thanks for the link

[lee 16v]

this has really got me thinking now

do i track my gsi with a turbo on it

or do i keep it mint and turbo it and sell it

[Stuart]

fwd turbo cars dont tend to make good track cars....

a PROPER 1.6 8v turbo setup would ideally be:
rebuilt bottm end with new lower compression pistons, arp rod bolts, oil squirters for piston cooling, deseamed and peened rods, whole rotating asembly balanced
Head with mild port job and any work done to the chamber to drop the CR to the required level.
tubular exuahst manifold
suitable turbo (a GT25 or something)
std inlet with fluid honing to remove casting debris
z20let injectors
decent ECU with a good mapper to sort it out
custom cam grind to sack off overlap

should easily see 200bhp minimum for the same kind of money that you'd spend at one of the "common" tuners that offer peaks of 170bhp

[craig green]

Just buy a Fiesta RS or Escort.

[GTE TURBZ]

i had one, it aint worth the hassle, like craig said just buy a ford instead, but must say, me 1.6 gte turbo (hence the name) nova was alot of fun especially when your showing up the rs turbo's. But down side when somwthing goes wrong unless your gonna do it yourself, no one wants to touch em. apart from turbo specialist like regal courtenay etc.

[s14a]

what trouble did you have with yours mate??

[GTE TURBZ]

well foe example, i had trouble wit the breather system, when i came off the boost there was clouds of blue smoke, no garage locally had a clue or even wanted to touch it until i found regal motor sport who re-routed the breather system and cured the problem(i still dont totally understand what they did in that)

anyway my advise is if your gonna do it understand the system prperly that way if it goes wrong, u can sort it yourself

[lee 16v]

Just buy a Fiesta RS or Escort.


im only think or doing this as i have a gsi kicking about. i might still give it a go on the track as it is, it will be the 1st time on the track so prob not going to need anything bigger for now any way.

but might use my 2.0 16v if i ever get it done lol

[Stuart]

20xe would be the cheaper more instantly reliable approach... its not ahrd to get them to handle well enough to amature track use.

[lee 16v]

iv got a c20xe nova sr im just have some probs with it at the mo

[craig green]

anyway my advise is if your gonna do it understand the system prperly that way if it goes wrong, u can sort it yourself

You will need a pretty damn good mechanical understanding to take on something like this yourself. There are books & mag features readily available.

All the hardwork & parts that could go down the pan because of ill informed guesswork isnt worth the gamble tbh.

[s14a]

what mags etc has it being coverd in craig??
ps dont 4get bout that coil

[redrocket]

my mate had a 1.4 turbo nova saloon sleeper which he built just for fun,1.4 sr block,1.6 cav mk3 carb head to lower comp ratio,lancia hf turbo carb,frontera intercooler,1.2 exhaust manifold/conversion plate to fit t2 turbo off montego derv,home made water injection set up 18-20 psi boost and blitzed many a car lol