XE vs LET

[Bent]

Whats best in nova?
How will a nova with c20let and 270-300bhp be to drive?
Using a c20xe now, but should I go for a LEt or TB's on mye xe together whit new camshafts and exhaust. what power will I get with TB's, 280 camshaft.
Can I run on standard ECU or do I need to get electomotive or something else?

[Adam]

Tb'd XE around 200/220hp(depending on headwork)
It wont run on a standard ecu.

Let is 204hp as standard, that can easily be upped to around 280hp with Phase chips tho, and a intercooler/changed fuel pressure.

What are you plans for the car? Trackcar Or just everyday road?

[big gra]

LET all the way!

[Bent]

Tb'd XE around 200/220hp(depending on headwork)
It wont run on a standard ecu.

Let is 204hp as standard, that can easily be upped to around 280hp with Phase chips tho, and a intercooler/changed fuel pressure.

What are you plans for the car? Trackcar Or just everyday road?

its a everyday roadcar, but will be used on trackdays also.

It will be fittet with a Irmscher sprint kit and coilovers.
Rollcage will also be mounted.
LET runs 316bhp with EDS phase 3+ on a good engine

[Philsutton]

well imo a tb'd car will be less drivable than a turbo on the road. Mine drive perfect around town, off boost just feels like a standard 2lt. An before anyone meantions lag, lets not forget that an engine with throttle bodies ect.. wont be making it power until about the same revs a turbo will be, just the turbo will have a bigger increase in power an hence feel a bigger surge of power.

[Adam]

And a turbo motor makes a shedload more torque, and its power is at a more road friendly rpm.

[the great wog]

but which one would sound better, the almighty suckin noise of TBs of the whooooooosh of a turbo????? Am goin for a let just cause I love the turbo thump when u gun it!! :D:D

[Dar]

Go for a LET. However I disagree with you Phil a engine running TB's will not have any noticable problems with low down power.

EDIT: ENEM - take a look at some of my vids if you want to know what TB's sound like. Also clickme (http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-4365796575818683730) for what they sound like from another car. About 45secs in to the vid you will hear them.

[Philsutton]

im not saying they dont have low end power but im saying that a turbo will probably be the same but you notice a big hike in power when it comes on boost if that makes sense lol

[twin40s]

theres a nova on ebay with both tb's and turbo with 440bhp but its ?25000 lol.

[twin40s]

theres a nova on ebay with both tb's and turbo with 440bhp but its ?25000 lol.

[Stuart]

imho you either want a keenly tuned XE OR a sedate LET if tracking it... too much torque will light up the inside wheel (less so with a plate diff, but its still an issue)

noise/big power numbers etc etc mean fack all on track... you want the noise to a minimum really otherwise tracks start turning you away, and huge power dosent always mean faster laptimes.

[s14a]

are lets reliable or are they always breakin stuff??
i am also in the same dilema

[Stuart]

they only break if you fit crap parts/treat it like crap....

[Bent]

Think I go for LET, so then I need to take a tour over too UK and find a calibra turbo so I can take that home too norway.
A let cost about 2000? here:(
Anyone know about a calibra turbo near newcastle??
Engine and leather have too be nice.
Please PM me if someone knows about a cali, or nova with c20let. I buy it all :)

[tony k]

yeah go with the let mate my mates got throttle boddies on his 20ltr its got 230 brake but cost a fourtune with a let engine with little money you can get good gains out of them

[bump]

Think I go for LET, so then I need to take a tour over too UK and find a calibra turbo so I can take that home too norway.
A let cost about 2000? here:(
Anyone know about a calibra turbo near newcastle??
Engine and leather have too be nice.
Please PM me if someone knows about a cali, or nova with c20let. I buy it all :)

Check out about the import duty, as that may make less favourable especially with the cost of moving the donor vehicle factored in.

[Bent]

its almost free to take a donor car inn too norway, just have too pay VAT of the valeu of car.
I bougth a Cav V6 last summer from uk.

[Stuart]

just get a recipt for ?100 or something rubbish on the donor car lol

[Bent]

just get a recipt for ?100 or something rubbish on the donor car lol

the cav I had a recipt for 300?, but forget to stop att customlol
That car cost me nothing to get home