Chris' Nova C20let

[chrisnovaturbo]

Have to ask...... Will your landlord not have a kitten with the fact that you've built an office over one of the exits?lol. Cant tell by the pics, maybe theres more, just looked a bit...:wtf:......lollol

doors are welded up and im allowed to do what ever. they said i can paint it pink and put fairy lights up lol

[chrisnovaturbo]

i also have a series 1 im restoring are you on seriesone turbo.co.uk mines a zvh efi

one is my mates and one is a customers im restoring.

[chrisnovaturbo]

got a 60mm external wastegate on its way

[~~joycey~~]

Epic thread! :) Rep+

[chrisnovaturbo]

got my engine back lol with the hole car. sold the engine for £150 and got the car for £250 lol. he put a f18 box on it and brand new clutch. got all the shafts, hubs, mounts, bargin :D

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova003-21.jpg

i got my air filter today its not the smallest one ever made but the only one i could fine that would fit on my turbo,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova006-20.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova007-22.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova008-15.jpg

what you think? :D

[vaughanmc]

15" ? lol

Some size

White Nova looks tidy as well

[Rich]

I think its gonna suck alot of hot air straight off the turbo? Could do with a bigger one really lol

[Adam]

Hmm, dont know if id trust a foam filter directly on the turbo?
Cone type filter maybe...

[chrisnovaturbo]

it will be ok lol. im heat raping the turbo, manifold and the down pipe and going to make a heat sheld up for the filter.

[chrisnovaturbo]

it was only £38 brand new as well so if i get heat soak problems, it ant the end of the world if i have to change it.

[Novaboi_1991]

chris, you know of any scrappys near us with any nova's?
Cheers

[chrisnovaturbo]

pm'ed

[Rick Draper]

Hmm, dont know if id trust a foam filter directly on the turbo?
Cone type filter maybe...

+1 rep.

You need a cone filter chris, foam ones have been known to be dragged into turbos and can cause pitting of the blades as bits can fall off them.

Get on the K&N site and look for part numbers of universal filters, then ring a supplyer and order a cone filter from them.

[chrisnovaturbo]

+1 rep.

You need a cone filter chris, foam ones have been known to be dragged into turbos and can cause pitting of the blades as bits can fall off them.

Get on the K&N site and look for part numbers of universal filters, then ring a supplyer and order a cone filter from them.

cheers mate. will have a look:thumb:

[EUROTURBO]

read it the qhole way through mate, nice job on your fleet!!! lol

[sr jack]

i take my hat off to you chris. you dont fcuking stop lol i take it your getting married in a nova lol

[chrisnovaturbo]

lol never getting marrid well not for a long time and not in a nova

[chrisnovaturbo]

next few weeks i should have new rear beam, front hubs, front brakes and wheels off rich,

beam,


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/ricmetcalf/DSC000751.jpg
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http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/ricmetcalf/DSC000721.jpg
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wheels,

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/ricmetcalf/DSC00056-1.jpg

front hubs,

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/ricmetcalf/DSC00061-1.jpg

front brakes,

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/ricmetcalf/DSC00060-1.jpg

going for 15"s this time.

[Benn]

Can i ask what hand brake cable you will be using?
As my beams just like yours, but am still having probs with the cable.

[Adam]

Those bits off R1ch???

[R1CH]

Those bits off R1ch???

Aye
As for the handbrake cables, std Nova long side and a mk2 Cav shortside, think theres a couple of different ones tho ? I had to add a bit of threaded bar to mine.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/ricmetcalf/DSC00057-2.jpg

Edit: if your after another filter, i've got a Green cone filter you can have if you want ? has quite a large inlet on it tho.

[chrisnovaturbo]

will be getting the nova out from under the cover this week. hope i mite have time tomorrow. soon as i get it out i will start working on it again :thumb: :thumb:

[Kev Turbo]

Just read the whole lot,

Great read,

With a lack of work, 600 quid a month unit bills, the cost of living and everything else how do you afford all this?????? Pm me as i wish i could!Lol

Great work mate keep the pics coming

[Benn]

Estate mk2 cav cable fits.

[chrisnovaturbo]

Estate mk2 cav cable fits.

ive used nova cables before and they worked fine.

[chrisnovaturbo]

got my nova out today and up on stands. got lower arms and hubs off then started taking rear beam off,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova002-21.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova003-22.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova004-23.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova005-25.jpg

beam will be off tomorrow and up forsale as i don't need it anymore.

to be continued........

me and my mate offered his engine up for the first time as well :cool: ,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova007-23.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova008-16.jpg

looks good i think :thumb:

[paddy138]

oh that engine looks well in a nova,

[Rich]

oh that engine looks well in a nova,

Engines not in a nova lol

[paddy138]

ha, look a bit silly now, lol

[chrisnovaturbo]

got few bits done today. modified a front engine mount so it will fit the later engine,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova002-22.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova003-23.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova004-24.jpg

then gave it a coat of paint,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova005-26.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova006-21.jpg

then liked the look of it in blue so painted the f28 mount to,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova007-24.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova008-17.jpg

got the beam off as well,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova009-18.jpg

[chrisnovaturbo]

person who owed the car before welded the mount lower so i cut it off and putting it back up to were it was orignally,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova013-9.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova014-8.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova018-5.jpg

got the front winggs and headlights off,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova017-7.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova016-10.jpg

more tomorrow.

[chrisnovaturbo]

welded my new mount in today,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova002-23.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova003-24.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova004-25.jpg

strengthend the mount up,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova005-27.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova006-22.jpg

then got the engine back in and put the manifold, turbo and the inlet on,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova007-25.jpg
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then got intercooler and rad on,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova010-18.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova011-13.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova012-12.jpg

cut up the gsi bumper so fits round the cooler and put new wings, headlights, grill on. got to move the cooler down a bit so i can fit the bumper in the right place.

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova013-10.jpg

i can still fit the plate in its norrmal place for when its on the road as well :thumb:

[Benn]

Air filter needs to be bigger i'd say.


Nice work, looks good.

[MK999]

Filter is mental lol Looks bigger than a 3l coke bottle... meaning the filter has a higher capacity than the engine :wtf: lol

[chrisnovaturbo]

im not using that filter lol

[Cle]

that front intercooler looks nuts :) inlet manifold also looks really good.

[stupot89]

wow this is one mamoth build. lovin it so far. will it still be ready for pv 09??

[Adam]

Bay is looking nice!!! :cool:

[chrisnovaturbo]

wow this is one mamoth build. lovin it so far. will it still be ready for pv 09??

it will be done for 2010 pv :( as dont get my licence back till march 4th 2010:cry: hope i get insured on it:roll:

[stupot89]

or well keep up the good work anyhow look forward to seein it at pv 2010

[EUROTURBO]

when i saw that filter i thought WTF but what a car this will be...! good work matey

[chrisnovaturbo]

cheers for comments. selling the filter. got a bit done today made new mounts for cooler as the others were s**t. front bumpers on, rads in, twin fans sqweezed inbetween the cooler a rad. few other bits i got done to. will post pics up tomorrow

[chrisnovaturbo]

some pics of yesterdays work,

cut out the rest off the bumper out so the cooler would fit in better,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova002-24.jpg

made new mounts for the cooler and rad to sit on,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova003-25.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova006-23.jpg

then fitted the cooler up with the rad and the fans,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova007-26.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova018-6.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova008-19.jpg

then fitted the bumper up and fits realy well. put the plate on as well,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova009-20.jpg

fans touching the grill,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova010-19.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova013-11.jpg

[chrisnovaturbo]

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova012-13.jpg

rased the bonnit as well,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova014-9.jpg

changed the rocker cover over,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova015-9.jpg
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http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova017-8.jpg

[chrisnovaturbo]

getting wheels and 5 stud bits on tuesday so can put it back on the floor on its new wheels. cant wait lol

[scott.parker]

How have i missed this?!?

Am i right in thinking i see a charger,a turbo and TB's??

Scott

[Lee H]

How have i missed this?!?

Am i right in thinking i see a charger,a turbo and TB's??

Scott

Just a turbo, no tb's.

[chrisnovaturbo]

How have i missed this?!?

Am i right in thinking i see a charger,a turbo and TB's??

Scott

custom inlet cossie throttle body, gt3582r turbo there the main bits you can see.:thumb:

[Adam]

Looking very very nice.

[chrisnovaturbo]

got all the bits off rich on tuesday but my laptops ill. so im using work pc at the mo so cant post any pics just yet. got it all bolted on and i love it. going from 18"s to 15"s has complety changed the car. looks the nuts. will post pics soon as i get my laptop back from being repaired.

[dj_wudgey]

how many novas have you got dude lol all off them look top quality though!!!

[chrisnovaturbo]

ive got 4 novas and a corsa b at the mo lol

[chrisnovaturbo]

done a few more bits to the nova. got the front bumper in high build primer as it had a few marks. should be getting another engine soon if i have the money. will be making the boost pipes up this week. will post pics up soon as my laptop is sorted :mad:

[AlexW]

Crack on with it lad.

[Joe Richardson]

looks very nice,great work:thumb:

Is that a S1 RS Turbo i see there aswell:cool:

[dj_wudgey]

yea 4 i thought i was bad lol well yea man good work any way!!

[shaneyboi35]

This is an insaine build, will be an animal when its done, i do really want to know how you afford it all though ! buying parts always comes to a stand still with me because i completely run out of money ! keep it out thou chap will be looking foward to seeing it at PV2010

[chrisnovaturbo]

looks very nice,great work:thumb:

Is that a S1 RS Turbo i see there aswell:cool:

yes got 2 s1 rs turbos down here at the mo.:cool:

[chrisnovaturbo]

This is an insaine build, will be an animal when its done, i do really want to know how you afford it all though ! buying parts always comes to a stand still with me because i completely run out of money ! keep it out thou chap will be looking foward to seeing it at PV2010

i dont no how i afford it lol im looking foward to seeing it at pv2010 as well :D

[chrisnovaturbo]

ive got my laptop fixed at last !! got few pics to update, so here they are.

my new wheels, beam, hubs and brakes,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova001-16.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova002-25.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova004-26.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova005-28.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova007-27.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova009-21.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova010-20.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova011-14.jpg

well happy with the bits i got off rich.

[R1CH]

Glad to see they've gone to a good home.
Looks cool.
:cool:

[chrisnovaturbo]

i got it out side the other day,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova013-12.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova014-10.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova015-10.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova017-9.jpg

got the front bumper in high build primer,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova018-7.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova019-7.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova020-8.jpg

ive cut a standard inlet maifold down and put it on,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova025-7.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova026-6.jpg

im gettin a new maifold made up soon.

put one of my mates 22" wheels next 2 my gsi dont think they will fit tho lol,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova028-6.jpg

[scott.parker]

Looks nice mate, so what happend, did rich break his car?

That GSi looks like my old one before i scrapped it lol

Scott

[chrisnovaturbo]

Looks nice mate, so what happend, did rich break his car?

That GSi looks like my old one before i scrapped it lol

Scott

yeah he broke it.
the gsi ive just scraped today as was rotten. putting all the bits into another shell tho.

[dj_wudgey]

the nova looks good matey!!

[sparkie1401]

should make a great turbo

great thread, and im lovin the fleet

[chrisnovaturbo]

got a let engine coming next week sometime then the engine rebuild will start. :D

[turbo boy]

hy mate what a car you should be well proad of that i love it are the front wings standerd one or are thay bigger ones thanks mate turbo boy

[Jay]

Ahhhh glad you've got some proper sized wheels now. Looks loads better.

[chrisnovaturbo]

Ahhhh glad you've got some proper sized wheels now. Looks loads better.

yeah me to. i can turn the wheels on full lock now with out it rubbing and wearing the tyres out :thumb:

[chrisnovaturbo]

update, i got my let engine on friday. very happy with it. few pics,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova013-13.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova014-11.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova015-11.jpg

took the cam cover off to have a look inside to find its mint :cool:

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova017-10.jpg

went to rally design on friday as well and got myself a brake bias adjuster,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova016-13.jpg

started making boost pipes over the weekend will post pics in the week of them.

[discoinferno]

good work,

[Tommydewe]

wicked job matey! i just read it from the start,fairplay to you not selling everything when you lsot your job,as that what i guess most people would of done and i am very happy you didnt! keep up the good work and look foward to seeing a video of the engine running :)

[chrisnovaturbo]

got one boost pipes done the other one will be done over the weekend. just spent over £2000 on advertisment for my company so no more money left for the nova at the mo.:roll:

[Novaboi_1991]

ROFL the engine that came in when i came up that day is it?

[seannova]

looking good mate, been a while since i last saw this thread due to moving from the vaux scene, good to see my old bits being put to use

[chrisnovaturbo]

will have update tomorrow on my engine.

[chrisnovaturbo]

well got a update of my engine, got it stiped down this week,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova037-3.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova038-2.jpg
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http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova041-3.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova042-5.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova043-4.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova044-4.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova045-3.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova046-2.jpg

all ive got to do now is get the money together for my new steel and forge goodies :D

[R1CH]

Just out of interest, did you find / notice anything in the bottom end that could cause it to knock ?
Shells / thrust bearing bits look ok ?

Keep up the good work.

[chrisnovaturbo]

they all looked ok mate. i wont be using crank, rods and pistons when it goes back together. everythink will be brand new

[chrisnovaturbo]

well got a update at last. i got some shafts off game1 and give them a lick of paint

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova028-7.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova029-6.jpg

ive taken the dash and loom out as dont want a dash anymore and loom was just a mess so putting a new one in when i get it,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova031-6.jpg

made a bracket up for my coil pack today,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova037-4.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova039-3.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova040-4.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova043-5.jpg

im moving the rad into the boot to give me more room and the rad was to close to the turbo witch would of caused the water system to get to hot.

loads more room,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova041-4.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova042-6.jpg

more room for my 60mm external wastegate,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova045-4.jpg

will go somewere round here lol

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova044-5.jpg

cleared out the boot,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova046-3.jpg

rad fits realy well round the cage

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova047-3.jpg

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova049-2.jpg

thats it for today.

[chrisnovaturbo]

i forgot all about my new bonnit that i got off nick j. i got his carbon bonnit that he didnt use. will post pics up later of that.

[MK999]

What are you doing about air feed for the rad? Looks good though! :)

[scott.parker]

Looks nice mate, good ideas, can you get some detaild pics of your arches and cage?

Scott

[Plug]

im guessing let the fans run

[MK999]

and then car gets warmer and warmer lol

[scott.parker]

Same sort of set up as Austin's saloon i would think.

[The Simps]

Progress looks good mate!

[kieran jackson]

this is one wicked build keep up the good work mate

[chrisnovaturbo]

thanks for coments.
im having duckting from the rear windows for the rad. hope to have the rad mounted today.
the water system is going to be easy to do.
the rear arches i will get some more pics when tub the other side.

[chrisnovaturbo]

well i ended up spending a few grand on my bottom end friday :D

ive got,
steel crank,
steel rods,
forged pistons,
arp mains stud kit,
and acl race barings.

should be with me in a 2 weeks. its all proper stuff as well, not ebay chinese choclatelol

[djbrowney]

what crank did you buy fella ???

sounds good progress !!!

[djbrowney]

lol just realised i was picking the brakes up of game 1 when you picked your shafts up lol

[Benn]

ive got,
steel crank,
steel rods,
forged pistons,
arp mains stud kit,
and acl race barings.


Thats a nice spend.

[chrisnovaturbo]

what crank did you buy fella ???

sounds good progress !!!

i got all the bits from PEC. it all come to £2300 all in to my door. cos i got it alltogether they took off £250.

[Paul]

well i ended up spending a few grand on my bottom end friday :D

ive got,
steel crank,
steel rods,
forged pistons,
arp mains stud kit,
and acl race barings.

should be with me in a 2 weeks. its all proper stuff as well, not ebay chinese choclatelol

:cool: Get it built!

[Benn]

i got all the bits from PEC. it all come to £2300 all in to my door. cos i got it alltogether they took off £250.

Check everything carefully.

[chrisnovaturbo]

Check everything carefully.

what you mean the quilety of the bits? well the bloke said to that i will be able to rev it to 10k. so cant be bad. i will set the limiter to 8.5k, 9k on the final map :roll:

[chrisnovaturbo]

:cool: Get it built!

will do when the bits turn up lol

[chrisnovaturbo]

the bits should be here this week i hope :wtf: ive been doing a few other bits. got the engine out to do a bit of welding for strenth not rust. got some rose joints to make my new lower arms and track control arms. and few other bits, will do a update later with pics.

[sparkie1401]

this is a good thread and the car will be a fookin animal when finished, excited already

keep up the progress Mr Turbo

[nova2.0widearch]

This vehicle is awesome, Really good thread. Once i have over 15 posts i will be adding my Nova project.

[brucer]

any more progress? want to see this awesome bottom end your building.

[chrisnovaturbo]

hopfully the bits will be here this week. then i will send the block off with my new pistons and get it re-bored.

[chrisnovaturbo]

well engine is out as i need it for another nova,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova005-29.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova007-28.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova008-21.jpg

done a bit of welding,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova009-22.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova010-21.jpg

as its been nice weather this week i rolled the car outside and give it a dust off. the pait work still shines up well,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova017-11.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova019-8.jpg

put the box back in so i can make new lower arms and track control arms with rose joints,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova021-7.jpg

i wanted to add a bit to the cage to mount my gauges so started to take the screen out and pushed a bit to hard when pulling the rubber back,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova048-2.jpg

:roll: opps. oh well ive got 3 spare screens with blue tint lol it had a few weld marks in it anyway.

[chrisnovaturbo]

screen out,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova039-4.jpg

trimed new bar,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova040-5.jpg

and then welded it in,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova043-6.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova042-7.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova044-6.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova045-5.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova046-4.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova047-4.jpg

thats it for this week so far. just waiting for my bottom end bits to turn up and i will be happy :D

[chrisnovaturbo]

just rang PEC and they said there still waiting for the rods to turn up then they can send it all out. :wtf:

[Benn]

Like the chicken bar, nice welding too.

[chrisnovaturbo]

well ive got a good update at last :d my bits arrived today. well happy with it all. ive got to get load of welding to do on a escort s1 thats been in my workshop for months, so i can get some money in lol. spent bit to much on the nova this month realy :confused: so wont get alot done till ive got that s1 out of the way and got my own red nova that im putting xe in and then putting it up for sale.

anyway back to my goodies here's some pics,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova003-29.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova002-26.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova005-30.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova006-25.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova007-29.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova004-28.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova008-22.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova009-23.jpg

[chrisnovaturbo]

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova014-12.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova013-14.jpg

got the trgger wheel off the old crank,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova011-16.jpg

[scott.parker]

How much was the rods i a may ask?

Scott

[chrisnovaturbo]

there bit to big for them bores at the mo lol

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova015-12.jpg

i checked the block to see if it needed faceing and it looks good to me,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova012-16.jpg

as they took a while to turn up they gave these bits to me as a gift,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova010-22.jpg

the only thing that im not happy with is that diddnt send out the piston rings in the set, but rang them up and there be with me tomorrow:thumb:

[chrisnovaturbo]

How much was the rods i a may ask?

Scott

come as a kit with the pistons. on there own they are £474.99 :eek:

[Rick Draper]

Chris tbh i would still have the block faced to be 100% sure its totally flat. Its got to be if you are aiming for big power and running a mls gasket.

[chrisnovaturbo]

Chris tbh i would still have the block faced to be 100% sure its totally flat. Its got to be if you are aiming for big power and running a mls gasket.

well im sending it off soon to get it re-bored so mite get it faced at the same time. :thumb:

[Plug]

might as well get it done while its out :thumb:

them pistons look Great :)

[djbrowney]

Nice work buddy :thumb: are going to run under piston oil squirters ???

where did you get your crank from ??? if you dont mind me asking :thumb:

[chrisnovaturbo]

Nice work buddy :thumb: are going to run under piston oil squirters ???

where did you get your crank from ??? if you dont mind me asking :thumb:

yeah ive got oil squirters to fit at some point. got crank from PEC, that was the last one in stock tho.

[let_nova]

looking ace. good work.

[chrisnovaturbo]

ive just had a perfect plan of action for my gear sifter. going down the scrapy now to see if i can find the one i want :d

[Rick Draper]

Chris can i ask why you are running a 60mm ebay gate instead of say a 38mm tial that would fit the manifold or say a 44mm tial?

[Rs1]

Interesting build going on here:cool:
Ive done something similar to my crossmember and i have to say you really need to rethink yours, its definatly not substantial enough.....infact i bet it'll hold less stress than the OE one. Also i'd advise rethinking the drop downs for you tie bars.....properly not helping matters having great big ****ing levers twisting away at the double weak crossmember:p

Back end of the car looks ace though, tubbed is the way to go:thumb:

[sal9971]

good job! like the new look and spec!

[Novaboi_1991]

looks wickid chris :D how long til its finished?

[chrisnovaturbo]

Chris can i ask why you are running a 60mm ebay gate instead of say a 38mm tial that would fit the manifold or say a 44mm tial?

cos it will do the job and it was cheap. i mite change it at a later date if its no good.

[corsa444]

very nice car you have..

[chrisnovaturbo]

Interesting build going on here:cool:
Ive done something similar to my crossmember and i have to say you really need to rethink yours, its definatly not substantial enough.....infact i bet it'll hold less stress than the OE one. Also i'd advise rethinking the drop downs for you tie bars.....properly not helping matters having great big ****ing levers twisting away at the double weak crossmember:p

Back end of the car looks ace though, tubbed is the way to go:thumb:

i didnt fit the crossmember the bloke who built it the first time round fitted it. it has been in there for a few years now and when the car was on the road it was driven hard. there is no sgns of cracking twisting or stress marks anywere. im making my own tie bars lower arms and changing the front crossmember for 50x50 thick walled box and going over the hole car stich welding were needed.

[chrisnovaturbo]

looks wickid chris :D how long til its finished?

it will never be finished as there is allways somefing i will change to make it better.

it will be at next years pv show and will be running the pod :d

[sr jack]

those new parts look reel sexy!

[chrisnovaturbo]

those new parts look reel sexy!

cheers mate

[chrisnovaturbo]

hope to get some more bits for it soon:d just trying to save up:roll:

[djbrowney]

whats next on the list mate ???

[chrisnovaturbo]

erm....... a high spec head, coilovers, rc 1000cc injectors, arp flywheel bolts, bilit flywheel, fuel hose, brake hose, cam belt kit, qed pullys, gauges, new ready made engine loom from omex, there the main bits i can fink of. probly loads more lol

[djbrowney]

why thats a fair old price lol, can i ask why your brought the pec crank over a farndon ect ect cheers browney

[chrisnovaturbo]

why thats a fair old price lol, can i ask why your brought the pec crank over a farndon ect ect cheers browney

dont no realy got discount off pec so that was one of the resonslol it all looks realy good s**t lol

as long as its fast and dont blow up i will be happy:d well i hope it last a few years atlest:confused:

[Jonlem]

First time I've seen your thread, some serious stuff going on here, I like it :)

Gaz'd with the purple corsa runs one of those cranks without any issues so far, however they did say it needed balancing as it was far from perfect.

I'd speak to PEC about it or get the whole bottom end balanced, crank, flywheel, clutch, bottom pulley and the rods if your going to start giving it some big revs.

[chrisnovaturbo]

im getting the whole bottom end balanced.:thumb:

[Jonlem]

Ah good man.

What sort of power you looking to make, sounds like its going to make a fair bit.

[Novaboi_1991]

Chris, ur a madman, lol, i gotta come see you soon!,

[chrisnovaturbo]

Ah good man.

What sort of power you looking to make, sounds like its going to make a fair bit.

dont no realy im not going to run it at its max power all the time but i think it should make 450, 500 easy with the spec im going for. :roll:

[Kev Turbo]

dont no realy im not going to run it at its max power all the time but i think it should make 450, 500 easy with the spec im going for. :roll:

There has never been an easy 450-500bhp build yet so dont take these figures lightly,

Bolting on vrious parst alone wont achieve these figures,

Good luck!

[Jonlem]

There has never been an easy 450-500bhp build yet so dont take these figures lightly,

Bolting on vrious parst alone wont achieve these figures,

Good luck!

Sorry I disagree, 500hp is not hard to get out of a let, if you consider the mild spec of Speckys engine and that fact that made 505hp without going mad on the boost its not a hard target to achieve, its how reliable it is that counts.

8.5:1 Forged pistons
Steel rods
Stock crank
Ported head with +1mm oversize valves
Double valve springs
XE cams
Hydraulic lifters
Custom inlet
Custom Exhaust manifold
GT3076
Ecu and 1000cc injectors

There is still plenty he could do to that engine but he chooses not too and tbh why bother when its not missed a beat in 3 years, the ONLY issue I would have with that spec is the stock crank but Specky doesn't rev it anyway so that I assume is why its been so reliable.

[stuartp]

looking good I havn't had time to read it all but its looking good so far. Any reason why you have a custom brake servo mount? the black tubular one i wasnt sure if you are running a completlt differnt servo?
stu

[philip]

what you mean the quilety of the bits? well the bloke said to that i will be able to rev it to 10k

i had a long chat with the lad at PEC at PVS. as i was looking into the steel crank they had. and tbh i was abit put off by the lack of testing.

i was told 9k rev limit, but not really be advised to hold at 9k all the time. so that put me off as a stock early XE crank will blip to 9k anyway and last at 8.5k

so just be carefull. imo fardon crank is one to go for.

build should be awesome though:thumb:

[keensniper]

just been looking at this gorgeous nova m8, its taken me almost 20mins to read everything :tard:

im looking the color, the black rims really do bring it out though:thumb:

you must have spent a fortune on it m8, but its money well spent,
exellent progress m8:thumb:

[Kev Turbo]

Sorry I disagree, 500hp is not hard to get out of a let, if you consider the mild spec of Speckys engine and that fact that made 505hp without going mad on the boost its not a hard target to achieve, its how reliable it is that counts.

8.5:1 Forged pistons
Steel rods
Stock crank
Ported head with +1mm oversize valves
Double valve springs
XE cams
Hydraulic lifters
Custom inlet
Custom Exhaust manifold
GT3076
Ecu and 1000cc injectors

There is still plenty he could do to that engine but he chooses not too and tbh why bother when its not missed a beat in 3 years, the ONLY issue I would have with that spec is the stock crank but Specky doesn't rev it anyway so that I assume is why its been so reliable.

Granted,

The amount of people who have actually achieved this though is very small,

Not to name names ut you know as well as me the amount over the years that have tried and failed,

And there have been a fair few attempts on mig over the years which i know you are aware of as you post on there regular.

Gav is also heading the correct way for 500bhp.

Like you say the spec list for this figure isnt huge but pulling it off seem to be another matter!

[Jonlem]

This is the thing, Gav proved what a stock let (KKK16) can do with some chips and a bit of gas a LONG time ago yet everyone has tried to do things the hard way and as yet few have beaten his time infact no nova has !

People have no excuse now not to get the results, its there in black and white to copy and short of the engine being built right and mapped well it will make 500hp, there really isn't anymore to it than that.

Over complicating things is the issue, I was there myself, building a 500hp let is one thing, building one that can take track abuse is another matter and more importantly putting it in a car with a good enough setup is the other issue.

The nearest anyone has got to a good overall package is Rob (SBD16V) and although its not 500hp (as its not specced to be) it is by far the best overall package that anyone in the Vauxhall world seems to have, when using a C20LET anyway.

I quite simply walked away from it all as to build a reliable let is going to cost big bucks, if it failed in any way shape or form its going to be seriously expensive so the Honda unit although NA is a much better option for me but then I'm not building a fwd Vauxhall so I'm not tied down when it comes to engine options

[chrisnovaturbo]

i had a long chat with the lad at PEC at PVS. as i was looking into the steel crank they had. and tbh i was abit put off by the lack of testing.

i was told 9k rev limit, but not really be advised to hold at 9k all the time. so that put me off as a stock early XE crank will blip to 9k anyway and last at 8.5k

so just be carefull. imo fardon crank is one to go for.

build should be awesome though:thumb:

well it ant built yet so can change my mind if not sure wether to use the crank. i will find out more about it and go from there. :)

[philip]

top man, didnt want to sound a ****, but at same time i dont want you to spedn mega money and crank let go and self distruct the engine.:thumb:

[chrisnovaturbo]

Granted,

The amount of people who have actually achieved this though is very small,

Not to name names ut you know as well as me the amount over the years that have tried and failed,

And there have been a fair few attempts on mig over the years which i know you are aware of as you post on there regular.

Gav is also heading the correct way for 500bhp.

Like you say the spec list for this figure isnt huge but pulling it off seem to be another matter!

gav is using a ebay turbo and got 463bhp @1.6 bar

ive got a gt3582r and if i run @ 1.6 bar and limiter @ 7.5k i recon it will push 450, 500bhp easy

[Jonlem]

I'm in on this 500hp from Gt35's, their a 600+hp turbo, if you want a good 500hp use a GT3076R like Rick did/has, they have done 500hp/500lb ft on a yb and will easily go over 500hp if thats what you want without being so damn laggy as Specky has now found out.

Your one saving grace is the all steel bottom end, a 35R might not be so bad considering you can really rev yours if the cam profiles allow it, I still believe Speckys old spec setup was the one to work from, easily a 550hp engine that with a massive spread of power if he revved it.

Your car your choice, either way its going to be silly fast !

[djbrowney]

gt 3040 ftw

[Jonlem]

You been in Gavs car yet Browney !

There is no need for that sort of power, honestly ! LOL

[djbrowney]

You been in Gavs car yet Browney !

There is no need for that sort of power, honestly ! LOL

i havent mate, but i sure would like to lol

you can always turn the boost down mate :thumb:

[Jonlem]

Whats the point in that

ATMO FTW

[djbrowney]

Whats the point in that

ATMO FTW

???

[chrisnovaturbo]

You been in Gavs car yet Browney !

There is no need for that sort of power, honestly ! LOL

i watched that video lol i want a go

[chrisnovaturbo]

I'm in on this 500hp from Gt35's, their a 600+hp turbo, if you want a good 500hp use a GT3076R like Rick did/has, they have done 500hp/500lb ft on a yb and will easily go over 500hp if thats what you want without being so damn laggy as Specky has now found out.

Your one saving grace is the all steel bottom end, a 35R might not be so bad considering you can really rev yours if the cam profiles allow it, I still believe Speckys old spec setup was the one to work from, easily a 550hp engine that with a massive spread of power if he revved it.

Your car your choice, either way its going to be silly fast !

i like laggy turbos lol i like the explosion when it comes on boost :d

[Rick Draper]

imo fardon crank is one to go for.

IMHO there is better out there than Farndon.

[Jonlem]

ISBSHO there is better out there than Farndon.

:wtf: lol

[Jonlem]

???
Aspirated as in NON turbo engines FTW

get back to your turnips

[philip]

whats up with farndon cranks? what would you choose? dke?

[Jonlem]

The fact that Steve's mate broke one in his BDT and Mike and Martin both broke the nose of 2 Cosworth ones.

However I am sure the issues have been sorted as I know 2 people personally that only use Farndon in all their steel race engines and have never had a issue so I would be happy to use one.

Infact even people that have had faults still use them which says enough.

[chrisnovaturbo]

well got a update got my new big valve head off james (jonlem) yesterday. very pleased with it :d

Full spec

low mileage XE head (GM casting) originally supplied new from vauxhall as a replacement,
Skimmed and ported,
Porous modification carried out so no need to ever worry about any water/oil mixing,
Autosprint +1mm 1 Piece Stainless Steel 214N Valves with wasted stems on the inlets,
Bronze guides,
Piper Double Valve Springs (need to get)
Piper valve spring retainers (need to get)
Arrow Solid Lifters (need to get)
SBD shims,
XE Camshafts, exhaust cam has been shortened and plugged.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Jatec/DSC03529.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Jatec/DSC03530.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Jatec/DSC03531.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Jatec/DSC03534.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Jatec/DSC03535.jpg

will get my own pics up later :thumb:

[Jonlem]

Glad your pleased with it Chris, nice to meet you and I guess your mrs yesterday

[The Simps]

Certainly is nicely spec'd!

How come the water outlet on the side has been plugged?

[Lee H]

Think it was intended for Jonboy's Escort so would have fouled the bulkhead as it would be on the back.

[Jonlem]

Exactly that reason Lee, same reason for the dizzy housing not being there anymore either.

This technically means you can now run a GT47 with a drag manifold without it fouling the dizzy housing lol

[philip]

andys work is very nice tbf and know he heads help to make good power;)

pm steveboyslim for the piper springs, caps and solid followers:thumb:

[chrisnovaturbo]

Exactly that reason Lee, same reason for the dizzy housing not being there anymore either.

This technically means you can now run a GT47 with a drag manifold without it fouling the dizzy housing lol

im going to stick with my gt35 for now as that was close to head on my drag manifold lol

[chrisnovaturbo]

andys work is very nice tbf and know he heads help to make good power;)

pm steveboyslim for the piper springs, caps and solid followers:thumb:

im going to mate. should have the head all built back up in a few weeks :thumb:

[philip]

happy days then. i did have the prices off steve somewhere too, just typical i cant find them now lol

[Jonlem]

I think the GT35 will be plenty LOL

I gave him Steves prices Phil so he knew what the head built up will cost

[novaxe235]

andys work is very nice tbf and know he heads help to make good power;)

pm steveboyslim for the piper springs, caps and solid followers:thumb:

who did the work on the head andy from chd.

[Jonlem]

Andy Golding, drives and built the well known purple Corsa that runs 11's.

[chrisnovaturbo]

and its going to have its finishing touches from me :d

[philip]

yayoboy on here had abit of a falling out with andy at CHD, and after see the pics i found the ports on the head werent opened enough(coscast head really need port boring to make them anywhere near as good as the GM imo) specced it inadequate for 230bhp capable too and also forgot to put the spring base plates in which if valve digs in it will ruin the head.

if after a head i could sort something or pm jonlem for gaz'ds number( andy doesnt like phones.

[chrisnovaturbo]

yayoboy on here had abit of a falling out with andy at CHD, and after see the pics i found the ports on the head werent opened enough(coscast head really need port boring to make them anywhere near as good as the GM imo) specced it inadequate for 230bhp capable too and also forgot to put the spring base plates in which if valve digs in it will ruin the head.

if after a head i could sort something or pm jonlem for gaz'ds number( andy doesnt like phones.

????

[Jonlem]

I think that was a reply to novaxe235 Chris as he thought the Andy that did this head was the Andy from CHD who someone had some grief with.

[chrisnovaturbo]

oh ok lol

[philip]

sorry about that:thumb:

[chrisnovaturbo]

well i think i should do a update. ive sat the head on the block put the inlet, exhaust manifold and turbo on and checked the clearance and its much better then before with the standard head. the rocker cover is a bit of a mess just using that to stop dust and getting in there.

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova015-13.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova016-14.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova017-12.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova018-9.jpg

loads more clearance as the turbo was touching the head before.

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova021-8.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova022-7.jpg

my ducting for the cold side of the turbo,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova031-7.jpg

[Jonlem]

Looking good Chris !

As I thought there is easily enough room there for a Gt47 now the dizzy housing has gone lol

[Cle]

looks insane :)

[tony k]

just had a look through your thread,some good work going on there,love the engine,keep up the good work

[brucer]

:eek: top work, thats a huge turbo!

[chrisnovaturbo]

got my arp fly wheel bolts at the weekend,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/pics014.jpg

:thumb:

[The Simps]

Looks great Chris!

You not running a dipstick tube & breather then?

[SRimon]

Kin ell, some size turbo that!

[chrisnovaturbo]

Looks great Chris!

You not running a dipstick tube & breather then?

im getting a dry sump set up so not using dipstick or breather.

[NitrousVaux]

well i think i should do a update. ive sat the head on the block put the inlet, exhaust manifold and turbo on and checked the clearance and its much better then before with the standard head. the rocker cover is a bit of a mess just using that to stop dust and getting in there.

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova015-13.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova016-14.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova017-12.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova018-9.jpg

loads more clearance as the turbo was touching the head before.

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova021-8.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova022-7.jpg

my ducting for the cold side of the turbo,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova031-7.jpg

sorry for seeing stupid but whats the oil pipe for on the head in the third pic down?

Cheers! Soory to Hijack!

[let_nova]

i believe it the non porous head mod?

[The Simps]

Why is it that the dry sumps don't need the breathers?

[djbrowney]

i believe it the non porous head mod?

correct the hole between the two head bolts is blocked of and an external one fitted :thumb:

[chrisnovaturbo]

Why is it that the dry sumps don't need the breathers?

you still have a breather but in a different place,

http://media.turbosport.co.uk/2004/12/200412519183567135.jpg

;)

[The Simps]

Ah! So the green line going back to the oil tank, where will you take that from?

[chrisnovaturbo]

yeah the green line is the breather from the engine to the oil tank then to a catch tank and then the catch tank has a filter for the it to breath

[MK999]

Why is it that the dry sumps don't need the breathers?

The breather is hacked off because it's an old funked up head :thumb: lol

[djbrowney]

The breather is hacked off because it's an old funked up head :thumb: lol

How do you work that out :tard: lol

[chrisnovaturbo]

????? i hacked the breather off as i dont need it

[MK999]

the rocker cover is a bit of a mess just using that to stop dust and getting in there.


Just realised my epic mistake though, by head I mean rocker cover obviously lol I may have been slightly tired/hungover when that was posted

edit:

????? i hacked the breather off as i dont need it
Didn't realise that you were using that rocker cover :tard: I have the same question as simps then lol

[chrisnovaturbo]

im not using that roker cover just playing with that one, cutting bits off and trying things with it as its sh*t condition. im not using that breather tho so will be taken off and welded up on the new roker cover

[discoinferno]

good progress should be a good engine once finished :)

[MK999]

Ah ok, I'm with you now, sorry for the confusion caused in your thread mate :thumb:

[chrisnovaturbo]

well over the weekend i got the engine back in to try my new bits,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/pics010.jpg

i fitted my boost pipe from intercooler to turbo,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/pics011.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/pics012.jpg

but didnt like it that way as wont have room for down pipe, oil pump and the boost pipe. so i moved it :d

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/pics013.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/pics014-1.jpg

and the grill fits,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/pics015.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/pics016.jpg

im happy with it now.

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/pics020.jpg

was going to get some gaz coilovers this week but should be getting a quaife internal shifter off count vaux alot. i need one so will get the coilovers next time.

[The Simps]

Looking purposefull!

Wheres the rad going? lol

[Plug]

/\ my point exactly lol the cooler takes up all the room,

looking good thou mate :)

[discoinferno]

i had trouble fitting a rad and heat exchanger pre rad in and im only using in comparison a baby turbo in a 34 0.63.

im sure you have it covered looks awesome so far

[Jonlem]

You can get a full rad in there if you shift the IC forward.

We tried all sorts on Gavs nova to see how things could be mounted and a rear mounted rad was considered but that would run into its own problems.

Personally run the ic forward, turbo to ic pipe needs re locating, run the rad 10mm behind the ic, downpipe in usual position going over towards the thermostat.

Where are the gates and screamers going and also isn't this going to be dry sumped ?

Without trying to say just go and knick someone elses ideas I would advise you to look through Turbo Gavs thread from when we did install the engine/manifold/turbo and dry sump with lines as its so tight there really isn't many ways to do things.

When the dry sump pump and hoses are installed you will find you have even less room so get that in before you make any decisions on how things will finally be.

[chrisnovaturbo]

rad is going in the back. the IC is as far forward as i can get it. if i come forward more i will have to cut the bumper more and i dont realy want to as mite as well not run a bumper as there wont be nothing left of it lol ive had the rad in the front but then ive got no room for anything like wastgate, boost pipe. and then i wont have room for down pipe and oil pump. rad in the back will be fine :d

[Jonlem]

It does fit far nicer if the rad isn't in the way, Gav had the same attitude that he didn't want the ic sticking right out of the front of the nova.

Are you using 1 or 2 gates ?

[chrisnovaturbo]

dont no about the gates. would 2 be better?

[hybridturbo]

Boot mount the radiator and run a electronic water pump :thumb:

[Jonlem]

dont no about the gates. would 2 be better?

Different tuners have different opinions on that, look through motorsport derived cars from the past and they only run one, most tuners these days only run 1, however start looking abroad and it appears a lot of people use 2.

My knowledge on wastegates is slim, I'd of thought for example that 2 38mm gates would give better boost control than 1 44mm gate yet people get great results doing it both ways and obviously one is a LOT cheaper to do and much more convenient given the small amount of space you have to work with.

There will be reasons why and I'll assume Gav can answer quite a few of those questions so drop him a PM on mig if you use it as I am sure he'll be happy to help you out


Boot mounted radiators are fine but air flow is a big problem, you can cheatyour way through that by mounting a massive alloy rad in the back (seen XS power GTR rads used) with a big fan and regardless of how good the air flow is its very unlikely to get hot, a pump would ofcourse be needed.

A fair few people who do this Audi included are concerned about weight though so fitting a massive rad isn't ideal thus they sort out great air flow, simplify the system keeping the weight down to a minimum, in a kit kat wrapper with 550hp I can't see you being too bothered about adding a few kilos to the back of a already light as fook nova shell lol

[Paul]

Nice Chris, real nice mate :d

[tahir868]

looks really good mate;) love novas with c20lets in:d

[chrisnovaturbo]

Nice Chris, real nice mate :d

cheers mate

[chrisnovaturbo]

ive got a 60mm xs power wastgate ment to be good for 1000bhp. same as gav's got on his corsa but his is a 50mm 1.

[robertdevlin69]

sweet,looks the part mate

[chrisnovaturbo]

this is my idea for the rad in the boot,


http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/myraddesign.jpg


let me no what you think:thumb:

[kieran jackson]

this just keeps getting better and better every time i take a look cant wait to see this finished keep up the good work chris

[brucer]

im not familiar with any of the rad in the boot business but dont look too bad a diagram, can just imagine when the fans are on and some little kid comes to look through the window. lol

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z24/bachilds1988/theophilus_suction.jpg

[napalm_27]

imho xs power stuff is a load of sh*t had a xs power 44mm gate on the skyline and it cracked wouldnt go near them there cheap sh*t go get a tial gate there 10x better and as people have said you get decent results from single and twin gates but id go for a twin gate 38mm tials would be ideal :thumb:

[philip]

mate had xs power one and setting it up on the rollers was ****e, mate who had a tial watsegate...beautiful to map

[discoinferno]

g8wcc had an xs power wastegate on his nova turbo before he stripped it. it held boost fine was holding 1.5bar wiht no fluctuation. i suppose its a bit of hit and miss with cheap china stuff some times they work 98% of the time though they dont

[djbrowney]

The two coments above are the first two people i have hurd moan about xs power !!!

good progress mate !

[chrisnovaturbo]

i will probly change it for a tial at a later date.

[philip]

im just awkward browneylol but problem we had was the spring was too weak, so get a 10psi spring or around that, think we had a 6 in the one my mate had

[djbrowney]

they normally have two with them mate 7 psi spring normally being the smallest. so there wasnt actually anything wrong with it lol

[djbrowney]

i will probly change it for a tial at a later date.

Having seen one of the fake tial's that are about they are of exactly the same quality probaly even made in the same factory, see you get on with yours first imo :thumb:

[napalm_27]

g8wcc had an xs power wastegate on his nova turbo before he stripped it. it held boost fine was holding 1.5bar wiht no fluctuation. i suppose its a bit of hit and miss with cheap china stuff some times they work 98% of the time though they dont

the thing is its from america not china
and every place we took the skyline they said XS power were cheap crap and to get rid of all the stuff that was made by them as they have had cars in with problems from were the stuff had failed

[Rick Draper]

TBH Tial stuff is probably made in China, sent to the USA on mass where its assembled, engraved and packaged up. Therefore its made in the USA.....

Similar with UGG boots, they are made in China and sent to Australia where they are boxed up and sent out and still classed as made in Australia.

[chrisnovaturbo]

well see how it performs and go from there. its got 4 sprigs with so just a case of playing around with it when i get it runing

[chrisnovaturbo]

well i got a quaife gear shifter off count vaux alot the other day very happy with it, but it dont fit onto f28 :mad:
so out come the grinder and the welder :d will post up pics tomorrow when ive finished it

[discoinferno]

well i got a quaife gear shifter off count vaux alot the other day very happy with it, but it dont fit onto f28 :mad:
so out come the grinder and the welder :d will post up pics tomorrow when ive finished it

good stuff:d

[djbrowney]

well i got a quaife gear shifter off count vaux alot the other day very happy with it, but it dont fit onto f28 :mad:
so out come the grinder and the welder :d will post up pics tomorrow when ive finished it

would be nice to see how you have done this, wouldnt mind doing it my self :thumb:

[Rick Draper]

Chris, dont know if you have sorted a clutch out yet but i have one for sale thats rated to 600lbft of torque that will fit inside a standard F28.

[chrisnovaturbo]

how much you looking for the clutch rick?

[Rick Draper]

Sorry its sold now. Not got much left at all now.

[chrisnovaturbo]

started new job today so more parts coming soon :d

[Paul]

i thought we were going to see some progress on this when i saw it back near the top!

[chrisnovaturbo]

lol will have some progress soon just saving money for new bits at the mo. got some arp head studs the other day for it. need to get about £5000 together to get it running again:eek: want it done for march so wont be long now:thumb:

[bobcat]

i have just sat for about an hour an read the whole thread... chris your nuts love everything you have done to that nova! loving the rear mounted rad thats crazy!!! carnt wait to see the final product!!! what bhp you hopin it to run at?!

[Paul]

£5k :eek:

[Kev Turbo]

You could have bought a house for what has been spent here!!!!

[chrisnovaturbo]

You could have bought a house for what has been spent here!!!!

lol good deposit for a nice house anyway

[Count Vaux Alot]

Looking good Chris i like it!

[chrisnovaturbo]

well think i should do a up date as its been a while. me and my girlfriend just got a 5 month old corsa vxr so been spending money on that.

this was the day we got it,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova331.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova332.jpg

got new wheels, de cat's, boost gauge and i put a -31 cossi actuator on it. got it boosting to 20psi over boost and holding 18psi lol
going to take it to rolling road next sunday and see what power its runnig :d

anyway back to the nova, got spax coilovers for it now so back on it wheels at last. got some slicks for it off a mate for free mite get 1 or 2 runs up the pod out of them,

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/christurbonova/nova340.jpg

will update more tomorrow:thumb:

[*Adz*]

nice one mate, will have to have another go out in the corsa soon, see what difference it is :)

[Rich]

Great when vauxhall wont warrent it :)