xe turbo

[DAN-F]

got a spare xe and a corsa shell in my garage that in my garage i forgot i had and i just came across a turbo, manifold and exhaust from an old calibra turbo i scrapped, would i be able to fit the turbo to the standard xe or would it just spit its pistons at me,
cant be bothered takin engine apart i just want to see what itd go like for a laugh,

[Philsutton]

You wont be able to just bolt on the turbo, as you will ned ecu, loom, injectors, pistons and plus you need to drill an tap the block for a start to the oil returns / feeds for the turbo other it will lock up within seconds.

[meritlover]

and the comp ratio is too high to run any kind of worthwhile boost that justifies the work done above.

[DAN-F]

cars already got aftermarket manegement anyway (omex) got alibra turbo injectors sorting the oil feed isnt a problem just wondered if the compression would cope with a turbo at lowish boost or would i need to lower it

[meritlover]

obviously lowering it would be advantageous and it would cope on 'lowish' boost but it would be less effort to build a higher power NA XE than to butcher a low pressure LET hybrid.
cams are different too, but at such a weeny boost i dont think youl notice anyway.

[craig green]

Chip has been here & done this. The ignition curve is quite an issue if bodging it on XE management.

If you really must do it, bolt the head & turbo + cams etc onto an 8v NE bottom end. Its been done to good effect.

[DAN-F]

whats the difference between an xe and an ne bottom end then? because ive got a turbo conversion for an 8v 2ltr as well with a escort rs t3

[Adam]

NE is much lower compression

[ck]

ne is 8v so the xe head wont fit on that bottom end..

with a decent intercooler 10psi would be about the limit. so you could push it to around c20let power but not anymore... or u could just buy a thicker steel headgasket to help drop the compression ratio a little..

[Andy_L]

ne is 8v so the xe head wont fit on that bottom end..

with a decent intercooler 10psi would be about the limit. so you could push it to around c20let power but not anymore... or u could just buy a thicker steel headgasket to help drop the compression ratio a little..

The NE and XE block is exactly the same IIRC

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/engines-transmission/342283-engine-blocks.html

edit: found link.

edit edit: not that really helps. :tard: lol

[Sloth]

yes they are. just that xe's use forged pistons iirc, with a flat top, whereas ne ones are dished, if you can look at vaux-extreme.co.uk

[DAN-F]

if i was to use the turbo on the ne engine and keep it 8 v how much work would it be would i need a management system or could i get away with standard ecu

[craig green]

You could use the std ECU, you will need to raise the fuel pressure so it can keep up at high revs/under boost.

My advice is look/read/ask on the vaux extreme link on page 1. That site is all about home made 8v turbos...

[DAN-F]

thanks for that will look now

[just vaux trev]

/\ and if ya dont use the 8v turbo bits you got i may be interested in buying the lot off you pm price

[DAN-F]

just been looking def goin with the 8 v now
lot easier than i expected