Luke Langtons turbo rebuild

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Originally Posted by peester

would you look at that.. soooo needs to be a T.V feature this.. lol - u gotta join in the fun n games for centenery (sp) next year mate;- dont go hitting no trees/versa virca will ya?!

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yeah, I would love to have it featured in T.V sometime! and do some shows next year. as long as I can keep it in one piece, dont worry I will keep a look out for any on coming trees! lol

Wow thats realy nice matey.. needs a custom/chrome exhaust manifold :D

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Originally Posted by Novalicious

Wow thats realy nice matey.. needs a custom/chrome exhaust manifold :D

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Cheers thanks, yeah I know I think it would finish off the engine bay. I will get one made up eventually but I just want it on the road at the moment. Its something I can change over at a later date!

should handle like a dream with the diff fitted it the only thing my 1.6 gsi turbo lacked.

But had a quaiffe lsd diff in current car i got when it had the Group A 1.6 8v in it, totally transformed the way the car handled the more you pushed it the better it got

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Originally Posted by luke langton

yeah, I had the courtenay turbo conversion done in 2004. along with the engine rebuild which I had bored out to 1650, compression lowered with the spacer plate and two head gaskets, standard cam and cs15 head.

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Where did you get the spacer plate from? To fit 1650cc bore.

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Originally Posted by Long Live The Nova

Where did you get the spacer plate from? To fit 1650cc bore.

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Are the head gaskets any different for a 1650?

If they are you could simply have the spacer laser cut like Courtenay do. Prolly get a handfull for the minimum cost.

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Originally Posted by S1 RST

should handle like a dream with the diff fitted it the only thing my 1.6 gsi turbo lacked.

But had a quaiffe lsd diff in current car i got when it had the Group A 1.6 8v in it, totally transformed the way the car handled the more you pushed it the better it got

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Yeah, I cant wait to see how it handles with the diff fitted! I think it should really help with putting the power down! it seems a bit of a waste not fitting lsd if you have a turbo.

I got the spacer plate from Courtenay with the conversion and the head gaskets aren't any different!

While it was up on axle stands I fitted the exhaust, the rest of the silicone hoses and I thought I would take some pics!


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I finally sorted out my brake problem after trying two different servos and buying a new master cylinder which I later found out was faulty! So I gave my v6 calipers a new coat of paint and fitted my braided brake lines.

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Must say i'm mega impressed. I'm guessing its dry use only now after all this cleaning! Good work!! Cant wait to see it at some shows.

Keith