adam 1.4 sport
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Right i may think you guys may think its stupid. but i have a 1.4 16v sport and i want to turn it into a 1.4 turbo. How much do u guys think it will cost me ?
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andyc1234
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2 grand at least properly
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andyc1234
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corsa vxr turbo, low comp pistons and some management
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thegsi
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quote:
Originally posted by andyc1234
corsa vxr turbo, low comp pistons and some management
Turbo oil feed most important and very tricky.
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andyc1234
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take off from back of oil pump, feed into sump not that much work really
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andyc1234
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or just buy a vxr engine. pretty cheap conversion to do
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adam 1.4 sport
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well a vxr turbo is 500 pounds and then its 900 pounds for the pistons and con rods. But do i need the conrods as well ?
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Cossie
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does the vxr z16let block same as x16xe ??? maybe you can swap parts like pistons and rods and turbo with manifld !!
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adam 1.4 sport
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yea but i have a x14xe block
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sloany
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well i have a spare garrett t25 turbo from my R5 GTT if you want it, thats from 1.4 haha
maybe not the right fitment but at least the thought was there
[Edited on 11-08-2008 by sloany]
[Edited on 11-08-2008 by sloany]
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Cossie
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quote:
Originally posted by adam 1.4 sport
yea but i have a x14xe block
it's not stupid to turn a 1.4 na to turbo but if I where you for the money that will spend for the conversion I will rebore engine for 1.6 first and have a 1.6 turbo as maybe you can swap pistons and rods from a vxr engine
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andyc1234
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from what i know vxr rods and pistons are the same and the turbo off a vxr fits aswell. just need management
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Limecat
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quote:
Originally posted by sloany
well i have a spare garrett t25 turbo from my R5 GTT if you want it, thats from 1.4 haha
maybe not the right fitment but at least the thought was there
[Edited on 11-08-2008 by sloany]
[Edited on 11-08-2008 by sloany]
It must be aftermarket as the R5's have a T2 as standard.
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sloany
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yeh your right there mate, all r5's are t2 standard t25 was just an upgrade tp put a bigger smile on my face lol
[Edited on 12-08-2008 by sloany]
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phil_sutton
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just buy a C20LET, it will be faster, more reliable, and cheaper to build.
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Dean_W
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I costed this up for an X16XE a few years ago.
To build reliably with decent parts cost in the region of 3K.
Totally pointless to do in my opinion.
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Limecat
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quote:
Originally posted by sloany
yeh your right there mate, all r5's are t2 standard t25 was just an upgrade tp put a bigger smile on my face lol
[Edited on 12-08-2008 by sloany]
 Mine was running a T28/T3 until I popped it, now got a T25! 
Are you a member of RTOC?
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sloany
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i swapped my r5 last week as the head gasket was shot and a few other thigns went wrong with it so took the corsa and cash as a part ex good trade, nice to be back in a nice basic lil car nice n easy to fix and mod, (sorry for thread spamming mate)
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Limecat
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I wishI had been that smart, I think I must have spent close to £2k trying to sort my R5 since I blew it up in fashion.
http://bttos.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16410
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GteRedtop
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tut tut silly man
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