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psycho sport

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:05

obviously the supercharger itself.
brackets and new belt.
custom pipe work for the intake.
standalone engine management.
thicker head gasket to lower compresion ratio.

any other things that would be needed? obviously manifold & exhasut would be useful and induction kit!

very general question i know!

Sly_SRi

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:07

I'd probably go for low compression pistons rather than getting just a thicker head gasket. Might be ok though, depends how much boost i guess.

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broster

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:07

injectors
inlet
cooler

how far do you want to go?

cams
rods
pistons
oil cooler

psycho sport

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:09

not looking to be running massive boost at all. just want to get an idea... would be for my polo gti not the corsa, just need an idea of parts i d need to source

Robin

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:12

spacer plate or pistons are a definite.

Corsalad87

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:17

i was quoted £4000 by awesome gti to supercharge my Gti haha when i last spoke/saw Dave A he laughed at the price and said how cheap one could cost in reality

Steve

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:18

quote:
Originally posted by corsaboy87
i was quoted £4000 by awesome gti to supercharge my Gti haha when i last spoke/saw Dave A he laughed at the price and said how cheap one could cost in reality

how cheap one could cost? or one could cost to be done properly?

no doubt it could probably be done cheaper, but not for £100's

broster

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:20

to be honest it would cost 4k to do it properly

management would be 1k minimum alone

put the fab work and labout on it and you will have 600ish

then put a cooler on it, decent one will be 550 ish, made to fit

then add the charger on to the price, new will be a fair bit. then all your sunderies!

4k is about right! add to that companies are in it to make a bit of money and are not charities!!!!

Corsalad87

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:21

quote:
Originally posted by Steve

quote:
Originally posted by corsaboy87
i was quoted £4000 by awesome gti to supercharge my Gti haha when i last spoke/saw Dave A he laughed at the price and said how cheap one could cost in reality

how cheap one could cost? or one could cost to be done properly?

no doubt it could probably be done cheaper, but not for £100's

Yes a bodgy one ie if your doing a scrap banger project = £ 100s however a decent job with a supercharger kit for my car would cost £2500 ish however i like the idea of throttle bodies

psycho sport

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:22

well i think all the parts cant cost more than £2000 inc standalone management etc

broster

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:22

2500, would be a basic kit! very basic

Corsalad87

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:22

quote:
Originally posted by broster
to be honest it would cost 4k to do it properly

management would be 1k minimum alone

put the fab work and labout on it and you will have 600ish

then put a cooler on it, decent one will be 550 ish, made to fit

then add the charger on to the price, new will be a fair bit. then all your sunderies!

4k is about right! add to that companies are in it to make a bit of money and are not charities!!!!

broster

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:22

quote:
Originally posted by psycho sport
well i think all the parts cant cost more than £2000 inc standalone management etc

depends what management you go for! and if you plan to fit and map it all yourself!

Corsalad87

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:23

management would be 1k minimum alone

as broster said

psycho sport

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:24

would you be able to use the charger from a mini cooper s?

broster

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:25

i know that it would be hard to get management supplied fitted and mapped for less than 950.......

unless you mate next do can get you some megasquirt and solder it in his shed, then baz that lad in the next street can map it with his neighbours laptop cuz he did iz nova with it innit!

i cant see how you can fully map a car on the road alone!

Steve

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:28

whats baz's number mate?

psycho sport

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:28

no need to get sarcastic! am getting peoples views and opinions so that i can have a more detailed look into this!

Corsalad87

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:29

throttle bodies

psycho sport

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:31

not enough space is there? was talk about people wanting to do it on uk-polos but there's an issue with space i think.

Robin

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:33

Polo GTi has the 1.6 16v engine yes?

if it can be TBd in a Lupo, surely it can be done in a Polo

burgess

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:35

bike carbs
www.boggbros.co.uk

psycho sport

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:35

yea has the same engine. i m sure it can, not really looked into it to be honest.

broster

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2nd Nov 06 at 19:58

i recon it can be done using taper throttle bodies, should be doable for 2800 supplied fitted and mapped! if your interested in having it done u2u me.

i wasnt being sarcastic, just making a point! if you want this kind of work doing, do it properly!

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