turbo-ing a n15

[james-gti]

right,
just to let u guys know i pick up my new almera gti tommorro (the 2nd one i have had in 3years)and with my last one being very quick i nearly went down the route of turbo-ing buy putting a gti-r in it but i was told buy a local garage at the time that it would basicly be a pain in the arse beacause there isnt much room in both engine bays??how hard is it to turbo a gti without putting a gti-r engine in in it and buying a kit?will the engine be able to take alot?
and has anyone done it on here?if so what are your thoughts about it.

 

[RAJackson]

if you were a member there is a how to in the tuning section buddy

 

[Fred]

Have a look at this thread! :lol:

 

[scott b]

its a ball ache, never again am doing it lol

 

[james-gti]

well...............................
i think it mite be easier to just stick a gti-r engine in?
im aiming for 200bhp out of this almera turbo or no turbo

 

[Corbalicious]

lol scott did put an R engine in about a year ago and its only just running now.

 

[james-gti]

jesus,so is it so much of a pain in the arse.is it poss to exstract 200bhp n/a?

 

[Rad]

Several people Down Under have done it, there are basically two methods to it.

Engine swap (GTi-R, Bluebird U12/U13, Avenir)
- Source engine of choice + ecu, wiring etc
- Upgrade fuel pump
- Swap engines over

Some guys have been know do do engine swaps over the weekend, one has done it in just over 24 hours.

Bolt on aka "+T"
- Source parts of choice (manifold, turbo, dump/down pipe, ecu, MAF/AFM, injectors, fuel pump)
- Remove and replace
- Tap water lines, oil lines etc

+T conversions are a bit more fiddly, but yield better results thanks to the higher compression.

Hope this gives you an idea.

 

[VVLwezz]

jesus,so is it so much of a pain in the arse.is it poss to exstract 200bhp n/a?

yes...
everyone knows what im going to say...

VVL

 

[rhyd4]

lol scott did put an R engine in about a year ago and its only just running now.

only because he's a lazy fuck that gave it to a lazy garage to complete :roll:

 

[shaggy_master]

200bhp is a tough and expensive figure to reach N/A.. A GTiR engine is also expensive.

But if you take your time and shop around for turbo parts, you could get your standard almera GTi engine running 250bhp ish safely for a reasonable price.

Joe

 

[Simcard]

SR20DE+T using some 2nd hand goodies is still going to cost around £3k to be perfect imo.

 

[kristian]

Im driving around in an almera GTI with a Turbo Conversion..

Ive done all the work myself..

Have a look at:

-Kristians Ph2 GTI- in 'Members Rides for a heads up..

200 is achieveable at less than 5 Psi.. Which is nothing...


Im aiming for 300bhp for under 1,600quid using all new parts ( bar turbo and injectors ) and doing all work in my workshop..

This is with uprated HG and Head studs

All I need now is the new managment..

 

[sri_alan]

Why are people aiming for certain figures? I could brag that my audi a4 v6 was 165bhp, but it wouldnt count for shit cos its a big heavy car. you should be bragging at the least about an N/A car than do a 1/4 mile in under 14seconds, then theres proof its quick.