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konflik1
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Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:57 am

is there a bolt on turbo kit availible for the m40 motor?if the is where can i find it online as i am located in Barbados west indies.thanks in advance
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Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:31 am

NO i don't belive there is i have a M40 turbo. its a good conversion.
I beileve if you contact Ant @ A-tech here in the UK he could do you a kit.
I beileve you can have the same set up as mine.
M40
wasted spark running 10psi = about 180 bhp maybe more as i have not dyno'd it yet
his contact details are: telephone +441959534718 international number
email is easy just search username(ANT) and use the email function on his profile.
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:02 pm

fowler wrote:NO i don't belive there is i have a M40 turbo. its a good conversion.
I beileve if you contact Ant @ A-tech here in the UK he could do you a kit.
I beileve you can have the same set up as mine.
M40
wasted spark running 10psi = about 180 bhp maybe more as i have not dyno'd it yet
his contact details are: telephone +441959534718 international number
email is easy just search username(ANT) and use the email function on his profile.
Quick question Fowler

What other modifications have you done to the engine apart from the thicker head gasket and the turbo convertion/wasted spark? Are you running a more or less standard engine internals?

I'm thinking of building a 1.8 m40 turbo myself but i want to run 220bhp at least. Do you know if there are any arp head and rod bolts avalible for this engine, or are they made to order?

Thanks
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:56 pm

Quick question Fowler

What other modifications have you done to the engine apart from the thicker head gasket and the turbo convertion/wasted spark? Are you running a more or less standard engine internals?

I'm thinking of building a 1.8 m40 turbo myself but i want to run 220bhp at least. Do you know if there are any arp head and rod bolts avalible for this engine, or are they made to order?
mine is stock internals fella if you lower the compression some more you might geta bit more but TBH you don't need it my figure is an estimate as it has not been RR yet it could be more fella
my car is for sale if interested and all the hard work is done for you as it will cost alot as most of the stuff is custom made..
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krismac
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:20 am

how much £££?
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:20 pm

I found this kit which is probbably the best part of 900 quid for e30 "Apparantly", which is alot since it still requires a down pipe for the turbo.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 85988&rd=1

Just a quick question, Will this will make my m20 go bang unless I do something about the current engine compression?

Sorry, dont mean to threadjack.

Thanks in advance.
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:25 pm

Rizla_kid wrote:
Just a quick question, Will this will make my m20 go bang unless I do something about the current engine compression?

Sorry, dont mean to threadjack.

Thanks in advance.
Rich
yes and it wont fit without spending another £600+
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:30 pm

Thanks dips346!

I'll be giving this option a pass I think :cool:
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