small update, huge turbo...

[Colonel Sanders]

not much has been done but thought i would share that i finally got me holset turbo today!! and its hooooooooooooooooooooge!!! take a look..

and look how it compares to a samsung phone, small birds beware!!!

[Colonel Sanders]

intercooler too!! just got it this minute as i was postin pics of the turbo.. be fittin them this weekend...
size of intercooler:
31.5X10.5X3.25

fat as f$ck, gonna take some cuttin to get in i recon...

[agreen]

OMG HOW COOL

[Colonel Sanders]

i know, cant wait to hear that thing boost up!!

[agreen]

i can hear the pppppppppppssssssssssshhhhhhhhh already lol can i have it lol

[Colonel Sanders]

haha, no ones havin this beast!!

[isTURBO]

not much has been done but thought i would share that i finally got me holset turbo today!! and its hooooooooooooooooooooge!!! take a look..

and look how it compares to a samsung phone, small birds beware!!!

Hi Mate

Thats a good looking turbo.

Nice thread. What sort of power are you expecting?

Best of luck with the conversion.

Cheers

[Colonel Sanders]

Cheers mate..
not sure yet but im goin for at least 1 bar of pressure, so im lookin for around 300 to 350 bhp? only time will tell, it might end up 250? hope not with the amount of cash i spent!!lol

[goosiegander]

nice one dude! glad to see its made it there

[isTURBO]

Cheers mate..
not sure yet but im goin for at least 1 bar of pressure, so im lookin for around 300 to 350 bhp? only time will tell, it might end up 250? hope not with the amount of cash i spent!!lol

Graet stuff

Any internal mods like pistons etc.

Im about to embark on one of these conversions very soon.

[Colonel Sanders]

yeah cheers chris, now i can crack on!!
isTURBO, na no mods except an mls gasket and non stretch bolts, it will hold for what i want as im not goin for stupid power...
maybe one day...

[isTURBO]

yeah cheers chris, now i can crack on!!
isTURBO, na no mods except an mls gasket and non stretch bolts, it will hold for what i want as im not goin for stupid power...
maybe one day...

Rossle once again great thread and best of luck mate.

Cheers

[Colonel Sanders]

yeah cheers chris, now i can crack on!!
isTURBO, na no mods except an mls gasket and non stretch bolts, it will hold for what i want as im not goin for stupid power...
maybe one day...

Rossle once again great thread and best of luck mate.

Cheers

cheers mate, oh yeah forgot, got a turbo spec cam too..

[Colonel Sanders]

sorry no pics yet coz me camara is bruken,
BUT.........
she runs!!!!!!!
got her started today first time!! runs real lumpy bit il try an sort that with the ms..

well chuffed!!!

[isTURBO]

sorry no pics yet coz me camara is bruken,
BUT.........
she runs!!!!!!!
got her started today first time!! runs real lumpy bit il try an sort that with the ms..

well chuffed!!!

Congrats and well done


The time has come

[Colonel Sanders]

got a few more pics for you, had to remove the main beams for the intercooler, few bits an bobs to do now, but she runs!!

[Kos]

i'm like the revolution wheels !!! bung to 10mm dedicater spacers on them to run a wider track an it will look very

[Colonel Sanders]

yeah 10mm on front for the brakes and 20 or 25mm on the back?
what do you think?

[Kos]

go for it, what et are the wheels at the mo ? with a 205/50 tyre you can push to an et 15 on a 7j by 15" rim

[Colonel Sanders]

side view..

[Colonel Sanders]

dunno what et they are mate? but they are 7.5 wide by 15.
what do you recon bout tyres? 205 50?

[Kos]

looks good at the mo, 205/45's ?

they of a mk 2 golf and et 30 ?

[fuzzy]

hope not with the amount of cash i spent!!lol

the original conversion costs are just the start. the real costs become apparent once you start running around in it unfortunately
good luck

[Colonel Sanders]

yeah they are off a golf, the tyres on there are 195 45, was thinkin of goin 205 50??
they are 7.5" wide
got them cheap off a mate gonna clean them up an whack some new tyres on but dunno what size?

[Kos]

a 50 profile would be a bit more forgiving on the limit and give you slightly more comfy ride but th biggest bonus would be an extra 5 mm ground clearance as your car is pretty low

[Colonel Sanders]

hope not with the amount of cash i spent!!lol

the original conversion costs are just the start. the real costs become apparent once you start running around in it unfortunately
good luck

gonna take it easy for a while but the wastegate spring is set to a bar now, and i will be going higher!!

[Kos]

205/50 i recon is your best bet. check the et on them. the lowest et you can go is about et 20, maybe 15. so if they are et 30, a 15 mm spacer would move them to et 15, and if they are e35 you'd be at et 20 with the 15mm spacer.

make sence

[Colonel Sanders]

a 50 profile would be a bit more forgiving on the limit and give you slightly more comfy ride but th biggest bonus would be an extra 5 mm ground clearance as your car is pretty low

will 205s go on ok?

[Colonel Sanders]

205/50 i recon is your best bet. check the et on them. the lowest et you can go is about et 20, maybe 15. so if they are et 30, a 15 mm spacer would move them to et 15, and if they are e35 you'd be at et 20 with the 15mm spacer.

make sence

now i get it!!!
cheers,
but can i go wider than that if you no what i mean?
with the spacers i mean..

[Kos]

maybe, you might have to roll your areches a touch depending on what you go for , but manipulating the et will help you get the clearance you need.

[Colonel Sanders]

yeah il have to find out the et, can i work out how wide i can go if i know the et of the wheels??

[Kos]

yep

just pm me if you need any more help mate

kos

[Colonel Sanders]

cheers dude, il have a look at the wheels tomorrow, wasnt sure to get them or not, but they were soooo cheap i couldnt refuse!!!