L30 SCT
Member
Registered: 27th Nov 05
Location: aberdeen
User status: Offline
|
rite since i have sold my interor i have a bit of money to spend.
i am back to the idea of turbo'n my car. if i ran it at low boost will the standard rods and pistons cope? i would get the bottom end rebuilt before the turbo went on.
one i like the sound and two i want more power 
i have come to the end of the line with the things i can do unless i change to throttle bodies which i dont realy want to do as it means i have just wasted money on a mantzel, unichip and superchip.
Dave you dont get to say i told you so either..
|
WATSON
Member
Registered: 16th Jun 05
Location: Fife, Scotland
User status: Offline
|
Why no sell on the engine you have the now and go for a LET?
|
City
Member
Registered: 30th Dec 03
Location: Wakefield Drives: Red GSi
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by WATSON
Why no sell on the engine you have the now and go for a LET?
|
L30 SCT
Member
Registered: 27th Nov 05
Location: aberdeen
User status: Offline
|
cos then the car will be off the road for ages. i need it for work after christmas.
its either spending it on my car getting it turbo'd or getting it sprayed.
|
L30 SCT
Member
Registered: 27th Nov 05
Location: aberdeen
User status: Offline
|
plus anyone can make near 200 out of a LET
not many people have made near 200bhp out of a 1.6 corsa
|
WATSON
Member
Registered: 16th Jun 05
Location: Fife, Scotland
User status: Offline
|
Would be a weekend job wouldnt it not be putting a LET in? Other than that i would think it would take longer putting a turbo on the engine what you have the now as u would have to get it all set up ect wouldnt you not?
|
WATSON
Member
Registered: 16th Jun 05
Location: Fife, Scotland
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by L30 SCT
plus anyone can make near 200 out of a LET
not many people have made near 200bhp out of a 1.6 corsa
Very true 
|
L30 SCT
Member
Registered: 27th Nov 05
Location: aberdeen
User status: Offline
|
not realy, it would take one night to set it up and a couple of days to fit.
i would have to sell the bits of my engine then buy a descent c20let angine,fitting kit, etc... then get it fitted.
|
Dave A
USER UNDER INVESTIGATION - DO NOT TRADE
Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
User status: Offline
|
leo,
I told you so 
and no, dont turbo it. by the time you get a turbo, management, remapping and make a manifold and piping etc... you will need low comp pistons and by that time you will have spent more than a decent tb setup and probably have less usable power and it WILL be unreliable.
|
K3 VMU
Member
Registered: 28th Jul 06
Location: Portlethen, Aberdeen,ken
User status: Offline
|
 u sold ur seats
1.6 t`bo DO IT !!! 
|
Adam-D
Member
Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by WATSON
quote:
Originally posted by L30 SCT
plus anyone can make near 200 out of a LET
not many people have made near 200bhp out of a 1.6 corsa
Very true
true yes
but itll have fuck all torque non turbo'd at 200bhp
and if you did turbo it, itd cost lots, and fuck up often.
if it was reliable and a good idea everyone would have it done.
|
L30 SCT
Member
Registered: 27th Nov 05
Location: aberdeen
User status: Offline
|
i think i might be u2u'n you dave.
we need to have a chat
is there no way that i can run tb's on a unichip?
|
Dave A
USER UNDER INVESTIGATION - DO NOT TRADE
Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
User status: Offline
|
im on msn mate....
|
L30 SCT
Member
Registered: 27th Nov 05
Location: aberdeen
User status: Offline
|
yeah got £1000 for the seats and a gsi interior.
my brother gave me his imola bucket seats if thats what there called.
the weight i have lost is unreal.
|
L30 SCT
Member
Registered: 27th Nov 05
Location: aberdeen
User status: Offline
|
it will probably be later bud am away for my tea.
|
K3 VMU
Member
Registered: 28th Jul 06
Location: Portlethen, Aberdeen,ken
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by L30 SCT
yeah got £1000 for the seats and a gsi interior.
my brother gave me his imola bucket seats if thats what there called.
the weight i have lost is unreal.
nae bad son, make it a SLAG u tried the dash in yet? got a gearbox?
|
Cupra Steve
Banned
Registered: 7th Nov 06
User status: Offline
|
personally i'd have the let! for the money your spending the let has 200bhp, you like the sound plus it will have Soooooooo much more potential than a 1.6 turbo or 1.6 tb, not being funny once you have a 1.6 tb you would of come to the end, you'll get bored, c20let will keep you smiling, get bored, upgrade the turbo etc..... the potential from a let is endless.
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
no.
|
ShEp
Member
Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
User status: Offline
|
it'll be off the road longer getting a turbo conversion,
just fire the c20let in it,
u say its easdy to get 200bhp well try another figure 
|
Dave A
USER UNDER INVESTIGATION - DO NOT TRADE
Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Cupra Steve
not being funny once you have a 1.6 tb you would of come to the end, you'll get bored
and you have owned a 1.6 on tb's of course have you?
|
Cupra Steve
Banned
Registered: 7th Nov 06
User status: Offline
|
someone on here said they could put one in and have it all running in a few days. getting a tb / turbo setup properly could take that!!!
|
jr
Member
Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
User status: Offline
|
xe/LET is not the best thing ever
IMO i'd still rather have a tb'd smallblock than a LET
|
Cupra Steve
Banned
Registered: 7th Nov 06
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
quote:
Originally posted by Cupra Steve
not being funny once you have a 1.6 tb you would of come to the end, you'll get bored
and you have owned a 1.6 on tb's of course have you?
no, but i have yet to drive a car that after a while i haven't got bored of.
sorry i forgot that a 1.6 corsa on tb's was the ultimate driving exp.
|
Dave A
USER UNDER INVESTIGATION - DO NOT TRADE
Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Cupra Steve
sorry i forgot that a 1.6 corsa on tb's was the ultimate driving exp.
no its not the ultimate driving experience but you cant comment on a cars drivability or how long you will drive it until you are bored with it etc... until you have actually owned one. I admit that a corsa 1.6 on tb's isnt a great car but its one of the most fun things I have driven and not got bored of it in years of ownership.
giving people advice on the internet to look clever is easy but its also pointless if you dont have a clue what you are talking about.
|
Cupra Steve
Banned
Registered: 7th Nov 06
User status: Offline
|
ok mate, so have you owned a c20let corsa?
|
