corsafaz
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Registered: 28th Jan 06
Location: wigan
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hello there every one just after abit of info, just purchased a corsa sport 1.4 on an R plate with the bottom end gone needing a re-grind , so the motors got to come out. iv should hopefully have just under a grand to spend is this enuff to turbo it, bearing in mind its only the profesional jobs that will need to got to a machine shop etc, i will be fillting the engine, all i know is i need a cortney sport turbo manifold, but what other turbos are sutable from other cars are what ecu, egnition system do i need to use.
cheers faz
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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i looked into this too mate
you will need alot of internal work to keep the car reliable low compression pistons and such like
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SHARPY
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Registered: 11th Nov 04
Location: Wigan, Lancs Drove: x14xe Sport
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http://www.regal-shop.co.uk/acatalog/Corsa_B_Dbilas_Turbo_Conversions.html
[Edited on 22-01-2007 by SHARPY]
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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In short, no, less than a grand is not enough to do it properly.
You could do it for that, but it would melt...
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2ltrjim
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Registered: 20th Dec 06
Location: Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire
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cheeper and more economic to drop a redtop or such in not that hard to do
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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The pistons you will need are around £600. Then you need it mapping to suit on and off boost. Both those will cost over a grand.
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