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broster
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glad people are doing something different to many valvers good lad 
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ed
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least im spending loads more than a valver conversion, for no more power?
how much for a valver engine then mate and driveshafts mounts etc that comes to much more than 750
Yes, but after you have destroyed a few engines or mashed a few heads the price will get there. Also, 2.0 16v engine will cost you £500 for a working engine at the most, the fitting kit will cost you £400. The 2.0 16v engine will bolt in and work, the turbo 'kit' will cost £750 but the ammount of extra money you will spend will bring it up the extra £150 in no time.
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ed
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2.0 requires custom drive shafts does it not ? and then id have to change everything which is going over the grand mark which is wot i havnt got
You'll need to uprate everything if you are expeccting 140bhp. Your CV's will be very fragile and your driveshafts look like pencils.
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Andy Stocker
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http://www.courtenaysport.co.uk/page16.html
[Edited on 01-12-2004 by Andy Stocker]
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PaulW
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different yes
reliable for £750... probably not!
as with other N/A engines, fitting a turbo, or other kind of forced incuction system will put shit loads more stress on the internals, which were originally not designed to handle it.
if you were going to turbo it tho, it would be adviseable to uprate internals too (valves, springs, pistons, rods, rod bolts, etc...) which will then skyrocket the conversion cost to well over 2.5k!
you then have all the fun of setting it all up right, sorting the fuelling, getting some sort of intercooler/charge cooler to try help keep the engine last longer than 5 minutes...
I think 6psi will be the MAXIMUM limit on the standard internals on the 1.4, you may even need to drop it down further to stop it popping its top!
also, is the turbo oil cooled or water cooled?? if its oil cooled you'll need to tap the block to get an oil feed to the turbo & also the return feed from the turbo... maybe even an oil cooler would be advised too
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iceman
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i think its too much hassel and work to turbo a non-turbo car , plus it will be unreliable also 190bhp from a 1.4 8v turbo ?? u sure
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Andy Stocker
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My old Punto GTT was 180 bhp 
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PaulW
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My old Punto GTT was 180 bhp
yes, but that was built to handle a turbo
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AK
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it is possible....
But i remeber courtney's early kits.... never a good word about them, and they were light pressure (6psi) and only produced 120bhp
I dont think it's such a bad idea.... but its not really going to be worth it in the end..... but what ever is ????
Forged Pistons......
New ECU
turbo
exhaust manifold
downpipe
bigger fuel pump
injectors
thats pretty much what you say your getting for 750?
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iceman
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it is possible....
But i remeber courtney's early kits.... never a good word about them, and they were light pressure (6psi) and only produced 120bhp
I dont think it's such a bad idea.... but its not really going to be worth it in the end..... but what ever is ????
Forged Pistons......
New ECU
turbo
exhaust manifold
downpipe
bigger fuel pump
injectors
thats pretty much what you say your getting for 750?
So its going to be a little more than 750 as 1st thought then lol
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AK
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never mind intercooler (can be done for £50) oil feeds for turbo etc....
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Andy Stocker
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My old Punto GTT was 180 bhp
yes, but that was built to handle a turbo
Shhhh
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Steve
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you wont get even nearly 140bhp out of vaux 1.4 8v engine, you'l be lucky to see 100bhp without it popping, you will only be able to run a low pressure turbo you'l blow a hole straight out the bottom end
[Edited on 01-12-2004 by GSiSteve]
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mk4_astra
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why not just drop a 1.6 in there,dont take much to get these engines to 150bhp as at first vauxhall were gonna make that engine to have that kind of power anyway, and it will be alot more reliable than a 1.4 turbo
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Corsa E-Tec
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Here what one looks like 
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Fad
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very optimisic seeing as your struggling to find a front bumper for your car? I cant see it happening personally
if you fancy it and unreliability go for it but cars are not worth the expense if it can be avoided.
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3CorsaMeal
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DO IT DO IT, WAY PHAT DUDE, IZ GONNA BE DA BOMB, CRAZY CRAZY CORSA
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Nismo
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theres was a 1.4 16v turbo in TV a while ago and all he managed to get was 120bhp.
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Colin
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Lad round my way has a 1.4 8v SRi with a courtney turbo and its not fast at all.....and its always getting fixed
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Corsa E-Tec
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the one in the pic is supposed to be 180 brake, it was made by courtenay and that pic was taken at trax.
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Steve
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yeah prolly 180bhp peak on the rollers for 30 secs, not 180bhp drivable
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Siberia
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Corsa (B) & Tigra 1.6i 16v 155 bhp £3200
ffs i'd have a LET conversion for that
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Ojc
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Nova (Corsa A) 1.4i 8v 115 bhp £3195 FPMSL
Is that a joke? Lee could supply and fit the whole C20LET for less than that
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Ditch
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this whole post is a joke
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