Turbo weeee

[MKS]

Umm well im gonna scrap this saab 9000 turbo i have .... i was thinking maybe i could take the turbo and shit off it and fit it to my civic ... i have hered that the turbos in the 9000s where set really low so maybe i can fit it without doing much to my engine ...... any of u guys familiar with the saab 9000 turbos ?? or any of u know if my 1.4 engine will be ok with a low pressure turbo on it ????

i dont know too much about turbos ... if u guys rekkon it should be ok what parts should i strip off the saab ?? please help

[kris]

http://thenew.gamesbbs.com/~turbosi/
http://www.turbocrx.net/
http://www.homemadeturbo.com/

[MKS]

cool thanks for those sites ....


i really wanted someones optinion on doing this ... rekkon it would be worth doing it ? im sure the saab 9000 turbo is quite low boost so it should be quite safe ... what do u guys rekkon a standard 1.4 engine could take boost wise ??? anyone out there ever turbo a car with carbs??? hehe

[kris]

I'm building a junkyard turbo like those on the sites. But I am using the Chrysler Starion turbo. Any small turbo should work, as long as it is in good condition.

As for what you can boost? I'm not really sure on a 1.4. I know the 1.6 can handle a easy 5-8 psi without too many problems.

[civicHBsi91]

why waste time on that? i dont see why it would be worth it, probably just blow your engine, i wouldent even turbo a 1.5 doesent seem worth it to me

[MKS]

why bother .. .well for fun ... hehe and to kick bloody R5 GTTs all over the road heeh ... plus i shall be getting a new civic soon a 1.6 vtec then ill have some fun ...

I was gonna do the turbo conversion just cos i can get most of the parts from the saab ... was only looking to do a very small boost anyways ... Like i said before i dont know too much abouts turbos is there anyway to find out how much boost it is putting out as standard ?

[civicHBsi91]

r5 ggt's? lol dude i have no clue what your talking about *i know it must be a car of some sort.....never heard of one*

[MKS]

oh lol ... forgot ... i guess u dont get them in the US hehe .... its a Renault 5 GT Turbo ... somthing like 125bhp as standard from a 1.4 turbo engine .. .not too mad but they can be tuned to over 200bhp without much hassle ... very fast and light i just want to be able to keep up with a standard one

[civicHBsi91]

lol oh, alright then

[MKS]

hehe i have seen a 10 second R5 Turbo at a drag track in the UK called Santa Pod .... this thing had two engines and pushing out over 200bhp each plus he had NOS hooked up to them both but he never used the NOS lol ... he ran just over 9 and 1/2 seconds probly closer to 10 but hay it was bloody fast

[darolh]

This is what you do with your old Saab turbocharger:
http://www.asciimation.co.nz/beer/

[ci5ic]

Originally posted by civicHBsi91
why waste time on that? i dont see why it would be worth it, probably just blow your engine, i wouldent even turbo a 1.5 doesent seem worth it to me

Because, if you DO blow the engine, it's gonna be HELLA cheap to drop another one in, whereas, if you blow up a B16, it's gonna be pretty spendy.

[MyFirst4G]

Originally posted by darolh
This is what you do with your old Saab turbocharger:
http://www.asciimation.co.nz/beer/

lol

[MKS]

LoL thats cool hehe .. i think ill make one of them instead

[Bleebdat]

MKS: It wont be as cheap as you think to turbo your engine, because u wont be able to use the turbo manifold, downpipe, or turbo piping. Swap your engine then turbo.