i want to turbo me saxo!!!!!!!!!

13th January 2006, 04:35

hiya lads and girls i want to turbo my saxo vtr firstly i want to swap my engine to a vts then give it some turbo torture but thinking about nos as well any one got any rough prices for doing all this. i need a 4/2/1 manifold to who does the best one thanks danny form the mids

13th January 2006, 04:43

hum firstly me thinks you shouldnt be doing it with a vtr i know your swaping engines but why not save the hassel and get a vts? unless you are talking about a vts engine that will stay out untill all nessessary work is done to it then putting it in? basically your looking at cost of engine and all additions ecu etc exhaust straight through the turbo and additions and a hell of a lot of man hours around the 2500+ region i reckon poss

13th January 2006, 04:49

noooo i think its gunna be about triple your estimate to have it done good.... im sure some of the more clued up turbo guys will tell you...

also do some research into the subject from your comment of the manifold you dont seem to know a great deal...you gotta get one fabricated for the turbo to go onto..

13th January 2006, 05:38

No point getting a manifold mate as you'll have to get rid of it when you get the turbo. I hope your planning on telling the insurance on the engine swap and the mods????

You'd be looking at roughly anywhere between £6-10k mate for all that including labour and other parts such as brakes etc.

14th January 2006, 05:17

you're 20/21 aswell..
insurance would definitely be your first port of call

14th January 2006, 20:16

prices can go from £5k upwards mate,all depending on how far you want to go,gotta think about internals and maybe gearbox mods if you wanna run high power

14th January 2006, 23:17

just go jap mate and buy it all done... they make loads of smallish cars with good power from standard if your that bothered about power..

16th January 2006, 05:35

why bother with nos and turbo at the same time.
turbo itself should satisfy you enoughm you wouldnt be looking for nos

16th January 2006, 13:38

i got a nos kit for sale mate off a vtr!

16th January 2006, 13:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by burtay

why bother with nos and turbo at the same time.
turbo itself should satisfy you enoughm you wouldnt be looking for nos

I wouldnt bother with nos but Nitrous is a very good cooling agent, and will help inlet temps massivly so the power gains for the same boost would be immense, thats why id use it.

16th January 2006, 14:33

well firstly think of the future, can you maintain it...! after the cost of say £7.5k for the work done (thats being generous)

its not a case of bodge it & scarper.... y do you need a 4-2-1 manifold!? Turbos need then custon made!

& ill presume they are 4-1!? its not just the engine that will need attention, running rear, bottom end etc etc....!

if your flush fair play, hand the car over to the experts & say just give me the bill....

16th January 2006, 20:28

Buy a 1.0L Dihatsu Charage GTTi should see a huge grin on your face.

16th January 2006, 22:50

see the problem is im torn between the zed cars conversion or turboing it

16th January 2006, 22:55

Whats the zed cars conversion?

I guess money isnt a problem then?

16th January 2006, 23:28

bike engine, no torque

16th January 2006, 23:44

how much do you have to spend or r u taking the P8ss

17th January 2006, 00:08

if he was loaded enough to buy the conversion then he would have enough to be a premium member atleastt

17th January 2006, 00:53

Just Turbo the VTR

17th January 2006, 18:55

u can all take the piss but what is the point in being a full member when i aint been on here long money aint a problem and as for the bike engine when the car weights no more 750 kg its mega fast hyabusa turb lump if you want to know conversion is 5000 ish depending on the mods u want doing

17th January 2006, 18:56

didnt any of you peeps go to the auto sport show???????????lol

17th January 2006, 18:59

There only messing mate!

We get alot of people come on here and say the exact same thing "I want to Turbo My Saxo".

Most turn out to be dreamers! If youve got the cash and your serious about the conversion then give Carworx a call im sure they can sort you out!

17th January 2006, 19:10

whats going to the autosports show got to do with this? a bike engine in a saxo pretty much makes the car unsellable as noone will want to purchase it, a turbo however can be removed with ease and the car returned to standard (plus they dont have to cut it up etc)

a bike engine just revs but it couldnt pull the skin off a rice pudding compared to a turbo vts.

everyone dreams about this question and very little actually follow it through.

17th January 2006, 19:12

Ratty - So when we gona get pics and spec of yours

17th January 2006, 21:03

when i finish it in a month or so

18th January 2006, 01:07

i have been in one of the minis that zed cars have and to be honest i was not that impressed,but the handlind was excellent

18th January 2006, 19:23

mines beeen turbo'd... and ill tell u what mate... oh my god is it quick. gota be carefull in the wet!!
bought it about a month ago.. still gettin used 2 it!!

19th January 2006, 03:41

spec, pics ?
You cant come on here and just say that ...
Welcome by the way !

There are definitely alot of dreamers about, agreed Starkie !

19th January 2006, 16:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaxoAL

spec, pics ?
You cant come on here and just say that ...
Welcome by the way !

There are definitely alot of dreamers about, agreed Starkie !

LOL.. I will one day go down the forced induction route.. Hopefully sooner rather than later. Want to have a word with you soon Alex! See if you can get me a good deal through carworx

20th January 2006, 11:44

foxy turb are you there