turbo

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2011 Saltash Posts: 110 i own a posi blue mk1 saxo vtr 1998.
    #1
    hello all. im just wondering how much it roughly cost and how much trouble it is to do a turbo conversion on a mk1 saxo vtr? any help would be ideal. cheers
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064
    #2
    Try the search button, or look at cars that people have 'charged in the project section!
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr
    #3
    how deep are your pockets ? lol
  4. Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Sheffield Posts: 1206 106 Rallye Turbo
    #4
    been covered a million times... a few k
  5. Newbie Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 16 Saxo 1.1 vtr turbo
    #5
    Not worth the hassle pal, ive spent spent 5 n half k on my turbo conversion, n every other week theres a problem with regards over- heating, headgaskets, driveshafts snapping due 2 torque, radiator pipes bursting when reaching top end, oil leakage, none stop!!!! ... but dont get me wrong wen its on form, there rapid!!!!
  6. Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Sheffield Posts: 1206 106 Rallye Turbo
    #6
    You can build a reliable turbo for a lot less than 5.5k
  7. Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 N.wales! Posts: 1024 slammed VTS
    #7
    100's of threads on this,
  8. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 Liverpool Posts: 7393 Black Corsa C SRi
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by saxo_1-1_vtr_turbo View Post
    Not worth the hassle pal, ive spent spent 5 n half k on my turbo conversion, n every other week theres a problem with regards over- heating, headgaskets, driveshafts snapping due 2 torque, radiator pipes bursting when reaching top end, oil leakage, none stop!!!! ... but dont get me wrong wen its on form, there rapid!!!!
    sounds like a bodge. plenty of people have none of these issues
  9. Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2009 Cambridge(ish), UK. Posts: 10581 BMW 5x M50d.
    #9
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by saxo_1-1_vtr_turbo View Post
    Not worth the hassle pal, ive spent spent 5 n half k on my turbo conversion, n every other week theres a problem with regards over- heating, headgaskets, driveshafts snapping due 2 torque, radiator pipes bursting when reaching top end, oil leakage, none stop!!!! ... but dont get me wrong wen its on form, there rapid!!!!
    Utter bollocks tbh. Rad pipes bursting?? Head gasket failure?? Overheating?? Never seen this on a properly done build. As for snapping driveshafts... Driveshafts aren't weak -it's the CV joints that tend to go, and thats generally on 300+hp cars. Which by the sound of your other failures, I'm guessing your's wasnt.

    In answer to the OP - search dude, covered LOADS of times. Costs range from about £1500 for a low boost, lower power DIY conversion, up to about £15,000 for high boost, high power.
  10. Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Shropshire Posts: 454 Black Saxo VTR
    #10
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by saxo_1-1_vtr_turbo View Post
    Not worth the hassle pal, ive spent spent 5 n half k on my turbo conversion, n every other week theres a problem with regards over- heating, headgaskets, driveshafts snapping due 2 torque, radiator pipes bursting when reaching top end, oil leakage, none stop!!!! ... but dont get me wrong wen its on form, there rapid!!!!

    hmmm... sounds like youve got ripped off my friend as if you had gave £5500 to a respectable company youd have quite a nice bit of kit under the bonnet and im sure it would quite a reliable build.... and as said by ross radiator pipes bursting?? And im sure if you would of paid 5500 quid there should be 0 oil leaks!

    But yeah as people have said depending on how well you can source parts and how mechanically minded you are can be from as low as 1100 right up to well as much as your physically want to spend really... Starting my boost build soon should be fun