Turbo'd daily reliability

  1. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 morecambe Posts: 4286 2003 vtr/s
    #1
    What would the reliability of a turbo build be like on a car being used everyday??

    Its going to be a ok spec and no cheap crap i.e. omex 600, DP manifold and downpipe, etc. But not be forged running low boost.

    Im going to be using the saxo everyday again soon and not sure if be worth having it turbo'd incase its breaking all the time.

    Would having a forged bottom end be alot more reliable just not pushing loads of power.

    Who has a turbo'd 106/saxo that they use everyday??
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 Southampton Posts: 8188 Astra vxr with added boost
    #2
    If looked after, serviced, let to warm up and cool down i dont see why it wouldnt be any more less reliable than any other turbo car
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2002 United Kingdom Posts: 8390
    #3
    done correctly it'll be fine.
  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 dudley United Kingdom (England) Posts: 6790 106 gti/ SEAT LCR
    #4
    its not the engine you need to worry about
  5. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Torquay Posts: 2930 MK2 saxo vtr
    #5
    As everthing it it's treated nicley it'll be fine, just don't turn the boost all the way up.
  6. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 Southampton Posts: 8188 Astra vxr with added boost
    #6
    gearbox, shafts, clutch would be the main worries i would have thought.
  7. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B
    #7
    mines had 7 months of hard driving on 15psi so far.
  8. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
    #8
    Depends how good the mapper was as well I'd think. Personally if it were me, something of this nature would be a toy and not a daily but thats because I wouldnt be able to stop messing with it
  9. Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Nottm. Posts: 924 Focus ST2 ASBO
    #9
    As above, the real worry would be your right foot, wanting to live on boost all the time, if treated with a bit of mechanical sympathy A) you'll enjoy it a hell of a lot more because the boost coming on is a "treat" and B) self explanatory your not ragging the bollocks off it

    Also as someone mentioned the mapping, buy cheap buy twice
  10. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 dudley United Kingdom (England) Posts: 6790 106 gti/ SEAT LCR
    #10
    what tyres? will have a diff.

    if your concerned about it lasting then your better off using open diff and 185/50/15 remoulds, at least then it wont be able to covert your torque to the road as effectivly.
  11. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 morecambe Posts: 4286 2003 vtr/s
    #11
    Well it will only be running about 10psi and its not like im using cheap, crap parts. Will eventually go forged.

    Was thinking of getting some cams and fitting the jenveys ive got for time being till got a good spec that will be reliable like be box, better turbo and so on. But im sure the spec im going for should be reliable enough to use everyday.
  12. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 239 106 GTI
    #12
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by jsdvtr View Post
    Well it will only be running about 10psi and its not like im using cheap, crap parts. Will eventually go forged.

    Was thinking of getting some cams and fitting the jenveys ive got for time being till got a good spec that will be reliable like be box, better turbo and so on. But im sure the spec im going for should be reliable enough to use everyday.
    Save an extra k and get some forged pistons?