How much would...

1. x64 L-plater Joined: May 2007 Sunderland Posts: 38

   #1 7th June 2007, 00:50

   How much would it cost to turbo up a stock VTR?
   
   Thanks,
   Chris =D
2. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #2 7th June 2007, 00:51

   depends on many things.
   
   who you go with, if you do it yourself, how mad you go with the spec.
   
   price depends on how mad you go, the more power you want the £££ will need to go on forged pistons etc..
3. x64 L-plater Joined: May 2007 Sunderland Posts: 38

   #3 7th June 2007, 00:53

   It would probably be like mid-range... I don't want a huge beasty track-day car, Just something nippy that won't go like a slug.....
4. FILVTR Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Manchester Posts: 440 VTR '52.

   #4 7th June 2007, 01:28

   Buy an Evo... that's nippy and not sluggish
   
   Just a thought..
5. user_8040 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2005 MaDchester Posts: 8432 Vts

   #5 7th June 2007, 01:41

   an evo is a slug in 5th gear before boost
6. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

   #6 7th June 2007, 10:25

   About 2.5 to 3 k should see your car boosted. Just avoid ebay junk like http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TURBO-CONVERSI...QQcmdZViewItem
7. x64 L-plater Joined: May 2007 Sunderland Posts: 38

   #7 7th June 2007, 10:43

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by AXracing About 2.5 to 3 k should see your car boosted. Just avoid ebay junk like http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TURBO-CONVERSI...QQcmdZViewItem

   Haha I wouldn't try turbo a moped with that junk [by the way how cool would that be, like a hair-dryer in overdrive]
8. flanders010 Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2007 Nantwich Posts: 139 vts, Rover 1.4 (soon to be 2.0T)

   #8 7th June 2007, 11:35

   what about a vespa. hehe
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGXcM9evUpo
9. MiniGibbo Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2007 Bournemouth Posts: 15289 '04 VW Transporter.

   #9 7th June 2007, 12:21

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by flanders010 what about a vespa. hehe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGXcM9evUpo

   
   thats insane
10. stevcatristicas Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2007 Leiria/Portugal Posts: 127 Citroën Saxo 1.1i SX MK1 1999 Citr

    #10 7th June 2007, 12:51

    I don’t know prices in UK. The only thing I have to say to you is: Don’t buy a 2nd hand kit. Only buy everything new. A conversion from a normal aspirated engine to a turbo/supercharged engine involves various calc. If you want to convert a simple engine to a turbo engine, you’ll have to decrease de compression relation depending on the temperature that your engine can support. You have to make sure that your oil pump support the amount of oil that the turbo will require, you’ll have to change the oil type depending on the new compression rate and the new engine temperature, you’ll have to increase the octane level of your fuel to suppress knock, etc… And depending on all this facts you’ll have more or less power on your engine.
11. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

    #11 7th June 2007, 13:36

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by FILVTR Buy an Evo... that's nippy and not sluggish Just a thought..

    
    is that your reply to everything???
    
    please refrain from posting in the engine section if all you can do is post.
    
    'buy an evo' in every thread.
12. CampDavid Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Bedford Posts: 7457 Saxo VTS Peugeot 306 GTI-6 Astra SRI

    #12 7th June 2007, 13:53

    £4K as a ballpark figure.
    
    My advice is to keep an eye out for someone breaking a Tubby car and buy the engine out of that
    
    Or buy an Evo....