applemobile 0 Posted August 2, 2008 I have searched but to no pervail. has anyone carried out an s16 turbo conversion? im looking into doing it over the next month, only a cheap home 'bodge' just for a bit of fun. Wondering if 2.0turbo injectors and Ecu would work as litteraly a plug and play application? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rex 1 Posted August 2, 2008 Heh, there 'aint no such thing as a cheap conversion. Sorry, Rex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,627 Posted August 2, 2008 (edited) if you want a "cheap" turbo conversion best to start with the 2.0 8v turbo. edit, probably one of my favourite RFY turbo conversions is this one - http://www.dp-engineering.nl/EN/projects/zx_turbo.php not "cheap" though Edited August 2, 2008 by welshpug Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rex 1 Posted August 2, 2008 My turbo conversion cost twice the price of the '6 conversion, and I paid £250 more for the complete donor 306, rather than the 50 quid for the complete 605... There is no such thing as "cheap"when modifying vehicles IMO, even if you're honest enough to want a "bodge" job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applemobile 0 Posted August 2, 2008 ive been involved with 'cheap conversions' before. Im fairl confiadent it can be done. Weather it will run right or not is not the point. The point is that it will have a turbo strapped on it! If/when i get round to the ''bodge'' i will open a progress thread to let y'all know how it goes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Fenton 1,526 Posted August 2, 2008 It almost definately won't run right, and the first time you allow a turbo motor to run lean on boost it WILL damage the pistons, then you'll have a scrap S16 engine. For the price you can get a DIY ECU such as a MegaSquirt for these days it is not worth melting a perfectly good engine for the sake of a couple of hundred quid, regardless if it is a bodge conversion or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rex 1 Posted August 2, 2008 Well, I suppose it depends on what you call cheap I've made a turbo manifold and had it running on a standard 1.9 and it ended up like Tom Fenton said, sadly, very quickly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applemobile 0 Posted August 2, 2008 lol well maybe i will give it a miss, come to look at it, may be a tight squeeze anyway! i have a perfectly running other turbo car anyway, so might just keep an N/A toy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
