Bodge Budget turbo build - Page 2 - Saxperience

Nimix · 19th July 2015, 23:08

How are things turning out for you?

infamousaidy · 21st July 2015, 09:02

now then mate, do you have any pics of the manifold before you wrapped it, once welded anyway.

also, where did you get the manifold from? i need one for mums c2vts

Duffy Xsi · 21st July 2015, 19:19

£150 on eBay will get u a cast t25/28 mani old for the jp4 engine

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infamousaidy · 28th July 2015, 09:35

duffy, i have just bought a cast turbo many from ebay, like you say for £150, i actually need a std manifold for the c2.

when i looked though, they all said 16v and 8v were the same part number.

Duffy Xsi · 28th July 2015, 17:41

Scrap yard or stick an ad up on here to see did anyone buy a full engine with a standard manifold.

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Tomthetopper · 29th July 2015, 21:53

Apologies fir the lack of updates, had two weeks off for a holiday and concentrating on work, but have now made some progress over the last few evenings, including:

Turbo built (t25 from Rover coupe 220 turbo)
Oil feed adaptor and oil lines sorted
Intercooler sourced
Intercooler pipework test fitted
Blow off valve installed and plumbed in
Shorter renault 5 oil filter to allow clearance for turbo/downpipe
Exhaust downpipe made from thick sheet steel (a very clever mate did this for me and it came out very well, thanks to him!)
Radiator moved forward 2 inches to allow for turbo

My only slight issue at the moment is that the turbod oil drain sits very low. Its still high enough formthe oil to flow downwards with gravity to the sump, but almost levels out when it reaches the sump. Fingers crossed i dont have problems with this.

Next weekend i will install the intercooler and rad one final time properly. Then its just a case of buildng the exhaust system and starting the car upmto check for leaks.

Then it will be time t choose a management system, fit wideband, gauges etc etc etc. all the electrical stuff i dont like!

Stissy · 29th July 2015, 22:01

Feeling it. Excellent work.

Tomthetopper · 29th July 2015, 22:05

My garage isnt feeling it, its a dump!

Tomthetopper · 29th July 2015, 22:15

If anyone has a 2" cat back (with or without a decat) exhaust system for sale please give me a shout, as i will going from my homebrew 2.5" donwpipe to 2".

For anyone thinking of trying a turbo conversion, you really can find all the info you need on this forum to carry out a basic conversion. I havent found the need to ask a single question yet and i havent done an na to turbo conversion before.

phil10 · 30th July 2015, 20:39

Well done on the build mate. Thinking of doing the same to mine. How much do you reckon the turbo conversion has cost you?

Tomthetopper · 30th July 2015, 20:49

Not sure at the moment, will do a final tot up when done. Im hoping for around 2k total tho. Its surprising how quick the figure adds up with all the little odds and sods you need to buy.

phil10 · 30th July 2015, 20:59

2k still not bad. Is that with uprated clutch and brakes?

Tomthetopper · 30th July 2015, 21:09

No clutch and brakes are for squares. Change the clutch when you smell burning and upgrade the brakes after you crash into a hedge.

iSlayeR · 30th July 2015, 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tomthetopper

No clutch and brakes are for squares. Change the clutch when you smell burning and upgrade the brakes after you crash into a hedge.

I ran a standard clutch with low boost for a couple of months, even done a few races on my private airfield

it never slipped, if you plan to up the boost though you may run into clutch problems quite fast

phil10 · 31st July 2015, 06:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tomthetopper

No clutch and brakes are for squares. Change the clutch when you smell burning and upgrade the brakes after you crash into a hedge.

Haha fair play, do you know what management your going for?

Tomthetopper · 31st July 2015, 06:46

A couple of times i have seen the aem fic mentioned as an alternative to full standalone. Its basically a slightly more advanced piggback. I will probs use this, wire it in myself and then find someone to help me tune it.

infamousaidy · 1st August 2015, 10:08

tom, at the risk of opening a can of worms here wayne@chipwizards can map the standard ecu for boost

Tomthetopper · 2nd August 2015, 10:29

Thanks infamous, I will send him an email and see if he still offers mapping for Saxo.

infamousaidy · 3rd August 2015, 07:20

tom, is the blue bit on the turbo feed line a restrictor? also, where did you get that and the feed line t piece to the block from? i'd ideally like to make mine myself so its to the correct length.

cheers

iSlayeR · 3rd August 2015, 12:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by infamousaidy

tom, is the blue bit on the turbo feed line a restrictor? also, where did you get that and the feed line t piece to the block from? i'd ideally like to make mine myself so its to the correct length.

cheers

you can get the t piece to the block from ebay bud