hi, how hard is to turbocharge a n/a. does somebody did one before, some pics to get a idea. thanks

 

Um..

Look up.

That's all I can say.

PaulC

 

mumidy hum, never thought of that. A big restriction will be room under your hood, if its a street car.

 

i too am about to take a trip to the darkside of an na/ turbo swap.....i cant wait.......
thanks for the stickies at the top of the forum, gave me lots of "heads up" info

 

Hmmm, never noticed those!
Actually i was a little out of it when i posted, thought you were talkin about superchargin it. Anyone done that?

 

LOL...

(my pointless post for the day)

 

It's a lot of work... it'l cost you over 1K.....
and you'll break your tranny once it's done.

 

im considering going from 4th series n/a to 5th T2

i can borrow a hoist and Lots of tools, and its looking like its only going to cost 2k

i think im forgetting something, but right now, im happy

 

Ive always been strictly N/A, but the s5 TII is lookin soooooo sweet right now. I was daydreamin in church and at communion where you say 'amen', i said 'rx-7'. it was so embarrasing!

 

well i dont want to do the tII swap. i want to take a n/a 6 port engine and turbocharge it. but i think nobody have done it before. thanks

 

If you do a search you'll find alot of posts about this subject!

 

hey apears a lot of thin but with no text.

 

The easiest way to do it is to cut the exhaust to the acceptable length, bolt up the turbo onto the manifold use lots of duct tape, and secure that turbo onto the exhaust. The turbo inlet duct should be as close to the ground as possible. A filter is not neccesary. Pebbles make the turbo go faster, and clean the carbon out at the same time. Hook the intake duct to your throttle body, forget about the AFM, who needs it anyway. Some people will say "you're stupid. You don't have an intercooler" but just remind them that since your TID is so close to the ground, it picks up cool air anyway.

All that aside, use the search function. Believe me, the subject IS there because this topic has been beaten to death. If you want pics, look at Aaron Cake's turbo conversion WHICH ARE THE FIRST THREE OR FOUR TOPICS OF THIS FORUM.

 

You forgot about the detonation resistance advantages of gravel injection!
And duh- you can't use duct tape on the exhaust.. it'll melt silly!!! Use bungee cords and paper clips. Save the duct tape for attaching the oil lines to the turbo.

 

bambam, didnt i already say that since the turbo is THAT low to the ground, it will be sufficiently cooled anyway? THINK, MAN, THINK! And take off the crank angle sensor too. the turbo spools up faster.

 

For more even more hp drain all the oil from the engine, and the coolent, by doing this, there is less resisteance in the engine as a hole,(water pump) and its less weight

 

I got an 6 port 1987 N/A turbocharged engine in my car... Too easy...