08-08-2014, 11:01 AM
I was originally going to turbo my project, it came to about 5k in parts alone even before getting a good GTI 6 engine. You will have to rebuild the engine as most 6's are well over the 100,000k mark now.
I have gone for a much cheaper option. 2.0 8v Turbo out of a Citroen Xantia Activa- Factory built turbo engine for a start. All i hear is people slagging this engine off, but to be fair it has a lot of low down grunt, i picked up a 52K lump, g-box,ECU and loom for a little over £300.
Yes you have to modify the bulkhead box section by cutting a piece out for the turbo to sit, have the box section welded up for strength and job done
Couple that with a BE3 gear box and you have a turbo motor with 150 Bhp for standard, you can adjust the boost pressure to a max of 15 psi as the ecu only has a 2 bar map sensor, this will give you around the 180 bhp mark, set up properly on a dyno.
The wiring is the biggest issue so far, i am having to send my loom to pug1off to be made.
Future mods for my conversion will be a custom engine managment set up. 440cc fuel injectors, nissan 200sx turbo, adjustable fuel pressure regulator. This should take me to the 220 bhp mark.
The stock internals are well up to the job, and the engine has a compression ratio of 8.0:1.
Its great to have a masssive power machine but if its not reliable whats the point.
I have gone for a much cheaper option. 2.0 8v Turbo out of a Citroen Xantia Activa- Factory built turbo engine for a start. All i hear is people slagging this engine off, but to be fair it has a lot of low down grunt, i picked up a 52K lump, g-box,ECU and loom for a little over £300.
Yes you have to modify the bulkhead box section by cutting a piece out for the turbo to sit, have the box section welded up for strength and job done
Couple that with a BE3 gear box and you have a turbo motor with 150 Bhp for standard, you can adjust the boost pressure to a max of 15 psi as the ecu only has a 2 bar map sensor, this will give you around the 180 bhp mark, set up properly on a dyno.
The wiring is the biggest issue so far, i am having to send my loom to pug1off to be made.
Future mods for my conversion will be a custom engine managment set up. 440cc fuel injectors, nissan 200sx turbo, adjustable fuel pressure regulator. This should take me to the 220 bhp mark.
The stock internals are well up to the job, and the engine has a compression ratio of 8.0:1.
Its great to have a masssive power machine but if its not reliable whats the point.
1999 2.0 8v Turbo 306
Flying the Flag for the XU10J2TE
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Flying the Flag for the XU10J2TE
You Tube: 832 Performance