if you were going to turbo a N/a how much boost can you safle run without wreckin the engine

without upgrading the pistons n all that

im just wonderin coz i start a new job at the end of the month.would it be worth while trying or should i just sell and get a tt

bear in mind insurance and stuff

+ can the vg30de run just one big turbo

or am i just bein stupid..

the N/A isnt powerfull enuf..got used to it too fast

its just when in second gear pulling the grrrrrrrr should be followd by a pshhht

Edited March 13, 201114 yr by zhoodyx
stupid

in a sense its possible to turbo anything however to get the best out of it there is alot more that would have to be done to the engine cam work etc. and compression. insurance wise it would become a modified car, it would be cheaper to insure the stndard tt than a modded na with a turbo. i looked into this when i was into my capris cheaper to buy a 2.8 than make it a 2.8. i think all in all you would probally find it easietr and cheaper to either buy a tt lump complete and drop it in or just buy a tt car.

sell it and buy a tt , buy a uk tt and there cheaper to insure than an import na !! as i found out , infact half the price lol

I'm sure I remember reading, if you were to turbo an NA, with the higher compression ratio etc. it would be pretty meaty, I'm sure JeffTT mentioned something ages ago...

This would be interesting to know as my plans is to stick a TT lump in mine however if it could be done by using the NA lump and swapping over the manifolds would be very good news.

wouldnt you need to lower the compression of the na 1st?

 

im no expert but from past experience, with friends turbo'in Na/s they usually do.

wouldnt you need to lower the compression of the na 1st?

 

im no expert but from past experience, with friends turbo'in Na/s they usually do.

 

i agree, i know quite often people use extra headgaskets or packers to decrease compression for turboing applications.

I'm sure I remember reading, if you were to turbo an NA, with the higher compression ratio etc. it would be pretty meaty, I'm sure JeffTT mentioned something ages ago...

 

No not me !!

 

Jeff TT

cool cheers guys

i guess im looking for a tt then

I enquired about this a long time ago, and from what i got told, i wouldnt bother trying to TT a N/A engine. reason being is the internals are much stronger in the TT to cope with the extra stresses that are going to be applied to them.

 

I suspect that if you stuck some tubs on the N/A engine after about a month or two you would need a new bottom end.