can you convert a na to a turbo ?

 

is it expensive ?

 

the na i ahve is low miles and the enine is sweet so i do not want to sell and then get a turbo model, would rather change this car as i know its quirks.

any advise

 

cheers

matt

I think the only guy in the UK to have done this is Mark (Topless) but he may have only done it cos the NA in question is a convertable :)

 

Vijay

have a look in the rides section . lymon seems to have done it

wheres that i cannot find it lol

wheres that i cannot find it lol

 

my mistake , must be too close to the faq bit. and can only be seen once ,when the moon is blue :x: :x:

I think the general opinion is it's less hassle to sell the NA and buy a TT. Or there's nitrous.

I LOVE MY NA. Well, actually, when I first got mine I thought the same thing that I'd made a mistake and I wondered if the engine could be switched over. Then you find out,

 

I think the general opinion is it's less hassle to sell the NA and buy a TT

.

 

 

Mine is low miles too and like you say, you know its quirks- I think I'd feel I'd betrayed my car if I went and got a TT, but I always toy with the idea. Ideally I'd like an NA AND a TT, but only rich or greedy people have both! So I've got an NA and a Clio instead...

Ideally I'd like an NA AND a TT, but only rich or greedy people have both! So I've got an NA and a Clio instead...

 

yea Stu - you reading this!! :D

 

some info:

 

Z1 link - NA to TT conversion

 

Z1 link - fitting turbos to a NA engine

Easier and cheaper to buy a TT!!

 

But you can get an NA to TT BHP, relatively easily and cheaply, it could also be a bit more reliable and without any lag!

 

some info:

 

Z1 link - NA to TT conversion

 

Z1 link - fitting turbos to a NA engine

 

...seems like if you live in America anything is possible... That reads like it's not too hard. Until you try and do it? I think there would have to be a big sense of satisfaction getting an NA to a TT and it working well, but it's got to be cheaper to sell up and get a TT. Depends how much you like the car you drive.

But you can get an NA to TT BHP, relatively easily and cheaply, it could also be a bit more reliable and without any lag!

 

 

Through interest..... how could you do that? Re-map, pipe and filter?

No :) .... I've had that done and mine is about 230 at the flywheel. My next mod is brakes (obviously no power gain but maybe better handling), then maybe lightened flywheel. New headers might be another way towards this but I think would be expensive and only give a few more bhp. I don't know what would be the best way to get more than that. Could you really get close to 280? Won't there be a point you have to stop because of reliability? If you get to messing with major engine internals, wouldn't it be better transplanting the engine?

Saw some nice manifolds on ebay that were quite cheap, there area few NA maps knocking about, underdrive pulley, lightened flywheel!

WOOHOOOOOO

 

sussed it.

 

my wife is gonna have the n/a and she says i can buy a TT.

 

koooooolll

WOOHOOOOOO

 

sussed it.

 

my wife is gonna have the n/a and she says i can buy a TT.

 

koooooolll

 

 

Oh piss off. ;) I wake up thinking my wife has said that then I realise it was just her farting in the night. No way, a woman would not say that- your having us on.

honest i swear, its true. honest honest.

 

i am just a lucky boy i guess

Does your other half have a sister, and do you know a good divorce lawyer. ;)

 

You are a lucky man.

she does but there is a down side to them if you know what i mean :nelson:

 

although one is better than the other lol.

 

i know a divorce lawyer but i wasnt planning on spending that much :confused:

I meant so I could divorce my wife....

 

sorry, it's late and I'm not making sense.

oh right lmao.

 

fetch er round here maybee mrs matt will rub off lol