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2.2 TURBO!! :D
MakeEverything - 15/11/09 at 06:04 PM

Got the turbo fitted and all working, and took it for a test drive tonight....

OH MY GOD!!!

Pulled out of the drive, and gave it a boot full! - Pulls away almost twice as quick as before the turbo was fitted!

Have got some more work to do to make it a lot safer, (Using drainpipe for boost hose connections currently), but now i know it works, ill get it done properly!

Dangle_kt - 15/11/09 at 06:06 PM

excellent!

What engine is it?

Bet it felt like warp factor 10!

londonsean69 - 15/11/09 at 06:07 PM

Nice one

l0rd - 15/11/09 at 06:16 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MakeEverything
Got the turbo fitted and all working, and took it for a test drive tonight....

OH MY GOD!!!

Pulled out of the drive, and gave it a boot full! - Pulls away almost twice as quick as before the turbo was fitted!

Have got some more work to do to make it a lot safer, (Using drainpipe for boost hose connections currently), but now i know it works, ill get it done properly!


are you saying that drainpipe is not how it is properly done?

[Edited on 15/11/09 by l0rd]

liam.mccaffrey - 15/11/09 at 06:29 PM

if thats all you got drainpipe is fine

iscmatt - 15/11/09 at 07:58 PM

what engine?? also pics and vid are required

MakeEverything - 15/11/09 at 08:10 PM

Its a 2.2 Renault 25 engine and transaxle.
Pictures in my photo album without the turbo. Turbo picture to follow!

The drainpipe is above the turbo, so will melt eventually. I need to change it for some aluminium tube and re-route it.

Also need to put the oil feed and return in fully.

The idea behind the trial, was to see if the stock ECU deals with the added boost. - It seems to, so ill leave it in for now.

It did feel like warp factor 10, and the revs werent all that high either! Should be able to get a load more out of it.

l0rd - 15/11/09 at 08:38 PM

take it easy. It sound a blast but make sure you don't blast the engine

MakeEverything - 15/11/09 at 09:00 PM

quote:
Originally posted by l0rd
take it easy. It sound a blast but make sure you don't blast the engine


Knowing what im like, i dragged AndyB out last weekend to help me pick up a 2.0 Turbo engine! Ive got a spare, but id rather stick with the 2.2 tbhg!!

l0rd - 15/11/09 at 09:34 PM

So from the 110 dead Hp you should now have about 150ish ones?

According to wikipedia you should have about

175HP

[Edited on 15/11/09 by l0rd]

Xtreme Kermit - 15/11/09 at 09:42 PM

good effort!

madteg - 15/11/09 at 10:36 PM

Welcome to TURBO POWER he he he

MakeEverything - 15/11/09 at 11:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by l0rd
So from the 110 dead Hp you should now have about 150ish ones?

According to wikipedia you should have about

175HP

[Edited on 15/11/09 by l0rd]


Standard engine had 123hp allegedly, so i reckon your figure isnt too far off. Until i get it all installed properly and tested, ill not know for sure.

Its good though!

MakeEverything - 15/11/09 at 11:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MakeEverything
quote:
Originally posted by l0rd
So from the 110 dead Hp you should now have about 150ish ones?

According to wikipedia you should have about

175HP

[Edited on 15/11/09 by l0rd]


Standard engine had 123hp allegedly, so i reckon your figure isnt too far off. Until i get it all installed properly and tested, ill not know for sure.

Its good though, as the car only weighs in at 900kg!

MakeEverything - 5/12/09 at 02:54 PM

Finally did it. I got around to taking off the sump of the spare engine i had. It turns out, that there is a blank casting on the side of the sump, which i drilled out and inserted a piece of ali tube, and welded with alumiweld.
The sump i modified is ali, and the one its replacing is steel, so its an upgrade as well!!

Going to have a look and see what else i can swap over as performance upgrades once the turbo is complete.

MakeEverything - 5/12/09 at 02:54 PM

http://locostbuilders.co.uk/upload/IMG00032-20091205-1447.jpg