turbo charging a 1.4 16v

bockfinkle · Post by **bockfinkle** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:33 pm

could be a very silly idea, but any one know if its possible to turbo charge or supercharge my 1.4 16v if so would it be worth it and does anyone have any idea something like that would cost.

lawton · Post by **lawton** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:33 pm

yeah you can do it, but it would be cheaper to put 2.0 in it or even a 2.0 let

dan. t · Post by **dan. t** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 10:28 pm

Its possible Courtenay Sport will turbo your 1.4 16v for Â£3200 & it\'ll be pumping out 135bhp, though will that kind of money you may aswell source a 1.6 & pop it on throttle bodies

bockfinkle · Post by **bockfinkle** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 10:46 pm

thought that would be the case, what about putting throttle bodies on a 1.4 expensive and would a get good power increase

corsacant · Post by **corsacant** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:28 pm

[quote=\"dan. t\"]Its possible Courtenay Sport will turbo your 1.4 16v for Â£3200 & it\'ll be pumping out 135bhp, though will that kind of money you may aswell source a 1.6 & pop it on throttle bodies

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Courtenay overcharge and bodge it.
Ideally you need to lower the compression ratio using shortened pistons.
Their method is to clamp 2 headgaskets together. Very professional.
Unless you can do it yourself I wouldn\'t bother as a lot of places charge a stupid amount in labour charges.

dan. t · Post by **dan. t** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:23 am

[quote=\"bockfinkle\"]thought that would be the case, what about putting throttle bodies on a 1.4 expensive and would a get good power increase[/quote]

May need to be corrected on this however a tb set up will cost you around Â£2.3k mark with new management though you may aswell have new cams, pocket pistons etc should see a gain of around 35/40bhp,

though if you just after a little more power try replacing you inlet manifold with a tuned version from Lexmaul, Mantzel, Dbilas or Velos

Stuart_SRI · Post by **Stuart_SRI** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:16 am

Courtney Sport are very pricey when it comes to engine work, but as I think already mentioned, your best bit is to use the money u would of used turbo charging your 1.4 on something different ie a 2.0 lump

trev150 · Post by **trev150** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:47 pm

You need to get hold of a company called \"Power Crazy Motorsport.\"

They are based in Lincoln and the owner will Turbo any thing you like.

I think i saw the number in this months Total Vauxhall near the Q&A section where they put the contacts names down.

But to be honest for the power you gain you may aswell start with a 1.6 16v and just 25bhp of NOS.

corsacalvin · Post by **corsacalvin** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:47 pm

turbo charging yours can be done,if u go on migweb there sum 1 sellin turbo kits 4 your engine,think bout Â£650,or u can make 1 ya self using saab turbo parts

corsacant · Post by **corsacant** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:29 pm

speak to matheus on migweb, he knows a lot about it and will help you out.

bockfinkle · Post by **bockfinkle** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:37 pm

thanks for the advice, but the cheapest i can find someone to do a 2.0 16v conversion for is Â£3500, any one know anywhere it can be done cheaper if i take that route instead of turbo, cos turbo issounding like alot o work.

trev150 · Post by **trev150** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:46 pm

Just Nova\'s or Just Corsa\'s in Nottingham will do it for about Â£1500.

tom87 · Post by **tom87** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:55 am

[quote=\"dan. t\"]Its possible Courtenay Sport will turbo your 1.4 16v for Â£3200 & it\'ll be pumping out 135bhp, though will that kind of money you may aswell source a 1.6 & pop it on throttle bodies

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Â£3200, you could get a c20let fitted for that.

bockfinkle · Post by **bockfinkle** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:41 pm

just novas corsas for only Â£1500!!! now that sounds very appealing indeed! is that just for fitting or supplied engine and fitting. cos at that price thats defo the option im taking. only ever seen conversions for round the Â£3500 mark.

corsacalvin · Post by **corsacalvin** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:04 pm

or u cud jus get sum 1 2 do it 4 ya