stevieg89

Hi all

I will be doing a turbo conversion on a mates classic soon so need to know which parts will need to be bought/replaced for the conversion, manifolds, gaskets etc. Also what sort of price 2nd hand would the parts be (new gaskets though)

thanks for replys

Steve

TonyBurns

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Well ill be the first to say its not worth the time or effort, which it isnt, will cost you exactly the same money as a turbo insurance wise once you have declared everything and will be no where near as good.
Best thing to do is to sell this one and buy a turbo version (unless you want to replace half the car )

Tony

stevieg89

basicly he has got a EJ16 now, in febuary he will be getting an EJ20 n/a sport and somewhere in the summer we will be doing the conversion as a project and getting it mapped

TonyBurns

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Well id expect you to be spending around 4-5k to get it up to the standard of a turbo, you need uprated internals, exhaust, gearbox, clutch, rear diff (with disc brakes and not drums) front brakes etc etc etc etc, see where it gets expensive?
Cheaper to go out and buy a nice 60k my99/00 car for 4k and spend 1k on getting it up to scratch

Tony

gti00eater

view my scooby its for sale its a 99 v5 sti ra v-ltd has everything you could want or need is 350+ bhp and is on the log book as a 2l 4wd gl some mix up when they get imported i believe can insure it for buttons

TonyBurns

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Example here
Auto Trader UK - SUBARU IMPREZA 2.0 Turbo 4WD 4dr Saloon

Buying this will be considerably cheaper than buying a sport then trying to convert it
And you will have money left over to get this into A1 condition

Tony

The rookie

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The EJ20 NA engine is nothing like the EJ20 turbo, its SOHC to DOHC, different pistons etc etc

You'll need to swap the front x-member to clear a clutch capable of taking turbo power as well as engine, chassis and running gear mods.

, that's not insured, thats having a valid cert, make a claim and I suspect you'll rapidly find you aren't insured at all as the car is not as described!

Simon

gti00eater

didnt say i insured it that way mate just said thats what it is on the log book and if the guy is going to do all this work to his scoob i dout he will be telling the insurance company or else he would be better off buying a turbo in the first place no!!!

Peanuts

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I just had to copy and quote that so its preserved for posterity.
Do you realise the stupidity of what you just posted?
on a public forum?

You Sir, are an ****.

gti00eater

right so what is it that was so bad about what i posted that gives you the right to call me an **** you **** i was only stating that thats what its on the log book just like so many import cars out there and i can bet you that most of them are insured as what it says on the book

dan83590

Just say "yep, you're right, I cocked up there".

I love these discussions..

triplesix

I cannot believe people still consider this as a viable option.
Save yourself a sh*t load of time, hassle, money and just go and buy a turbo model. It will cost you more doing the conversion than the increase in the insurance for the turbo will.

If you go ahead with the conversion you're a fool to yourself

Wagon Gaz

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I know a guy who did this . . . . total nightmare the wireing loom alone took nearly 2 weeks to sort out...... save your self a load o grief just buy the turbo

Peanuts

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Do you even know the definition of irony?

Just to help you out though, cos it's be nice to tards week...

On a public forum? where anyone has access?
get it yet?

dan83590

My import was indeed the same, it read only as 'Impreza'. None the wiser I got my insurance dealt with. When all the paperwork came back I looked at the details and as you say there was my car listed as a GL model. I queried this with the insurance company, I asked what would happen if I needed to claim or worse still, I was involved in a fatal collision. Reading between his jargon the answer basically was 'You'd be fcuked up the ar$e sir'.

Not worth it at all.

gti00eater

OK CHUM "yep, you're right, I cocked up there"

dan83590

See, I helped there, didnt I.

gti00eater

mate i no exactly what your saying like i said before i have it insured as a ra but there are people out there that will take that option and was refairing to this guy because he is looking to go to all the effort money sweat and blood to make his n/a a turbo when why doesnt he buy one for cheeper doesnt make sence why anyone would wana do that unless they were wanting to keep it a n/a on paper if you no what i mean

gti00eater

thanks mate i feel so much better now lol

mit

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It's not just the engine to gain with a proper turbo,seats,suspension,body panels like bumpers,bonnet etc,all ads up to 'it's not worth it!'

mit

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Oh,and brakes....