stbishop
10th November 2010, 01:07 AM
I currently have an '03 TS Astra CD Sedan which needs work in regards to panels being replaced etc and my disposable income is limited so any modifications that require much of an investment are some distance in the future.
However before I start making plans I'd like some advice.
I'd quite like to have a tubro charged car, they just feel a little more fun to drive and I like the sound of the spool and BOV (Yeah, so they're silly reasons, sue me :) ).
I'm wondering if it'd be worth turbocharging the 1.8L engine I've got now, or if I'd be better off buying a SRi Turbo front cut, I'm a little attached to having rear doors so simply replacing the car is something I'm not really looking to do unless any conversions are going to be rediculously expensive.
I'm aware that one does not simply place a turbo in a car, there's obviously some majour work that'd need to be done to my current engine before turbo charging it would be viable, some of which are pretty desireable anyway (Extractors, better induction system like a pod filter or cool box, stronger components).
So basically is it realistic to turbocharge the engine I have?
Is it realistic to do a conversion to a different engine?
Am I better off looking for a different model if I want a 4 door car that isn't N/A?
Am I likely to get similar gains doing other mods?
Also, anyone in Perth have ECU remapping Facilities?
Everyone I see on here doing it is over east.
If there's information missing that I need to add, or anything I'm horrifically wrong about, please let me know.
I'm incredibly new to all this, I've only just started learning basic maintenance and am keen to learn much, much more. So any and all criticism or information is welcome.
Regards,
Jonathon.
However before I start making plans I'd like some advice.
I'd quite like to have a tubro charged car, they just feel a little more fun to drive and I like the sound of the spool and BOV (Yeah, so they're silly reasons, sue me :) ).
I'm wondering if it'd be worth turbocharging the 1.8L engine I've got now, or if I'd be better off buying a SRi Turbo front cut, I'm a little attached to having rear doors so simply replacing the car is something I'm not really looking to do unless any conversions are going to be rediculously expensive.
I'm aware that one does not simply place a turbo in a car, there's obviously some majour work that'd need to be done to my current engine before turbo charging it would be viable, some of which are pretty desireable anyway (Extractors, better induction system like a pod filter or cool box, stronger components).
So basically is it realistic to turbocharge the engine I have?
Is it realistic to do a conversion to a different engine?
Am I better off looking for a different model if I want a 4 door car that isn't N/A?
Am I likely to get similar gains doing other mods?
Also, anyone in Perth have ECU remapping Facilities?
Everyone I see on here doing it is over east.
If there's information missing that I need to add, or anything I'm horrifically wrong about, please let me know.
I'm incredibly new to all this, I've only just started learning basic maintenance and am keen to learn much, much more. So any and all criticism or information is welcome.
Regards,
Jonathon.