Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 09:45 pm, by: Mick Mielczarek(Eta04)
yes is it possible, i am nearly finished my twin turbo 1uz-fe project motor, will post some pics ups once i have a chance! basically comes down to how much money you have
Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 06:08 pm, by: Andrew Meiers(Acmtt)
That must have a very interesting looking plennum to accomodate the ITB setup and turbo inlets. Post up a couple of pics, we don't care that its not finished. Good to see works in progress.
Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 09:16 pm, by: Mick Mielczarek(Eta04)
nah mate, this is a totally different set up it a two throttle body plenum, eight throttle body system completely different!! will post pics as soon as possible!!!
I have a mate with a T88 turbo front-mounted on a 1UZ in a mk4 supra that started out as an NA auto, is now also running V160 getrag. It's basically a completely custom job - the manifold was done as a prototype. Will try and get some pics up soon.
Don Bagnall Moderator New Zealand I have LESS Soarers than Hayden :-(
Friday, July 28, 2006 - 04:55 pm, by: Daniel Clarke(Dieseltrain)
I got a mate who is currently removing his 302 windsor from his capri and replacing it with a twin turbo 4.0L setup. The 302 ran a PB of 10.51 for the 1/4mile(astonishing for only 302 cubes and N/A, Also was running around 370rwhp ) . The reason for the TT 4.0L V8?????
New road rules governing engine size to weight of a vehicle. The biggest sized supercharged or turbocharged engine he could use, was around the 4.2-4.4L mark.
Monday, July 31, 2006 - 10:06 pm, by: Nathan Collier(Collz)
So first of all, is it legal to turbocharge the 4.0L V8 in Australia?
Secondly, which one would be better do you think supercharger or turbocharger and why?
and Thirdly, i know its hard to determine a cost cause of different sizes and models, but which do you think would be cheaper to do... Supercharge, or Turbocharge?
Tuesday, August 01, 2006 - 08:12 am, by: Tim Appleton(Timbo)
Just commenting on the "Thirdly", turbo's have become significantly cheaper in the past year. You can get a couple of GT28R Garret ball-bearing turbos for $2.5k. This is comparable to the cost of a centrifugal supercharger.
The real cost of a turbo system comes down to the fact that you need to modify the exhaust, which you can bypass if you simply bolt on a supercharger. For this reason, and the fact that supercharger kits are already available, supercharging will be cheaper. Until someone comes up with a mass-produced bolt-on multi-fit 4.0 litre turbo exhaust manifold set then the price of turbocharging will not come down much more.
Having said that, turbo power will be more efficient, so could be worth the extra initial outlay to the person with deep pockets.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 07:47 am, by: Lew Radbourn(Marlew)
Adam what a great find mate so going by that scale i can put a 8.2lt motor in the soarer and also turbo a motor up to 4.9 ltr heheheheheheheheheheheh V12 hear i come.YEEEHAAAA
Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 09:55 am, by: Adam Barry(Acdchook)
Lew, just be aware that I'm not sure if any state other than WA has officially adopted the NCOP yet. There does seem to be a lot of debate about it. I got in touch with the WA contact listed on the NCOP page and asked directly if it was in effect. So I know for certain that it is the standard to adhere to here in WA. I'd advise checking with your own state contact to confirm if it's in effect for you.
Thursday, August 03, 2006 - 02:16 pm, by: Anish Varsani(Yomama)
Queensland laws are really tight. The other problem is that it comes down the the certifying engineer that you talk to. Some recon it's not legal to fit superchargers or larger turbo chargers in queensland but others are happy to sign it off and issue the mod plate.
As far as insurance goes, most companies will insure you no questions asked PROVIDED the car and mods are road legal and that means emmission legal too. A lot of supercharger kits are coming out with emmision compliance because the cops are taking cars off the road even though they have a mod plate if the driver can't produce an emmission certificate for the mods.