Yes great help, i have just searched for the 1.1 turbo conv but not having any luck probably my search terms, any idea on the cost of this..
thanks
Welcome to the forum (unless you are a dreamer then chuff off and buy a Saxo)
Look in the faq's
if you can do it yourself and fabricate the bits, build your own ECU and own a decent car with upgraded suspension brakes etc to convert, you should be able to do a half decent one for £1500. If not forget it and either wait for a turbo to come up for sale (decent ones are rare as rocking horse sh*t) or buy a faster car
Edit: when my car was converted 10 years ago by a previous owner (to a much lower std than it is now) the bill was over £3,200 so if you take into account inflation £10K or tell you what I'll do you a deal you can have mine for £5K
do you own a cento now? what is done so far?
IMHO you should get a cento(if you dont own one) upgrade everything (braided hose UT/GT brakes, suspention, strut brace....)
Then decide on what is going to control the car once turboed, if going custom ECU, fit it now and get used to it/make sure its reliable, the last thing you want once its turbed is ecu niggles.
then start buying stuff. make sure you get a new turbo not a used one. not worth the hassle, the turbo we use is from a diesel. if you fir a used one and it turns out to of had a hard life, the high stesses it will have in its new home might end with your engine sucking remains of the compressor
Personally -- and if money no object -- I'd avoid the GT15 altogether. But see no harm in buying a s/h one and checking it/getting it checked.
But fitting a 1.4 16v is (much) more practical and cheaper (perhaps 2 or 2.5 k cheaper!) -- it'll never be quite the fun a turbo is, but it'll not burn huge holes in your pocket either.
If you're really into pain, the same kind of budget would probably put the 500 Abarth SS engine in a Cinq...............
No, the first thing you want to do is get the running gear sorted out properly, except the spring/dampers at this point, & once that's done you can look into what wheels you want to run. 13" to 16" are viable with anything over 15" requiring relatively minor modifications to fit properly. With the wheel size decided you then decided on your ride height, around -40mm (relative to 165/55R13 wheels) is about perfect for general road & track use, lower than that causes problems with heavily 'traffic calmed' areas as well as front suspension geometry.my main thoughts at the moment are concentrated on the engine what should i do.
No, the first thing you want to do is get the running gear sorted out properly, except the spring/dampers at this point, & once that's done you can look into what wheels you want to run. 13" to 16" are viable with anything over 15" requiring relatively minor modifications to fit properly. With the wheel size decided you then decided on your ride height, around -40mm (relative to 165/55R13 wheels) is about perfect for general road & track use, lower than that causes problems with heavily 'traffic calmed' areas as well as front suspension geometry.
With wheels & suspension sorted you then move on to your brakes, if you've got 14" or larger wheels then the PGT setup is a powerful setup delivering very good performance on a small budget & it's the simplest way forwards, however wilwood & brembo callipers along with motorsport discs can be easily made to fit if you wish to go for something a little more bespoke. Once this is done start to look at the engine!
i keep sitting here thinking what shall i do grrrrrr
Or as my wife eloquently put it, the Hi Boost turbo is the crack cocaine of Cento's everything else is just marijuana
What is your turbo making at the wheels these days? I'm making about 160whp near the 7200 marker & a little under 145lbft (wheel) in the low-4000s.
it won't be going anywhere near a RR any time as soon though as I'm fancying a change this year so don't want to stress it