Tuning turboing using decompression plates?

[Hudson93]

i know theres a search option guys and has been discussed many times

im debating wether or nott to turbo the 1.2 16v engine

the tjet engines are expensive

all im after is low compression nothing mad!

from my knowledge i would need

decompression plate(would change rods and pistons but im not that confident lol)
mani modified to suit turbo
exhaust modified to suit turbo
water feed and return to turbo
oil feed and return to turbo
and some sort of standalone or piggy pack ecu(masterECU?)
intercooler and piping
dont know what id do about fuelling (bigger injectors?)

anything ive missed out

 

[blu73]

post turbo downpipe and custom exhaust as you will want wider bore than a off the shelf jobby. My seiT exhaust is probably its biggest restriction at the moment.

you will want to sort and oil cooling system, which on the 16v will probably mean remote filter and take off plate in order to get it all to fit in the bay.

I wouldn't get a watercooled turbo - 1. just cause its more complication & 2. space. Just don't drive it hard and then turn it off, some gentle driving and or idling to let it cool down.

you will need uprated fuel pump as well.

and replace any part of the cooling system which isn't brand new, and i would want a wideband lambda gauge and boost gauge at he very least to keep and eye on things, but you could add more obviously.

 

[woj]

A good guidance here on turboing 16V would be Craig's "turbo time!" thread.

 

[fingers99]

The biggest issues, though, are getting all that torque to do something useful (rather than just create torque steer) and keeping it in one piece.

Note that Craig has turned the boost down to make bhp any decent 1.1 8v tub could make.

I think you might run into cam timing issues if you used decomp plates. Easy to sort on the 8v, but a little suck it and avoid clashing innards on a 16v.