engine mods

**ba1ny82** · 10th December 2009, 19:09

ive been lookin at up grading my 1.8 vvt and im alittle confused on where to start and end. a couple of things come to mind like induction kits or panal changes, stainless straight throw exhausts, all the usual stuff. but i thought about a turbo upgrade but after time reading about turbos my engine seems to be different by one letter. the z18xe turbo upgade no worrys my engine z18xe1 nothin , why is that ? . anyone got any ideas regards to both issues....

**Danialj32** · 10th December 2009, 19:11

Don't they cost a fortune for a turbo upgrade? I figured it'd be cheaper to buy a 2.0T than to fit one.

**ba1ny82** · 10th December 2009, 19:12

stuck with the car orders from the wife ...

**Danialj32** · 10th December 2009, 19:34

I'm sure the turbochargers cost up to 4 grand or so. Should price up partexing yours for a 2.0T SRI or something, probably be cheaper

I think standard petrol engines are pretty limited for tuning, only the usual stuff like the air filters, exhausts, induction kits and that, is no remaps or anything like that

**Sean-2.2Direct** · 10th December 2009, 19:45

If I had 4 grand I would be getting a turbo conversion as it would be 1 of a kind and it would be getting tuned further. So it would eat 2.0t BSRs for breakfast

**ahaz123** · 10th December 2009, 19:51

what wheels you got on there bainey??

**john_k_sri** · 11th December 2009, 01:11

Originally Posted by Sean-2.2Direct

If I had 4 grand I would be getting a turbo conversion as it would be 1 of a kind and it would be getting tuned further. So it would eat 2.0t BSRs for breakfast

Not BSR Stage 4 or 5 it wouldn't. BSR Stage 1 is merely an adrenaline boost to a stock engine, not a rebuild.

OK it would be a project and a half but the potential expense and pitfalls would be enormous.

I have every admiration for anyone brave enough and with deep enough pockets to take such a project on. I suspect the original poster would soon be divorced if he did.

**Gray16v** · 11th December 2009, 01:32

Remap for the vvt is available adds 30 - 35 bhp apparantly.

**Sean-2.2Direct** · 11th December 2009, 09:40

Originally Posted by john_k_sri

Not BSR Stage 4 or 5 it wouldn't. BSR Stage 1 is merely an adrenaline boost to a stock engine, not a rebuild.

OK it would be a project and a half but the potential expense and pitfalls would be enormous.

I have every admiration for anyone brave enough and with deep enough pockets to take such a project on. I suspect the original poster would soon be divorced if he did.

Well we will see but I reckon it would smoke it

As Pre facelift 2.0t is limited to stage 3.

Also from what I have learned the 2.2 is capable of far more

**john_k_sri** · 12th December 2009, 01:43

Originally Posted by Sean-2.2Direct

Well we will see but I reckon it would smoke it

As Pre facelift 2.0t is limited to stage 3.

Also from what I have learned the 2.2 is capable of far more

I take your point about the pre-facelift 2.0T being limited to Stage 3.

As for the 2.2, it would take a lotta wonga to get a lot more out of it, but it certainly is possible, according to Rushy and the devotees on the 2.2 forum.

The beauty of the Stage 1 turbo remap is that you just 'plonk it on' and away you go.....no other changes required . Getting the same sort of power increase out of a n/a engine at the same sort of cost is simply not possible.

But if you got the wonga, anything is possible.