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turbo on a 1.6

Postby 1.6MEGAN00B » Fri May 09, 2008 8:02 pm

this may sound like a silly quesion! but can you turbo a 1.6 and how would you go about doing it?? :hm

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Re: turbo on a 1.6

Postby Deano16v » Fri May 09, 2008 8:44 pm

be cheaper to sell the car and buy a 225 mate!
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Re: turbo on a 1.6

Postby renier » Fri May 09, 2008 9:53 pm

I agree, but I would opt for the 165 BHP GT model :grin

It's not possible to add a turbo to your engine, or at least not feasible.
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Re: turbo on a 1.6

Postby Mattj » Sat May 10, 2008 8:51 am

the cost would be the major factor - but anything is possible
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Re: turbo on a 1.6

Postby renier » Sat May 10, 2008 8:56 am

Don't think the 1.6 engine would last long with a turbo on it :D
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Re: turbo on a 1.6

Postby 1.6MEGAN00B » Sat May 10, 2008 9:47 am

haha cheers for clearing that up! :hm i think id have too save alot of pennies for a 225! the 1.6 will have too make do for a while :D

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Re: turbo on a 1.6

Postby Mattj » Sat May 10, 2008 10:25 am

got a 1.9 dci mate and i be saving a long time as well for 225 :cry:
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Re: turbo on a 1.6

Postby renier » Sat May 10, 2008 11:08 am

1.6MEGAN00B wrote:haha cheers for clearing that up! :hm i think id have too save alot of pennies for a 225! the 1.6 will have too make do for a while :D


You can always go for the 2.0 16V like me, a lot quicker than the 1.6 16V and still affordable :wink:
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Re: turbo on a 1.6

Postby snowy » Sat May 10, 2008 4:19 pm

how can a fiat bravo 1.4 have a turbo then? surely it must be feasable? anyone got any experience of turboing cars?

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Re: turbo on a 1.6

Postby renier » Sat May 10, 2008 4:26 pm

The factory Megane 1.6 engine wasn't build for a turbo. Doesn't mean that it can't be done, but the cost of adapting it would be very great.

Cheaper to trade it in for something which already has a turbo on it
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Re: turbo on a 1.6

Postby keeforelli » Sat May 10, 2008 9:31 pm

hi snowy


the bravo 1.4 T-sport was designed to have a turbo from the outset as part of the trend for turbocharging smaller capacity engines for performance/economy/emissions bonus'- the tolerances of the engine would have this factored in- megan00B the best bet for releasing more power is a remap or induction mods methinks- try - or maybe even simply checking the car is running properly!!..it wouldnt be unusual not to be!!

try this place...https://www.morego.co.uk/products.php?ca ... =1&start=1

that might do it!!!
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Re: turbo on a 1.6

Postby 1.6MEGAN00B » Sun May 11, 2008 2:00 pm

hmm the link looks good but on a 1.6 you only get an extra 8hp?! that not alot for £300 lol

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Re: turbo on a 1.6

Postby R55VYS » Wed May 14, 2008 11:10 am

Theres ways of doing it on the cheap, but realiablity might be an issue if you go down that road, ie replacing gaskets with copper ones to lower compression rather than getting forged pistons etc.

Pretty sure there was a company in my area that would slap a turbo on pretty much anything for about 1k a year or two back, call mo-doctor or something, not sure on spelling. you might be better trying to find a smashed up 225 and get the engine, put it in on the down low, 225 power - 1.6 insurance, tax etc. you didnt hear that from me tho, haha.

Probably just a better idea to save up tho, and theres 225 kicking about for under 8k now


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