N/a To Turbo Conversion

[seventytwo]

Or you just buy all that stuff off the guy who is going for over 400kw

[Dillz]

NA to turbo?

I see it as a good idea, but it depends on your plans and expected end result...

If, you just want a fairly tame turbo car with around the 300wkws, then yeah, go buy an XR6T and save your hassles and dollars.

BUT, if your going for the big gun turbo car with 400plus, then it can work out a smart move.

Lets see whats replaced on an xr6t to get you well over the 400 mark...

Turbo, chuck that out... too small

Intercooler system... too small again

Exhaust... same deal, out it goes

Exhaust manifold... to restrictive, in the wheelie bin it goes

Plenum... waaay to restrictive, gone!

Injectors... they get chucked on any turbo choice

Motor... rebuild time so an NA block & head will be fine

Ect ect...

Once all that gear has been taken off, its an NA car

Do the sums and you'll see what I mean

No way, isn't the Garrett good for 600kw and a hi flow cat and demuf will fix the stock exhaust (not great but it will do). The way I see it, it will cost at least 7k to get an N/A to a standard ba T so you will not save any cash at all. Also the paint will be a crap colour cause XT's don't get any of the good XR colours. So why bother.

[RAP1D]

Im talking about getting well over 400wkws... you cant do that with the stock turbo, you can get 400ish in its max efficiency range, any more boost is just heating the air

[murrayallstar]

I did a NA turbo conversion on mine and ive currently got 237KW at the wheels at 6psi

Should get more once I get my new cooler & injectors done along with the plazerman cross pipes that are already on it

[Baddy]

Guys, I've converted my ba xr6 n/a to a factory turbo. It's a straight forward job and doesn't cost a lot. The only pain in the a$$ is that you have to upgrade the diff and tranny to be safe (not that mine broke). The wiring harness for a T is the same as n/a, only difference is that turbo harness has a smaller map plug. You will also need a turbo ecu, there is an ecu for a manual and an auto (you will need right one otherwise you will have problems). The boost plugs and sensors are already in the n/a engine bay, but are taped up and hidden. Once everything is installed you will need to tow it to ford to get the new ecu linked to the bcm, so the car starts. At the end of the day it is better to buy a turbo from the start, but if you can find a cheap good turbo engine, then it wont be an expensive project. It costs the same as supercharging your n/a but the turbo has much more potential. Hope this helps.

[canyonero]

thanks mate, all I needed to know... the conversion seems a lot simpler than I was expecting.

might be easier to buy a xrt6 but for another 10g no thanks, and then its just stock... im saving the cash and building up the hardware myself.