slimrs Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 ive got a turbo yb but i want to convert it to na, how easy is it to do for an amateur? is it just swapping parts over or is there any machining to do? is it worth doing or is it worth just selling the turbo and buying one already done?
mk1super Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 Keep the turbo for lots of wooshing though the N/a bark is ace your choice but N/a route seems very involved machining etc
SmokeEm Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 new pistons, cams, and most of all - serious head work! not to be done at home. Have a word with Wayne in the WPE room. He's your man
fostersice Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 it was more work to remove turbo and fit carbs then it was to just fit and ecu
slimrs Posted June 21, 2009 Author Report Posted June 21, 2009 it was more work to remove turbo and fit carbs then it was to just fit and ecu was it? it will be going in a mark1 escort and i thought if it was na it would save alot of cutting and the expense of the rear end to take the power of the turbo
emu Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 Its probably not much difference pricewise to sort the rear end, (or fit some skinny tyres) than to convert the YB to carbs is it?
LEONMEX Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 much of the same really,sorted english axle will set you back £1500 to cope with 220bhp+ or if you have the engine running turbo £2500 for nice atlas & you really only need to cut in abig tunnel. Which would help with n/a yb anyway. Gona cost you £2500+to by all the bite i.e carbs cams port work,pistons,gaskets,manifolds.
Copey Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 i have been for a spin in a turbo and a NA cossie dont waste your money going NA just keep it turbo! easier and faster
deltamal Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 It ain't cheap! new pistons, a lot of head work, opening up porting etc, new valves, camshafts, convert to solid lifters, springs, decent head gasket as the compression ratio is raised, mines 12.5:1, new inlet and exhaust manifolds, carbs or throttle bodys, the list goes on!
escort greg Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 Keep it turbo...no point going backwards in development
fostersice Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 i got new twin 45s and after talking to about 50 different guys and girls i sold the twin 45s and once i find a cosworth i will be fitting the engine and turbo
sambo Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 Depends what your into (costs aside). If you want to open your bonnet and have a fooking awesome looking engine in there that is 'correct' for an osf... then go N/A, you get all the right noises too which for alot of people thats what its all about! If you dont care about that sort of thing.... fit the turbo, but it makes all the wrong noises for an osf and doesnt look quite as cool. 0-60 is usually quicker in an N/A car though... something you might want to bare in mind.
Admin Vista Posted June 22, 2009 Admin Report Posted June 22, 2009 Depends what your into (costs aside). If you want to open your bonnet and have a fooking awesome looking engine in there that is 'correct' for an osf... then go N/A, you get all the right noises too which for alot of people thats what its all about!If you dont care about that sort of thing.... fit the turbo, but it makes all the wrong noises for an osf and doesnt look quite as cool. 0-60 is usually quicker in an N/A car though... something you might want to bare in mind. Are you sure you aren't mk1Gaz in disguise?
sambo Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 Depends what your into (costs aside). If you want to open your bonnet and have a fooking awesome looking engine in there that is 'correct' for an osf... then go N/A, you get all the right noises too which for alot of people thats what its all about!If you dont care about that sort of thing.... fit the turbo, but it makes all the wrong noises for an osf and doesnt look quite as cool. 0-60 is usually quicker in an N/A car though... something you might want to bare in mind. Are you sure you aren't mk1Gaz in disguise? lol, tell me i'm wrong though Scott!? Classic cars should really have the sound-track to go with it! Not any whoosh bangs! I'm not against turbo YB's but the guy was wondering what route to go down. Imagine a Lovely E-type jag whooshing down the road? that wouldnt be right would it!?!?
Admin Vista Posted June 22, 2009 Admin Report Posted June 22, 2009 Ok you're wrong (well you asked me to say that didn't you?) In my opinion, the best bit about owning classic cars is when you're able to show a clean pair of heels to something modern and expensive, especially as they're not expecting it. Now if a turbo is the best way to do that in terms of bang for buck then I don't care what it sounds like.........................so that's the way I'm going.
SmokeEm Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 the best bit about owning classic cars is when you're able to show a clean pair of heels to something modern and expensive, +1 Hell yeah
sambo Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 Ok you're wrong (well you asked me to say that didn't you?) In my opinion, the best bit about owning classic cars is when you're able to show a clean pair of heels to something modern and expensive, especially as they're not expecting it. Now if a turbo is the best way to do that in terms of bang for buck then I don't care what it sounds like.........................so that's the way I'm going. Your putting a YBT in the RS2000 ??? !!!
Copey Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 the best bit about owning classic cars is when you're able to show a clean pair of heels to something modern and expensive, +1 Hell yeah +2
Admin Vista Posted June 22, 2009 Admin Report Posted June 22, 2009 Your putting a YBT in the RS2000 ??? !!! Give me some credit, no. It's scary enough already with it's 2.2 pinto. See link under sig.
sambo Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 Your putting a YBT in the RS2000 ??? !!! Give me some credit, no. It's scary enough already with it's 2.2 pinto. See link under sig. Some credit? are you saying that it would be wrong to turbo the RS then? lol Cool project though. Gaz certainly is the man.
Admin Vista Posted June 22, 2009 Admin Report Posted June 22, 2009 Your putting a YBT in the RS2000 ??? !!! Give me some credit, no. It's scary enough already with it's 2.2 pinto. See link under sig. Some credit? are you saying that it would be wrong to turbo the RS then? lol Cool project though. Gaz certainly is the man. No, I'm not saying it would be wrong I'm saying it would be too much power for it as it is. Gaz do indeed make great coil over set ups .
slimrs Posted June 22, 2009 Author Report Posted June 22, 2009 thanks for the help and comments. ive put a turbo yb in my capri and although it is quick when the turbo is boosting, i just like the noise of a set of 48s or 50s. my spare needs the bottom end rebuilding and the head is pretty dead so thought it might be easier to get it built into an na or even have a go myself. ill have to have a good think about it. thanks
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