pinto turbo bhp figures

[fatboycharlie]

wots the higest figures you no or have heard of and is it worth doing?

[PIG]

the guys in norway and sweden have claimed 500hp +.ive never seen one thats any good tbh.pointless for the cost just as well put a cossie turbo in there or a jap lump imo

[SebringRS]

Was talking to my friend who just built a pinto turbo about this

 

 

Well, he said his is only puttin out 160bhp, i thought it'd be alot more, but he did say he'd done nothing to the engine, and its only a small turbo, as it was his wifes daily driver

[turnover]

i had one in an rs2000 forged pistons headwork etc t34 used to eun 275hp no probs and not massive boost

[EscortDan]

Most people here tend to only run carbs with a turbo kit so put out about 160hp. Like the Skogen Racing guys in Norway do, run efi, 1 bar of boost on a pretty much standard engine and you will have 250hp. Holset turbo is the flavor they use, with a standard cossie bottom end and a mild pinto head you can see 300hp+ with about 1.2 bar but you can run more.

 

The cost is not that much, turbo, few hundred quid. Exhaust manifold, mega squirt, efi etc. So for about £1500 you got 250hp wayyyyyy cheaper than a standard cossie lump would cost and that would probably need a rebuild!

[fatboycharlie]

thanks ? also wot gear box shud i use as i want to abuse it im using cosie botom end ect collecting parts as im going to see how far i can push it lol hopfuly i can get some good numbers

[oxb1l]

my mate has just finished one with efi and a saab turbo but still sorting out which map

i know i couldn't catch it

[fatboycharlie]

nice i cant w8 does any one no the best management to run it on iv heard of megasquirt ? it will be efi also want to run a coilpack

[lee_capri]

i know someone selly a twin turbo one

 

but to be honest ive never seen a good one yet not enouth bhp to start off with i think

[wilky]

 

this is a pic of mine .it was on a t3 and standard 1600cc

made 107bhp at 6psi ran it up to 12psi then gearbox broke

now a 2000cc with big valve head 660cc injectors and k3 ecu was on megasquirt worked ok