pinto turbo

[Dickies]

I'm hoping to do all rounds of the OSFDC this year and after a quick dyno test late last year, I don't think a standard efi pinto will cut it. Does anyone do off the shelf turbo conversations or new manifolds? Cheers!

[BigBubba]

You can do it using a set of old Lotus Esprit Turbo DCOEs. These were designed to be used with forced induction and will bolt onto a pinto DCOE manifold. All you need is a sealed plenum chamber, turbo, exhaust manifold and intercooller and away you go!!!!!!!!!

[katana]

I thought the Lotus was fitted with Dellorto DHLA's - sealing Weber's can be a hit & miss affair!

[BigBubba]

I thought the Lotus was fitted with Dellorto DHLA's - sealing Weber's can be a hit & miss affair!

Hmmmmm, you could be right there!!

Definitely sidedraughts though!!!!

[Vista]

And in answer to the other part of the question, no, I don't know of anyone doing an off the shelf turbo conversion or manifold for a pinto.

 

Go YB turbo instead

[vince]

if intrested i have a holbay turbo pinto complete engine with ecu etc 

[Dickies]

Hmmmm.... I'll have to give this one a thought then. I would like to stick to the pinto but any good N/A power is mega bucks. Vince - you'll send you a PM

[buzzard]

If you have a efi pinto then your 1/2 way there . Turbo technics did a off the shelf manifold . It was £450 in Northampton about 10 years ago

This is a Granada efi set up with a tt and a t3 turbo good for 14 sec down the pod in a big mk3 cortina

[Dickies]

There is a turbo setup on ebay now for 500. No idea if it's any good or not and I don't think I'll risk it for that money. Buzzard - is that running standard internals and compression?

[buzzard]

No it's low comp but standard internals . It's bored out to 93mm using v6 pistons . The normal way is to deck the block to get the comp back but because I was going turbo . Just left it to get the low comp . If you have standard pistons just go p100 or transit pistons . They are lower comp . If you have a bit of money go cosworth pistons . With the efi only reving to 6250 rpm the engine is pretty safe . Good up to 14 psi but no more .