Converting hiff44 for turbo use & custom plenum
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Hi there, as it says, will it be fairly easy? Can't get the metro turbo carb here in South Africa.

Also, it seems many people have tried to make their own plenum chambers with little success. Correct me if I'm wrong, but is it because you can't reproduce the same effect of the restrictor sleeve with a restrictor plate?

Any advice appreciated.
Thnx.

there are a few posts on converting the carbs and also a good post by turbodave on making yourself a plenum.

the search button is your friend here

Somewhere on this site there is a very good guide to converting a standard HIFF44 for turbo use but I'm having trouble finding it. In the mean time have a read of these threads:

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=1153
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=2785

As for the plenum, Nic has managed to make one that works, but it is the restrictor that is key to getting it to work. Have a look at this thread for more info:

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=513

Thanks for the help, been trying to find them by searching.... probly searching for the wrong things thou.

Bit of post excavation here, but dose anyone know what the title of the thread with the guide to converting a std HIF to TURBO HIF is. I have been searching for the guts of a half hour and all I can find, is this thread the one turbo Dave posted a pic in but that pic don’t work anymore,

I know I seen it not to long ago but still cant find it.

edit: because Im having a crap spelling and grammer day sorry in advance.

Edited by PaulH on 14th Apr, 2009.

Post up the link to the 'dead' picture - or where it is located....

If its the picture im thinking about its missing in the actual thread but someone posted about it and it got put up in another. i'll have a dig.

This Thread 5 or 6 post down thanks Dave
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=2785

Huh? It works fine for me?

Working perfect now Hmmmmm lol nice one dave

This thread:

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=1153

Hi,
There's also a thread about a Pitot tube (or something like that) that you can use instead of the restrictor....
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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i converted one and it works fine. also made a custom plenum. no restrictor works fine

na engine + turbo + boost = ya hewwww

yes you can learn a lot from psimini, he found how to make a strong running turbo mini, n/a hif44 carbed without restrictor, and read each of his post to understand how he did it, and how it does working, inded very well:

* mini runs just gets 2psi boost then cuts out. with a test its lean. do i need it richer

* my mini hits boost guage reads 5psi then cuts out. possible fuel problem.


* when my mini comes onto boost it cuts out. either runs out of fuel or too much???

what are you trying to say fab?

hes full of shit?

how durrr you!

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Yes but every now and again we need new members to come along and keep us right! Its obvious we have all been messin around for years tying to get it right!

In first I though this guy was a joke, having seen his vids on you tube , sure he is on the good way , having found this forum.
And sure a lot of here will help,
but to receive help you need to accept it, and then learn instead of teaching.
I think this guy just take the wrong way , so highlight this
cheers
Fabrice

9.85 @ 145mph
202mph standing mile
speed didn't kill me, but taxation probably will

beleive me im not mocking anyone. i used forum advice and now my minis going great. thanks alot. and yes all i have done to my metro na is turbo needle, standard jet, pressurised float bowl and a coloured dashpot. thats all i done and it works.....

na engine + turbo + boost = ya hewwww

ahhhhh, you never mentioned the coloured dashpot...

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Baaaaahaaaaaaaahahaaaa *takes lung full of air* Aaaahhaahahaaaaa mmmmm Bahhhaaaaa

Thanks Dood never laugh that hard on a Monday morning befour

What colour did you use ? I just left mine bare alloy ?

9.85 @ 145mph
202mph standing mile
speed didn't kill me, but taxation probably will

I was thinking of colouring mine too....

Then I remembered that I'm building a Fuel Injection system...... so no dashpot.

But maybe there's something on the FI that I could colour though... Hmmmmmm.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Rod,

You have a nice bunch of coloured wires. That should count.

Jean

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