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smudger483

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16th Mar, 2010 at 10:47:53am

hello im smudge from newcastle but im based in the army in north yorkshire, im the proud owner of a 1985 city E, currently it has a 998cc block but i want to go turbo.

ive just got some quick questions
1 whats he best way to go turbo is it by getting a metro turbo engine
2 what would i need to do to my car to make the turbo safe and road legal i know the brakes need doing is there anything else
3 how much am i looking at all this

thanks for taking a look and i hope you guys can answer whats been boggling me for days now

1972-ANGUS

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16th Mar, 2010 at 10:56:00am

hello and welcome,
i went metro turbo as it came up handy.
its by no means the best way, though.
Different turbo types work for different requirements. So best to set a target of power you want, and what you plan to do with the car. ie. road track etc.
Then you can find a setup that suits youbest.
You might get it together for a grand, but you could spent tens of, if you wanted.

The best of luck, search on here and get a feel for whatyou need/want first.
regards
colin

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16th Mar, 2010 at 11:06:13am

Hello and welcome

Personally I would get your desired block/head combo and work from there. Both 998, 1100 and 1275 will work with the right turbo. Deciding a spec up front and sticking to it will save you more cost and hassle in the long run - I know from experiance...

Apart from the pistons there's nothing all that special about a metro turbo engine. Couple that with the thrashing that they are likely to have had, then imho they are over priced due to the mythes surrounding them.

have a look in the show us your's section. there are allsorts of builds in there covering most variants of engine, body and turbo choice.

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

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Mongo

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16th Mar, 2010 at 11:09:31am

Welcome!

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smudger483

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16th Mar, 2010 at 11:10:46am

thanks thats what i was thinking getting a 1275 enginge and uprating the pistons
i want the car for just road use so i dont want to go over the top just that swet sound of the turbo


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16th Mar, 2010 at 10:41:53pm

a warm welcome






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19th Mar, 2010 at 02:59:31am

bonjouno

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sell the lot to me for £70 pounds and i'll let you stand on the outside edge and look on my inner circle of closest frinds, lol


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19th Mar, 2010 at 11:40:04am

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Brett

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19th Mar, 2010 at 11:54:42am

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19th Mar, 2010 at 07:40:14pm

hello and welcome mate that is one more MOD on here

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

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