Originally Posted by
coswurv
what spec is the turbo and bottom end and how old is it.
Standard Turbo
Bottom end rebuilt approx 50k ago by power engineering.
Headwork done approx 1k ago incl ported and polished head, new valves, seats etc
Originally Posted by
Tony S Mannock
Your budget dictates which route to go and how much power you want.
standard intercooler requires changing minimum
What budget do you have in mind
Dont want too much power - aiming for around 200-220bhp. budget - max probably 2k
Originally Posted by
pa_sjo
£1600 for an intercooler, chip and setup sounds a bit expensive to me. I'm sure there are more efficient ways to spend your money.
Intercooler is custom made with reverse charge cooler incl installation and any cutting to fit flush plus all labour to set up etc
Originally Posted by
smila
try oddkidd creations mate jano is a top bloke he will tell you best route cossie managment etc
Spoke to Jano a couple of months back, if i were to go cossie management i'd be looking to source the bits myself from ebay and maybe get it set-up at his place
Originally Posted by
Shings
Why- I've had one of these conversions myself on my old RST and it was very impressive.
Reverse charge carrier £150ish
Setup/chip £300-£500
Intercooler ( I bet its one of NMS spec ones ) + fans to suit £300-£500 (been a while since I've looked at RST stuff)
Odds and Sods - Fuel, Spark Plugs, cut out bumper, plus installation etc £400 quid ???
Dont forget they're a tuner/garage and dont work for free.
I dont even know why I've given a breakdown- I am sure the chap will be aware what costs what as NMS will have explained.
Personally though I agree with the cossie managment comment above- gives better scope for more power/reliability/driveability at a later date. Popular and tried/tested conversion on RSTS.
However.. 200bhp is good and reliable in an RST after that you'll bust boxes every other week if you drive "properly"
I'm more swayed to cossie management - seen a couple of RSTs with it on! A good friend (B16CVH off here) has it on and it runs sweet. So much better than the old MFI
Originally Posted by
Mark Shead
With that set up you should already be knocking on 200hp.
Mark
Have not had it setup but I very much doubt it is pushing 200bhp. I'd say 180bhp max but it so hard to "quote" a figure just by the way it pulls on boost
THANKS FOR THE INFO