Hi im Enda the Silver Sierra 2000e behind is mine and iv undertaken a project of converting my 8v dohc into an 8v turbo. I started this thread in another post so apologies, i felt it would be of better use in this forum,

 

Turbo kit bought as job lot from powermax eng cookstown NI

Piper cams non slip valve guides complete recon head

Forged pistons

Cosworth injectors

Wiring loom

Loom manual

Inlet manifold

Performance connecting rods

Ecu

Exhaust manifold + turbo

Rs500 fmic

 

Took me 7 hours to get it to the stage that the engine can be lifted out Im gong to hire a hoist at the weekend to remove the engine and then i can dismantle the head for sending the block to engineering shop,

 

 

Cool project. Nice to see you using the 2ltr twin cam.

 

Engine out and will be sent to engineering shop on Tuesday evening for block work sump drilled for oil feed and new head bolted on

cheers Glenn hopefully it'll all go well and there will be another rare 8v turbo :O

 

Took fuel tank out this evening, i have to change my intank fuel pump for a bosch 910 in line fuel pump to cope with the cosworth injectors and mor bhp,

 

New cosworth tank in, pretty simple job only difference in the tanks are the outlet and return pipes are at the bottom for the purpose of an in line pump, Got a level sender off a mate it plugs into original wiring which is convenient,

 

Bosch 910 pump plumbed up i located it where the fuel filter used to be im going to try locate the fuel filter in the engine bay for handiness of servicing if possible,

 

Any new updates on her lad?

 

Wel Moffett22,
car is finished since last July, I got it mapped by powermax its running 265bhp on super unleaded,, i can get as much as 400+bhp on a bigger turbo all the block work has been done but I'll not be changing it any time soon, I'll get few more photos up of the engine in,
cheers for the interest,

 

That's great lad some serious power that. Would you recommend the swap?

 

Yea it's a totally different car, big jump from 120 to 265 bhp, glad I took the time to do it, it is an expensive process though, engine forge rebuild, fabricating an inlet manifold, cossie injectors, electronic ignition and ecu, 16v rocker, cossie exhaust manifold, turbo, oil cooler, new radiator and fans, intercooler, cosworth fuel tank and Bosch 910 fuel pump, where are you based yourself? What sierra have you yourself?

 

Any fuel surge problems with the reproduction Cosworth tank mate ?

I've got one and don't know whether to fit it after all the horror stories...

 

I haven't had any problems whatsoever when I just had the standard 8v in it, the old fuel tank had the pump inside and it was desperate for it below half tank, but with the new tank and the pump lower than the tank it's well able to cope,

 

Would have been serious work involved looking to turbo mine so hopefully gonna start gathering parts if you know of any forsale all help would be appreciated. Or anyone around NI to speak to about the swap. Cheers for all the info Just from outside of Newry lad ,have this black sapphire with 2l twincam

 

yea if I hear of anything I'll let you know, some of the parts you can just buy on ebay, I'm outside newry myself,

 

Looks deadly lad fair play. Did you use standard twincam radiator with the rs500 intercooler?
Flip it's small wee world.

 

No I bought a direnza radiator and two new fans for it, The inlet and outlet are on opposite sides to original radiator so water pipes will need re routed, couldn't get new radiator the same as old one

 

So when are you going to sell her back to me? Haha.

great work lad I would say she is a different beast altogether now!

 

Ah it is andrew, it's a different car altogether, performance and sound are unreal,
At the minute I am polybushing the rear and cleaning up the underbody while iv all the subframe out, iv a solid rear diff mount to put in when I'm assembling also see what it's like iv heard good reports on them,

not a hope andrew on selling her I'd have an angry house if I did lol

 

Well Enda any updates on it? Lol