Anyone know whether the 1800cvh engine is worth doing anything with. am i right in thinking this block cant be turbo'd

 

i remember being told about the 1800cvh from the sierra having a lean burn head? something like that. so basically its not good lol

altho i believe the bottom end can b played with by ferriday engineering to give quite good results, so probs best to give them a call

 

so i take it an rst head will fit straight on?

 

http://www.ferriday.co.uk/

according to the cvh section on the site, it would appear the 1800 cvh bottom end can b fitted with the 1600cvh turbo head, and then use a decompression plate or machine the pistons to gain the correct compression. then id assume an oil return is fitted, and job done.

dont take any of that for gospel tho, as im purely going by whats there. and if im honest, the power figures achieved there dont sound too great, about on par with the 1600, altho the torque figure does seem impressive i must say

 

lovely thanks pal ive just been reading it. Im basically scraping my smoker and the engine is mint so im going to keep it for a track car project

 

im runnig a ferriday 1840cc engine and its making 270 bhp and more torque well worth it mate

 

i had a turboed 1800 sierra bottom end and it lasted for fucking ages do it, its got to be better than using a zetec bottom end with weak rods

 

i thought zetec rods could take about 250+ bhp. have i totaly got this wrong?

 

i done a few 1800 turbo's.

they are fine if done correctly, and mapped correctly.

 

cheers guys engine is out and ready for strip down im thinking efi and possibly cossy managment any ideas

 

I've got a Feeriday 1840 turbo motor, I've had it running 25 psi on a T34 with no problems, It's a 7.5-1 ratio and running a big valve EFi head, Piper cam, front mount etc it R+R'd 192 bhp/ 170lb/ft on just 8 psi on my old shonky standard T3.

defo worth doing fella.