ChrisRS1800

Hi every1 im not sure many of you guys no me but im Chris 21 from Essex, ive not been on here fot a long time now but after having my rs stolen i went jap and bought a scooby, owned that for a year but just missed the fords so im back lol.

I have turbocharged my 1.3 ka, still lots of work needs to be done but she is on the road and running.

Mods so far;

Garrett T15 Turbo (running 0.4 bar at the moment !!!)
Intercooler
Full De-cat Mongoose Exhaust System
K&N Induction Kit
FSE Power Boost Valve
Baileys Dump Valve
Cool Running Thermostat
Lowered 30mm
Front Strut Brace
Boost & Temp Gauges


Iam still currently adding more mods as we speak, some which include;

Helix Motorsport Paddle Clutch
Oil cooler
Oil Swirl Pot
Fuel Swirl Pot
Omex 600 Ecu

Pics will follow soon for all those who have not seen me about southend.

AlexF

Pics needed

Rab

Get some pics up mate!

ChrisRS1800

Here are a few pics of my ka, nothing special as to bodywork want to keep as a sleeper.

Pic of the turbo fitted to the engine whilst out of the car.

hevangel

wow i do like this...like the raised bonnet too, looks cool :top

nilrem

nice... but, serious question, if you want to keep it a sleeper, why the dump valve?

Rab

That must be fun. What kind of power are you expecting?

ChrisRS1800

Yer i no the dump valve gives it away, but its a must for all turbo's.

ChrisRS1800

To be honest with you im not sure what sort of power she will be putting out. I think ill be happy with about 120bhp.

rs1072

iTrader: (2)

cool but dump the dump valve mate

Rab

A must? try running without one

ChrisRS1800

Do you reckon it will run better with no dump valve then ?

wide ka

i think you will struggle to get that power, most turbo ka's ive seen get around the 90-100bhp that are running standard internals, and everone of them have melted tbh, i like it though!

Rab

Yes. As it's a bailey it probably leaks anyways And at 4psi you're not going to snap the shaft with compressor stall. With the chump v/v gone you'd get a bit of chatter too, which will turn more heads

rs-tuner

iTrader: (1)

c o o l

Psycho Warren

iTrader: (5)

seems an expensive way to get not a lot of power especially when its quite cheap and simpleish to drop in a 130bhp 1.8 or a 2.0 zetec, or even zetec turbo.

Charlie Chalk

iTrader: (1)

Lose the dumpvalve, car will be fine without it. Cool conversion though

Where did you but the parts from for the conversion??


He's running an airbox & 4psi, it won't chatter!

ChrisRS1800

Thanks for the advice, ill remove the dump valve in the week and let you know what its like

Psycho Warren

iTrader: (5)

Id have to agree!!! dump valves these days sound a bit chav.

Chatter is much better i was really sad when i got my car and spent the first few days driving with window down to listen to the chatter

Rab

Radders, both my EFi'd RSTs chattered like fuck at any positive boost My Red XR2 Turbo ran 4 psi when I first got it but still chattered it's tits off!

Rab

I'd still do that now, had I not become sensible and bought a ruddy toyota avensis family wagon

ChrisRS1800

It has not been expensive at all to be honest, all work has been carried out by myself, most parts i have got have been purchased from burton power and i get a good discount.

Charlie Chalk

iTrader: (1)

My mates FRST runs a filter of the turbo, 8psi and don't chatter

ChrisRS1800

The exhaust manifold has been modified to take a 1.7 astra turbo, turbo downpipe was hande made to join the rest of my exhaust system and intercooler was specially made to sit just behind the grille, as to rest of parts it was a simple trip to burton power to get all the relevent hoses etc...

Rab

Something wrong there dude.....

Charlie Chalk

iTrader: (1)

Nice one , Whos mapped it?

Psycho Warren

iTrader: (5)

i find it funny how every time it chatters you see a wave of chavs turning to look.

Psycho Warren

iTrader: (5)

so how much does the conversion owe you then??? and longterm plans???

Rab

And getting them to stop as they cross the road to see what made the noise is great

ChrisRS1800

Have spent No more than Ł1000 on it, the dearest part was the clutch kit which set me back Ł400.

Longterm plans, well i was going to drop a cossie lump in a ka but the price it will cost ive decided to scrap that idea. Decided that when i can get insured for a decent amount of money ill go get meself a proper cosworth

orion_crazy_carl

iTrader: (3)

thts cool,nice conversion

Psycho Warren

iTrader: (5)

DJM's cossie KA cost like over 50k

Its not too expensive to do a zetec conversion. You could have a 2.0l 136bhp zetec in your car for the money youve spent. But maybe the next thing to do would be mild zetec turbo as with your ecu and the turbo bits (need bigger turbo!) you could get a lot of fun for not much money. Think pF's project peanuts. they spent about Ł5k but havent done it the cheapest way really.

TurboTuffy

Nice car Gay Boy

ChrisRS1800

LMFAO i wonder who this mite be.

Only 1 guess needed........

Rich

Psycho Warren

iTrader: (5)

Funny thing is being a puma they just look in confusion as it doesnt "click" that its a fast car compared to typical RS's which they know.

AaronsKa

Ive got a Ka turbo myself.. same set up as yours nearly. get rid of the dump valve and get an induction kit! mine chatters pretty loudly, loved going into ford fair haha, got some wows and dropped jaws. shame it broke a few weeks later tho, will follow this with interest as ill be tuning mine when its replacement lump gets put in. mines a T15 from a TD Vw/audi.. not sure what tho, came as a Van aaken kit

TurboTuffy

LOL

ChrisRS1800

Got rid of dump valve today, and i tell you what it chatters away very loud sounds alot better than any dump valve, and seems to have a bit more go as well.

kye365

saw you in southend the other weekend mate

_DAN_

Cool little car.