Can We Get Some Pics Of Engine Bays With Big Turbos? I'll Start With This One..
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Can We Get Some Pics Of Engine Bays With Big Turbos? I'll Start With This One..
06-01-2012, 11:14 AM
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didnt that one get nicked?
plenty of cars with big turbos these days
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Not too sure but that must be mental to drive though
06-01-2012, 11:18 AM
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The turbos that big and heavy the car is leaning.to one side lol.
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do these make the car more laggy at low revs? look good though dont they!!
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didnt that one get nicked?
plenty of cars with big turbos these days
Yeah it sure did by some selfish cu*t.
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EDIT: Only pic I could find
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do these make the car more laggy at low revs? look good though dont they!!
Don't know about the huge one but my one starts spooling hard at 3.5k on the rev counter
when it goes it goes
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What's the spec on the cortina?
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What's the spec on the cortina?
Forged bottom end, mildly ported head, standard cams, SImpson exhaust manifold, GT30.71, external gate, Jenvey inlet, 650cc inejctors, Omex ECU. That's about it!
06-01-2012, 01:17 PM
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theres one on the shelf at work from a DAF bus that i keep meaning to bring home to see if it fits the 2.8. probably be a lot of work for nothing as i dont think they run much boost.
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Yeah it sure did by some selfish cu*t.
Off topic but did they ever get caught/charged/named and shamed?
I never saw anything on any threads but I may have missed them.
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That's pretty special looking bay is it the same as u had it when you done your top speed run
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That's pretty special looking bay is it the same as u had it when you done your top speed run
No that was on a GT40 we now have 150 more horses than back in 2005.
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theres one on the shelf at work from a DAF bus that i keep meaning to bring home to see if it fits the 2.8. probably be a lot of work for nothing as i dont think they run much boost.
they do. plenty of our engines run 3 bar easy (HD diesel engines 9-16 litre)
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That's pretty special looking bay is it the same as u had it when you done your top speed run
thats pretty sweet
looks like an turbo with an engine bolted to it lol
07-01-2012, 09:53 PM
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mine gt35 on high comp, no lag at all
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heres a tiny one on a yb
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theres one on the shelf at work from a DAF bus that i keep meaning to bring home to see if it fits the 2.8. probably be a lot of work for nothing as i dont think they run much boost.
Big dafs like an xf105 480 run about 2 bar maybe a bit more off the top of my head
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some big blowers on these, i've only got a lowly gt3071r on my zetec turbo in an xr2.
06-01-2012, 11:13 AM
Can We Get Some Pics Of Engine Bays With Big Turbos? I'll Start With This One..
when it goes it goes 
