Hi have XR2I and one of my machanic mates has a turbo he was gonna fit on his escort but was thinking of buyin off him, comes with turbo (not sure wot make model ) ecu, samco hoses, intercooler and manifold, but bit unsure what else i will need, he said about a conversion plate to fit between the exhaust manifold and engine and some oil feed pipes, anyone help ???

 

Conversion plate?

You need to find out what turbo it is........but a ERST manifold is the easy option for fitting

 

Yea will find out 2moz, so it would work with a low ish boost turbo?? and where would i get that manifold, none on ebay or anywhere

 

It would but as you say it HAS to be low boost, and you will need some way of getting sufficient fuelling on boost otherwise you'll just melt down

 

iv got one mate wher do you live

 

My mate said he not sure what model but its a garret turbo and it runs at low boost , might aswell give it a shot for the sake of £50 but still unsure what extra i need, how will i connect to oil feeds so my engine???

 

Garret make loads of turbos though

Oil feed is easy enough, a T piece adaptor and a feed hose.

 

Oh lol, i don't know anyting really about turbos, so a T piece adaptor on the inlet and outlet of the turbo oil feeds??? and what about the big air intake bit that goes to the injectors mine curves to left to air box but RST's i seen bend to right so would i need a new one?

 

No you need a T piece where the oil pressure switch bolts into the block.

Yes you will need a different charge carrier

 

Cool cheers think im getting there now, i would need a air cone aswel ??

 

well i turbod my 1.4 befor i put a zvh in and did nothing to the engine at all just bolted the erst turbo on run oil feed from oil pressure swich welded return in sump conected all up and ran 7 psi boose with blue frst injectors and more fuel pressure with an fse valve befor i took it out i ran 15 psi and full fuel pressure to try and kill it for 500 miles and diddent die when i striped it there was no dammage to pistons at all and still ran sweet aswell befor i took it out i would say you mite need bigger injectors aswell as an fse valve but i would only run 7 psi max if you want it to last on standard compression.

 

Lucky

VERY lucky

 

My mate said about 2 head gaskets aswell ??

 

your mate sounds like a bit of a cunt

 

Yes he is

 

 

So i need. a RST exhaust mainfold, a t-bar near the oil pressure switch to get oil in turbo and a exit on the slump??? anything else??

 

I got the hoses, intercooler and ECU at the moment, i plugged the ECU in earlier and it only made the engine tick over, wouldn't start does it need the turbo fitted 1st or is the ECU gone???

 

it ticked over but wouldnt start?

 

soz not ticked over mean it cranks over but won't start

 

Hard to say just from that info mate

 

The RST ecu won't work with out the Turbo will it??