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 Turbo F3P
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red19rt
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:31 am

As a vain attempt not to be out done by shakals MPI conversion I had this thought.

The 1.7 unit used in the volvo 480 turbo was the same as that used in the 19 before the intorduction of the F3P (is that correct?)

How similar is it to the F3P, i.e. how 'easy' would it be to take the turbo gubbins off a volvo and stick in on my 19?
red19rt
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:43 am

sorry - can someone move this to tech questions Embarassed


...thank you Embarassed


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schakal
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:47 am

naughty boy
schakal
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:56 am

hmm thats sounds good mark,trying to get one step ahead are you ? Evil or Very Mad
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:56 am

its MPI for a start...
red19rt
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:59 am

ok, well we know now how to convert the SPI to MPI, so what's next?
schakal
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:03 am

i dont know yet though ,i am still learning .step by step

has anybody you know done the SPI to MPI conversion on this cars before chris ? .i feel like a genie pig . Crying or Very sad
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:03 am

get banged volvo take it home swap everything over drive renault away
schakal
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:05 am

Chris H wrote:
get banged volvo take it home swap everything over drive renault away


i like his simple sounding explanations Smile
red19rt
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:14 am

simple - I'll have one of those please!

Only asking as there's a guy on one of the mini forums I frequent selling a 480 turbo for £175 and it got me thinking - I suppose engine swap is the easiest way to go.

Always fancied a supercharger, there was a guy in the mini club who had a supercharged mini, built it himself, the noise was something else Very Happy Very Happy
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:17 am

get it matey

I had thought about buyign a load of volvos and sticking th elumps in 19's/clio's but no one would buy em!
schakal
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:22 am

so can you make marks car faster than a valver with a 1.7 turbo volvo lump ?
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:24 am

you can make anything faster than a valver
red19rt
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:25 am

I believe the volvo lump is 126bhp as standard, but can be tuned up way beyond that.

quite keen on a turbo but he's a bit far away from me and it's an no tax or mot job, but will keep a look out for one localy.
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:26 am

theres a fair few in my local scrappies
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