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**charger69** · 28-10-2008, 02:16 PM

i'm looking for a turbo for small engines. a turbo that can handle a 1.3 engine with carbureator. the engine is fiat made, so probably it'll be the best if the turbo comes from abarth, but everything that is usefull, i'd like to hear what u've got.

**pgarner** · 28-10-2008, 05:14 PM

have you thought about a supercharger instead ?

***Loz*** · 28-10-2008, 08:01 PM

How about two small turbos from a smart 700cc Suprex engine? Mine (in my old smart) ran at 18/20psi approx.

**charger69** · 29-10-2008, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by pgarner

have you thought about a supercharger instead ?

I've got an idea how to connect a turbo with the engine belt, somehow like the vauxhall monaro vxr 500, but dunno exactly how about a super charger? if there's any scheme about a supercharger, i'd be thankfull to you if you send me that.

**charger69** · 29-10-2008, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Loz

How about two small turbos from a smart 700cc Suprex engine? Mine (in my old smart) ran at 18/20psi approx.

good idea, never thought of them, i don't like smart, but i think the smart roadster has a turbo.... or doesn't it?

**pgarner** · 29-10-2008, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by charger69

I've got an idea how to connect a turbo with the engine belt, somehow like the vauxhall monaro vxr 500, but dunno exactly how about a super charger? if there's any scheme about a supercharger, i'd be thankfull to you if you send me that.

vxr 500 uses a supercharger.

superchargers run off a belt driven from the engine.
turbo (super)chargers are run off exhaust gases.

***waynne*** · 30-10-2008, 03:48 PM

The old Rover Metro 1300 Turbo could be a good canditate as a donor.

**charger69** · 31-10-2008, 07:38 PM

definitively the metro would be a good choice........
how much power it'll produce?

***waynne*** · 31-10-2008, 08:12 PM

About 93bhp but I know some enthusiasts tuned them to around 140bhp.

**charger69** · 01-11-2008, 05:12 PM

ok, can you show me a list of all cars that are 1300 cc and less witha turbo?
we got already the
smart
metro 1300 turbo

**charger69** · 01-11-2008, 05:13 PM

the reason for this is because i wanna find out, if there's any car that i can find here in my place.

***Loz*** · 01-11-2008, 05:21 PM

Sorry bit of an edit.

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Originally Posted by charger69

good idea, never thought of them, i don't like smart, but i think the smart roadster has a turbo.... or doesn't it?

Essentially their the same 700cc engine, with small exceptions, the roadster engine has, A (slightly) larger turbo than the coupe & runs a water/oil cooler, different cams & slightly dumpier pistons & a couple of other bits.

A quick search on google (1300 turbo) threw these up.

Rover metro 1300 turbo
Diahatsu YRV 1300 turbo
Toyota starlet Glanza 1300 turbo

**charger69** · 01-11-2008, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Loz

A quick search on google (1300 turbo) threw these up.

Rover metro 1300 turbo
Diahatsu YRV 1300 turbo
Toyota starlet Glanza 1300 turbo

i can find some daihatsu dealers here.....
but they suck.... no offense to daihatsu fans.

**pgarner** · 01-11-2008, 05:33 PM

reaunalt clio now uses a 1.2 turbo

**charger69** · 01-11-2008, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by pgarner

reaunalt clio now uses a 1.2 turbo

that seems cool, i'll try to find something about that car here, there must be somethin'

**pgarner** · 01-11-2008, 05:39 PM

well the idea is they want to phase out the 1.4. the 1.2 gives around same power more torque and better economy than the 1.4 it replaces.

**charger69** · 01-11-2008, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by pgarner

well the idea is they want to phase out the 1.4. the 1.2 gives around same power more torque and better economy than the 1.4 it replaces.

yea, today i was at a junkyard seeking for some stuff, they sell them there in kilogrames, very cheap, and i found some nice things, like a gearbox with 6 gears, some nice rims (which i could get them for 5 euros with tyres) and other things, but the turbo is hard to find, especially when on junkyards all vehicles with turbos are diesel vans......

**pgarner** · 01-11-2008, 05:47 PM

you might srtuggle to find the turbo clio then as its only a few years old

**charger69** · 01-11-2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by pgarner

you might srtuggle to find the turbo clio then as its only a few years old

actually i'm looking just for the turbo, and i'm low on budget, so i'm seeking something cheap, and cars like that cost here......
i'm done my car nearly all with parts thatbeen thrown away, nice way to save the nature i guess, but it's not hard, i mean if that can be usefull, fix it and use it, they can be very good and usefull if you fix them right.

**pgarner** · 01-11-2008, 05:55 PM

no what i meant was you might struggle to find the clio in a scrappy as they are only a few years old,think they only came out beginning of 2007. there might not be many, if any, in scrap yards yet