turb conversion? how hard

[te_rarawa]

thinking of turbing a vl when i pick it up[ from a mate? not sure what year it is. just wondering how hard is it to turb it if the block has the oil and water holes(if u get my drift)?
wot parts are needed?(besides the obvious)

[Nackerz]

Google is your friend! it has been covered many times before!

[detox_nath83]

man its quite easy if u do it properly as in not massive boost and blow your motor first run
i have just done one at christmas time on my VL
if it is a series 2 block yes u will have the provisions for oil and water feeds to the turbo and oil return on the exhaust side of the block.
for water return u simply plumb into the return heater hose on intake side at firewall.
depending on the turbo u want u may only need oil lines, this is what i have done i have a TO4E which is only journal bearing (oil) turbo which does not require water as well for cooling. see pics below in my signiture.
a list of things man

Turbo with (internal Wastegate) depends on turbo may need External Wastegate if does not have one attached
Turbo manifold and dump pipe to cat(can be made up after dump pipe that is)
oil/water lines (pirtek/Enzed) and are expensive.
intercooler and piping (recommended for high compression setup to stop pinging/detonation, but its all in the tune if not, mine is intercooled and timing is factory at 15 degrees No pinging.
Go new Plugs just the bcpr6es11 they are stock turbo plugs as well as N/A
Turbo ECU and Injectors(recommended as N/A max out at approx 7psi)but i have used stock ecu and injectors running 6 psi atm with no probs.
boost gauge.
new manifold gasket for turbo manifold and gaskets for turbo
can put new manifold studs in.(i didnt)

Man its not really that dawnting and quite an easy process.. can be hard in places to get spanners and so forth but thats working on cars for ya.
Do it smart and properly and it will last.
Is this car Manual??
how many Km's on clock?
Give us a rundown and other members will help you through as well
Goodluck
Have fun

[calais24/7]

Calais turbo is also your best bet for vl turbo advice, although there is nothing wrong with any vl blokes on here, there are a lot more over there to offer advice and help

[te_rarawa]

na its auto but i hav a donor car with a 5 spd in it. the motor has done about 250 thou kms, not sure on exact yet. has a mint boby tho wit a custom paint job.cant complain for a $50 unregod car tho. im not lookin for mass boost prob 7psi wud do for now. always wanted a vlt. they go hard stock, so turbed will be a bit of fun in the wet. thanks guys

[Nackerz]

yeah factory vlt's are different as they have low compression, so to run the same boost as them you would have to run more in an n/a car to be the same as a stock vlt

[detox_nath83]

high comp setup = more torque as well
to have same booost as turbo Vl A8 motor would be less on high comp motor yeah meaning say 7 psi is equal to approx 10-12 psi on turbo motor??
thats what i thought

[Nackerz]

oh yeah dumb me could be like that way around lol

[VL_5SPEED]

my head gasket went pop with high comp

[tombomb]

is there a way of doing this without the water/oil lines from the block? eg i have a series 1 engine.
apparently some joints do the whole conversion for under 2,000. would i have to pay more for them to tap water and oil feeds?

[te_rarawa]

is there a way of doing this without the water/oil lines from the block? eg i have a series 1 engine.
apparently some joints do the whole conversion for under 2,000. would i have to pay more for them to tap water and oil feeds?

hey bro do u mind starting yr own thread?

[tombomb]

sorry man just seems uve been answered. perhaps my input will spark a huge discussion, and my question is on topic

[Nackerz]

my head gasket aint gone pop yet....

and yes i would cost more for them to tap the oil and water lines, just cheaper to get a block with the holes already there

[neet_wagon]

sorry man just seems uve been answered. perhaps my input will spark a huge discussion, and my question is on topic

I would much rather his input here rather than starting his own topic.
This has been covered so many times 'how much to turbo my fully sik vl'?

I have the answer for everyone so this never comes up again: between $1 and $8000.

Done, sorted, use the thread search.

[VL_5SPEED]

You can turbo the series 1 block but it would be pretty hard if youve never done this shit before.... oil feed from the oil pressure sender, oil drain into the sump, water feed from the thermostat and water return to heater hose.... Much easier to get a series 2 block.

[detox_nath83]

Series 2 block FTW
get em cheap now

[tombomb]

ah fantastic, yeh ill agree - t'has been covered a billion times, fantastic fellas

[SPRIGZY]

Piece of piss just make sure u get a s2 vl or u wil need to get the s1 block milled out for bolts or drop a s2 motor in it.