supercharging

[coffey]

i kno i'll prob get slagged off for sayin this but.....

how much wud it cost roughly to supercharge my scoob?

it wud certainly be different....a 1.6 supercharged impreza

 

[Dermot]

I think Supercharging is somewhere in the region of £2.5k-£3K .. I'd be droppin a 2.0 turbo in

 

[coffey]

was actually checkin out ebay a while ago...and there was an STI engine complete with turbo and ecu for 1.5K


but seriously....wot wud hav most work? supercharging or just droppin a 2.0litre in? cos will there not be a lot of other stuff u wud need to do to accomodate the 2.0?

 

[Kerzo]

would it not be worth just keeping your mods and actually buying a turbo??? after all you would need the running gear too assuming yours is only front wheel drive not to mention labour costs and possible hiccups!

 

[brendy]

insurance will murder you better just live with it for a while then change car completely.

 

[Dermot]

was actually checkin out ebay a while ago...and there was an STI engine complete with turbo and ecu for 1.5K


but seriously....wot wud hav most work? supercharging or just droppin a 2.0litre in? cos will there not be a lot of other stuff u wud need to do to accomodate the 2.0?

A 2.0 Turbo Short engine can be got for £500 ... Then most of the stuff from a 1.6 will fit to that... Gearbox ? Depends if your running it 2wd or 4wd (Can also be made run RWD :twisted Loom and ECU's aren't expensive cause there so plentyful (Alot of wrote of scoobys out there)..
So when your talkin £3k Min for a supercharged 1.6 or £1000 for a 2.0 Turbo... I'd be turbo'ing it .. And Maybe runnin it RWD while im at it ... You did say you wanted to be different

 

[miniator]

was actually checkin out ebay a while ago...and there was an STI engine complete with turbo and ecu for 1.5K


but seriously....wot wud hav most work? supercharging or just droppin a 2.0litre in? cos will there not be a lot of other stuff u wud need to do to accomodate the 2.0?

A 2.0 Turbo Short engine can be got for £500 ... Then most of the stuff from a 1.6 will fit to that... Gearbox ? Depends if your running it 2wd or 4wd (Can also be made run RWD :twisted Loom and ECU's aren't expensive cause there so plentyful (Alot of wrote of scoobys out there)..
So when your talkin £3k Min for a supercharged 1.6 or £1000 for a 2.0 Turbo... I'd be turbo'ing it .. And Maybe runnin it RWD while im at it ... You did say you wanted to be different

definitely can!! my mates got a 1.8 Legacy in RWD format!!! lethal craic!! lol

 

[coffey]

was actually checkin out ebay a while ago...and there was an STI engine complete with turbo and ecu for 1.5K


but seriously....wot wud hav most work? supercharging or just droppin a 2.0litre in? cos will there not be a lot of other stuff u wud need to do to accomodate the 2.0?

A 2.0 Turbo Short engine can be got for £500 ... Then most of the stuff from a 1.6 will fit to that... Gearbox ? Depends if your running it 2wd or 4wd (Can also be made run RWD :twisted Loom and ECU's aren't expensive cause there so plentyful (Alot of wrote of scoobys out there)..
So when your talkin £3k Min for a supercharged 1.6 or £1000 for a 2.0 Turbo... I'd be turbo'ing it .. And Maybe runnin it RWD while im at it ... You did say you wanted to be different

where can u get an engine for £500....cheapest turbo engine i've seen for a scoob is lookin around £1.5K

 

[Marc]

was actually checkin out ebay a while ago...and there was an STI engine complete with turbo and ecu for 1.5K


but seriously....wot wud hav most work? supercharging or just droppin a 2.0litre in? cos will there not be a lot of other stuff u wud need to do to accomodate the 2.0?

A 2.0 Turbo Short engine can be got for £500 ... Then most of the stuff from a 1.6 will fit to that... Gearbox ? Depends if your running it 2wd or 4wd (Can also be made run RWD :twisted Loom and ECU's aren't expensive cause there so plentyful (Alot of wrote of scoobys out there)..
So when your talkin £3k Min for a supercharged 1.6 or £1000 for a 2.0 Turbo... I'd be turbo'ing it .. And Maybe runnin it RWD while im at it ... You did say you wanted to be different

where can u get an engine for £500....cheapest turbo engine i've seen for a scoob is lookin around £1.5K

He did say short engine

 

[coffey]

wot's a short engine?

wots the difference between that and a tall one?

 

[Marc]

the top end of the engine AFAIK

 

[brendy]

the engine block height hence their proper name, tall block.

 

[Lyons]

you'd be safer getting a impreza turbo, or if if you cant afford that, a damaged one + find a mate who can panel beat

 

[Kerzo]

i can beat panels

 

[coffey]

you'd be safer getting a impreza turbo, or if if you cant afford that, a damaged one + find a mate who can panel beat

lol....now that u mention it. there was a damaged one in the autotrader last week.

£2K for the whole car...interior was mint, gearbox mint, engine mint, turbo mint

wud hav been gd to get if only i had 2K to buy it

 

[Dermot]

you'd be safer getting a impreza turbo, or if if you cant afford that, a damaged one + find a mate who can panel beat

lol....now that u mention it. there was a damaged one in the autotrader last week.

£2K for the whole car...interior was mint, gearbox mint, engine mint, turbo mint

wud hav been gd to get if only i had 2K to buy it

Borrow it ... Brakes and wheels and whatever your not using can be sold on!!

 

[coffey]

steal the engine...turbo...gearbox...drive shafts...brakes and then sell the wheels and interior....sorted...lol

 

[Dermot]

Well thats stealing well over £2k's worth... lol... You could be a little less greedy and steal less make more money back

 

[p 5ary]

I think Supercharging is somewhere in the region of £2.5k-£3K .. I'd be droppin a 2.0 turbo in

i heard it was more like 5 grand to supercharge!

 

[Dermot]

Depends Who were and What Car its for I think... I know of a lad that super Charged his 1.8 16V Vectra ... £2.5K for the kit and £500 to get a person to fit it.. And it still was slightly slower quarter mile than a 2.0 16V vectra ... Ohh and he could of got a 2.0 16V engine for £100 ... And saved himself a nice little £2,900 ... But try tell some people that!

 

[Marty Lad]

wot's a short engine?

bare engine AFAIK- no wiring/no altenator/starter motor/ gearbox etc. some dont have heads

 

[Type-R-Steve]

Trainers has about 18 scoobys the other week there that they are breaking.
Check'em out as i've no idea about prices etc

 

[coffey]

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