Guest wodge Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 right nearly hibernation time for the cabby and have decided to convert my 1.6 cabby to 1.6t cabby. so what do i need? engine and loom? owt else? anyone willing to do the work for a small fee also give us a shout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest s6boy1979 Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Hi mate You planning to keep it mfi or convert to efi at the same time? If you haven't got a big budget you can fit a turbo to your current engine but have to keep the boot down. If your going to do it propertly you need a turbo block and pistons or you can use your current block with low comp pistons but you will need to fit an oil return from the turbo to the sump. Bits - block, pistons, turbo at least a t3, escort exhaust manifold, exhaust eldow, exhaust system, escort rs rad, inter cooler, charge carry pipe, turbo ecu, all the pipes, as for the loom i am not sure how much the differ on mfi engines. If you are going efi the different bit you need are the fez rs block as it has a hole for CPS, efi inlet, efi loom and fez rs ecu. If you are just going to put a lump straight in it would be easier to just buy a complete engine. If you want to do what i am doing and completely rebuilding the engine find the parts seperatly. Also def get an rs gearbox with the LSD. Hope this makes sense but if you need any help just let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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