supercharge the barina?

Zach85 · rice boy Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 13

after talking to some folks about my options im now thinking along the lines of...
-New 15" aLLoys
-Extractors
-New 2.5" exhaust system
-Agze Supercharger
-New Cams (what sort do you folks suggest?)

any comments would be nice..

thanx

hypaTG · backyard mechanic Joined: 15 Oct 2002 Posts: 524

that would be expensive as for the sort of gains you'd get. get a gemi or a datto or an old school mazda and drop a extend port 12a or 13b or something in. you can get 12a's for about $600 and they go hard.
if however you do want to go with the barina, cams might be hard to find, so you might have to ring crow cams or go to an engine place and get yours reground to what you want. if you are going to do the cam you might aswell port and polish your head, that will probably cost about $400.
the supercharger would probably go well but a turbo would be better, if u have the money...
good luck

Cammo79TE · tinkerer Joined: 17 Aug 2002 Posts: 448

yeah also its a gemini forum. take your hairdresser-mobile elsewhere

thanomis · rice boy Joined: 17 Mar 2003 Posts: 10

hay man dont lisent to the guy about the turbo your never goin to beet anyone in a straght line so the only way you will beet someone is off the mark i would go the supercahrger..... and by the way i also drive a how did you put it oh thats right a hairdressers car!

maDGeMvAN · tinkerer Joined: 06 Oct 2001 Posts: 452

How about dropping a suzuki gti engine in the barina?

Zach85 · rice boy Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 13

ill be quite happy with the barina thankyou
im in this more for the fun factor rather than the fast factor, anything more is a bonus

supercharger, intercooler, 15" alloys, extractors and 2.5" exhaust and i'll be cruzin.

thanx for your help folks

NATHMAN · rice boy Joined: 27 Apr 2003 Posts: 14

youd wanna have a thick wallet opel engines cost shit loads to get turbo or supercharger fitted my old man payed $5500 for a turbo intercooler for our 96 frontera

Frederick Stienheld · petrol head Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 2719

I reakon that's the way to go. Stick in the GTI engine and then do the work to that, will turn out heaps better

hypaTG · backyard mechanic Joined: 15 Oct 2002 Posts: 524

more after market parts for a suzuki gti engine too. put some fat wheels on the front too... wheelspin is gonna be a bitch

Zach85 · rice boy Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 13

from what ive been told it can be done for under $500 and if this is true (which i will find out quite soon) you people that pay $5000 for one and (other forum) $2000 for an exhaust job are getting seriously ripped.

Zach85 · rice boy Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 13

my barina HAS the gti engine in it im told.. twin cam rather then the single cam.. which was the only majour difference apparantly.

regards

dunger · backyard mechanic Joined: 16 Oct 2002 Posts: 553

hey the only reason they r getting ripped is because they want thier car to last unlike you, paying 500 for a shit job which will last 2 weeks if that!

peace joe

hypaTG · backyard mechanic Joined: 15 Oct 2002 Posts: 524

the actual supercharger itself will cost close to $500, then u have to get the mounts, the drive belts, the plumbing, the extractors, exhaust, etc. if you can do it for $500 i'd like to know how.

Zach85 · rice boy Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 13

i was talking price of the supercharger being around just under $500 and the exhaust system installed for the barina is just over $600.. nowhere near the $1200 i was told i will be spending on another forum, i havnt looked into the cost of installing the supercharger and i had budgeted for around $1000 anyway, so thats not going to be a problem... also helps when the old man is a mechanic by trade.

GeminiCoupe · tinkerer Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 172

If exhaust A costs 500 and exhaust B costs 1200, there must be a reason. My guess would be the 500 dollar exhaust uses shit mufflers and would most likely be press bent, as opposed to mandrel bend (flows better, must for forced inducted cars) for the 1200 exhaust.

If you do have the twin cam GTI engine, try fitting the EFI off the latter model? (i assume ur car is the 85 model, i think they were carby correct me if im wrong) My choice would be keep mods naturally aspirated, tractions easier to come by.

Cheers