Turbo

ONLYA4 · petrol head Joined: 12 May 2003 Posts: 1114

Can anyone give me a ROUGH idea of the total price it would cost to have a piazza 2lt turbo engine fully installed?

Thanks heaps ppls

rust3 · backyard mechanic Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Posts: 971

depends

if you use standard parts and fit it yourself, i would say around 3000-4000

someone else fitting it 4000-6000

those engines are pretty hard to get hold of, i rang sss automotive and they said have fun finding one, and he said when he does get them in they sell for 3000, just because they are rare.

try looking for a nissna engine, mainly because they are easy to get and parts are more common

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 12:03 pm Post subject: Re: Turbo

*coff* fj *coff*
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rust3 · backyard mechanic Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Posts: 971

fj's are abit on the rare side as well Smile

ONLYA4 · petrol head Joined: 12 May 2003 Posts: 1114

Yeah coz i dont know what to do. I dont want my gem to be standard, i wanted at least a turbo or s/charger in it. But it seems like a hard and expensive thing to do.

What do you recommend i do?

TurboGem · tinkerer Joined: 31 May 2002 Posts: 87

Gene,
I have a Piazza in my Gem and my brother in law has an FJ in his and I know what I would rather work on and it didn't come from a nissan that is for sure. The Piazza engine is an easy swap to do if you take your time and think about it. Apart from the dizzy hitting the fan cover (which you can just pull off) the engine mounts will line up and the gemini box with bolt and everything else lines up. The other thing is the Fuel injection which is just an external pump hooked up to a bigger fuel line and use the std return. We had alot of trouble getting things to fit with the FJ. Granted that the FJ will make more power in the end but the reality is the any more than about 200hp at the wheels in a Gem is very hard to use.

Cheers
Paul

ONLYA4 · petrol head Joined: 12 May 2003 Posts: 1114

Paul,

Even though you addressed it to Gene it was a help to me, thanks. Can i ask how much it ended up costing you in the end? (Including engine, installation and all extra additional neccesities.)

Also, how does it run, what speeds are you gettin 0-100km/s etc?

Thanks mate,

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 6:00 pm Post subject: Re: Turbo

im a nissan buy. i love em. i would never get a piazza. no ofence
as for:...
"Granted that the FJ will make more power in the end but the reality is the any more than about 200hp at the wheels in a Gem is very hard to use. "

lucky i have the fj then Smile

im chacing 280-300rwhp
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goons hired goons · petrol head Joined: 04 Jul 2002 Posts: 3268

sweet youll be able to use the arse end to steer

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 7:57 pm Post subject: Re: Turbo

hahah thats the idea
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hypaTG · backyard mechanic Joined: 15 Oct 2002 Posts: 524

go a rotor and say bye bye to anything with a piazza or a nissan in it Smile

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: Turbo

crzyfj gemini runs a 9
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tx1975 · tinkerer Joined: 21 May 2002 Posts: 321

gemi spares van runs a 9 with turbo g180

Gem_A9R · tinkerer Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Posts: 78

BARBI9Z is Doing Lows 9s with a Near Stock 13B Turbo.

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 8:48 pm Post subject: Re: Turbo

LOL
ok keep dreaming
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