Turbo conversion what's needed

[Martingdavies1985]

I've been looking to build a sleeper & found this on eBay with extremely low mileage & completely unmolested, what would I require to drop a turbo lump in this. I'm thinking 5e 300bhp+ wide wheels on front like a drag car, would I have to change the loom, mounts, what else is needed for it to run?

[daniel_g]

Engine

Gearbox

Mounts

Looms

ECU

Clocks

MAP sensor

Dizzy setup

Oil filter housing and bolt

PAS pump and hose

Coil and ignitor

Thermostat housing with sensors

Inlet manifold

Throttle body

TPS

Ignition leads

Injectors

Modded sump, or a turbo and oil pick-up sump for yours.

Turbo kit

Intercooler

Then all the supporting mods

[Martingdavies1985]

Would the dash need to come out or is it just the engine loom that needs changing? Seems like a big job could be pretty expensive to source all those bits new

[Ollieh17]

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[Ep82Ash]

You would be better off finding a crashed gt and re- shelling into that than sourcing all the parts individually.

It would be a pretty cool sleeper if it still looked like that!

[Martingdavies1985]

Engine

Gearbox

Mounts

Looms

ECU

Clocks

MAP sensor

Dizzy setup

Oil filter housing and bolt

PAS pump and hose

Coil and ignitor

Thermostat housing with sensors

Inlet manifold

Throttle body

TPS

Ignition leads

Injectors

Modded sump, or a turbo and oil pick-up sump for yours.

Turbo kit

Intercooler

Then all the supporting mods

What looms would I need Daniel interior loom with engine loom or just engine loom?

[Martingdavies1985]

1. Use of the search function

I have tried looking ollieh but didnt have much luck finding any threads, do you know of any guides converting a n/a to turbo?

[daniel_g]

If you look in the engine tech section far back enough you will find the info, i know this because ive answered this question and similar probably 10 times now haha. But no matter

Would the dash need to come out or is it just the engine loom that needs changing? Seems like a big job could be pretty expensive to source all those bits new

Dash loom is a choice, if you want to use GT clocks then you need the dash loom, if you dont just leave the ep80 dash and loom in. Changing the dash is a piss easy job on a starlet anyway.

What looms would I need Daniel interior loom with engine loom or just engine loom?

You might get away with only changing the engine ancillary loom, depending on what the ep80 fusebox looks like and whether the GT ancillary loom would plug into it.

[RobSR]

The easiest way would be to get a EP82 GT engine loom and splice the bits you need onto the n/a loom. You'll need to swap a couple of pins around on the ecu too.

[Starlet__SR]

This car was on gumtree at £795 till this dealer got hold of it. Dont pay more than £800-850 for the car

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[Martingdavies1985]

Cheers for all the help guys & ive messaged him he said £1250 is lowest as its extremely rare & it would sell for a lot more he just wants a quick sale :/

[Starlet__SR]

Cheers for all the help guys & ive messaged him he said £1250 is lowest as its extremely rare & it would sell for a lot more he just wants a quick sale :/

He's on drugs. Its not that rare and its been on his forecourt nearly 3 months. Its also not that desirable.

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[daniel_g]

1250 is steep for that, used to see the jeans ones pop up for 300 quid on gumtree.

[Martingdavies1985]

Thanks guys I'll make him an offer based on what you've all said think he's just trying to pull my plonka tbh