My mid engined gt35r powered vauxhall nova

[chip]

Something a bit different that might interest a couple of you

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/chip-3door/4m2/new-engine/after-first-paint.jpg


http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/chip-3door/4m2/b204/flywheel.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/chip-3door/4m2/DSC_0535.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/chip-3door/4m2/new-engine/steering-arm-mockup.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/chip-3door/4m2/DSC_0105.jpg


Not sure on a power figure as Ive only recently fitted the Saab engine, it was running on a monster spec vauxhall engine before that but I cracked the block when running 2.1 bar of boost (at about 550bhp ish) and decided that I wanted a cheaper source of power instead (was arrow crank / rods / solids etc before)
Hoping for about what I used to have on lowboost, which was 457bhp from the new engine but from a couple of hundred quid engine rather than many thousands of pounds for the old build.

Its running on saab managment which I can remap myself, and its a GT35R turbo, but the engine itself is just a standard Saab 2.0 turbo

Gearbox is a VX220 F23 but fitted with a quaiffe ATB type LSD

[robi1000]

Does it have wings? Because this must fly!!

[chip]

Lol, no mate no wings.

Its fairly quick though, certainly makes my F7R clio feel like a milk float by comparison, lol

That said though, down a country lane I reckon the clio would take it, as the handling is a lot better and the number of opportunities to really use that much power in the real world are pretty limited on anything other than big straights!

So it kind of falls in the "fun but pointless" category, lol

[Wobba]

Bonkers power is never pointless :)

[A&P]

Big respect for getting it all in there and working mate :shock: must be great fun 8)

[chip]

TBH getting the engine in wasnt very hard, I just welded up some mounts out of tubular steel etc

But getting the thing to handle is what is proving to be a lot harder!

Its off the road at the moment due to a failed clutch slave cylinder, and Ive got my blue clio and my throttle bodied 2.0 corsa to do some work on first, then its the nova's turn hopefully in time to go and run an 11 at the performance vauxhall show in june (its an event at santa pod sponsored by one of the car mags I write for) then I can get on with the project that really interests me which is my yellow clio.

Too many projects and not enough time as is always the story sadly, lol

[robi1000]

Yeah, I know what you talk about. I also have several cars, and it's hard to make progress on all of them. Focus is important. One at the time and then it's all good.

[chip]

Yeah, I know what you talk about. I also have several cars, and it's hard to make progress on all of them. Focus is important. One at the time and then it's all good.

Yeah thats what Im doing at the moment, I tend to always have at least one trackday car and ideally two (my mrs does a lot of trackdays too) that are ready to go without needing anything doing to it, and I wont do anything major to it until there is another ready to replace it etc

So a couple of weeks ago my clio was "ready" and I did an engine rebuild on the corsa, now that the corsa is run in and ive finished mapping it etc and done a trackday in it and know its ok to carry on using for a whle, it means I can pull the clio apart and know I still have a trackday car to use even if it doesnt go to plan, then I'll turn back to the corsa and do the cage and hotter cams etc that I have planned.

Hopefully then that will be both of those sorted and I can get on with the nova and then once thats done do the yellow clio, then its a quick rebuild on my cossie engine which is long overdue as on the over run it smokes like a french kid on lunch break, and by then it'll no doubt be time for the corsa and clio again as they'll be getting worn again, its a never ending cycle, lol

[wavy]

lol that must be a mental and scary beast to drive
good work :D

[rochdale_williams]

Just the man I need to speak to then, I've a mk2 jetta gti running the saab 2.3 turbo. T28 hybrid, few other bits. Currently running 300 brake at 1bar boost. What's needed to get me upto 400 bhp area? Will post up pics later

[chip]

Exhaust manifold, turbo, appropriate intercooler for the power level, and a set of bigger injectors (the standard reds are almost maxed at your current level)

Interally to the engine you need NOTHING at all, they are fine for 400 in standard form, alhough the 2.3 rods dont like a lot of rpm so the 2.0 engine would have been a better bet strength wise ultimately.

[n9kie]

Awesome skills! What do you use it for? Hillclimbs??

[schakal]

chip , have you got any vids of this running on track etc ?

[Coops]

monster build :-)

love to see some pics of the jetta mr rochdale as well :-)

[dkrevs]

chip , have you got any vids of this running on track etc ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S8O-Eoaprw

[chip]

Awesome skills! What do you use it for? Hillclimbs??

Mainly scaring the shite out of people on the country lanes near me, but also trackdays.

[chip]

chip , have you got any vids of this running on track etc ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S8O-Eoaprw

Annoyingly thats the only video Ive got of it at the moment, and it was from late in the day after I had killed my dry tyres earlier on hence it was on some not very grippy narrow wets on that video so it was lacking a lot of rear end grip compared to normal, still good fun though :) will have to get some more at some point.

[diditno]

its in this one as well, a few times.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMtxlG4wOh0&NR=1&feature=fvwp

[chip]

its in this one as well, a few times.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMtxlG4wOh0&NR=1&feature=fvwp


Cool spot :D

Sounds quite good leaving the pits considering it was only on .7 bar as I was just finishing off the running in and hadnt put the new management on and mapped it at that stage.
Not really heard it from the outside before, lol

[cooper]

nice to see ur still around chip, we'll hav to meet up sometime now that i'm living in taunton.
nova looks ace aswell :wink:

[chip]

Nice one mate!
Sounds like a plan :D