is it possible to turbocharge my 1.6 16v?

[ashleyp91]

People,

Is this possible, and what would i need to do,

results etc?

[Cyder]

Yes.

Buy a Turbo.

Less money in your wallet.

[SplatSpeed]

yes

you need to keep it low pressure (7psi) and also would recomend an intercooler

you need to up the fuel consumption on boost also as low fuel with high pressure causes explosions(knocking)

lot of work there!

[Marf]

Sell your 1.6 16v whatever and buy a starlet turbo.

Spend a grand on it(exhaust, downpipe, intercooler, induction, remap) and you'll have 200 reliable HP in an 850kg car.

It'll be quicker than your Dad's 330i which you TWOC and instead of oversteering into a tree and damaging his car you'll understeer into a tree and hurt yourself

Edited by Marf on Wednesday 2nd February 15:45

[Munter]

Turbo a 1.6 SEAT?

Yeah sure. But you'd be far better off just buying a faster car than mangling that.

[SplatSpeed]

Marf said:

Sell your 1.6 16v whatever and buy a starlet turbo.

Spend a grand on it(exhaust, downpipe, intercooler, induction, remap) and you'll have 200 reliable HP in an 850kg car.

It'll be quicker than your Dad's 330i which you TWOC and instead of oversteering into a tree and damaging his car you'll understeer into a tree and hurt yourself

Edited by Marf on Wednesday 2nd February 15:45

well spotted!

[SplatSpeed]

here is how to drift your dads beamer

1 go hard into a corner
2 dab of brakes to unstabalise the backend
3 stamp the loud pedal and opposite lock when the back starts to move

suggest you try on GT5 before daddies pride and joy!

[Sam_68]

I Love Lamp said:

turning off DSG will probably help.

How do I turn off my DSG?

[anonymous-user]

SplatSpeed said:

here is how to drift your dads beamer

1 go hard into a corner
2 dab of brakes to unstabalise the backend
3 stamp the loud pedal and opposite lock when the back starts to move

suggest you try on GT5 before daddies pride and joy!

Probably won't work that though, BMW set the current cars up for passive understeer (to keep idiots from hurting themselves) i suggest go relatively slowly into a corner (so you haven't overloaded the front tyres) in 2nd gear atpeak torque rpm (4000rpm ish). Then give the car a very decent send (flick the handwheel rapidly onto lock), and as you feel the car begin to yaw, stap the throttle to the floor. After that it's down to skill, so i suggest the OP phone for a recovery truck BEFORE taking the first steps as it will save a lot of time later!



But on the turbo front, you can turbo anything! The question really is "have i the money and skills to turbocharge my car". generally, it will always be easier, cheaper (and a lot more insurable) to just buy a faster model from the manufacturer.

[HereBeMonsters]

Max_Torque said:

generally, it will always be easier, cheaper (and a lot more insurable) to just buy a faster model from the manufacturer.

This. Just get a 1.8 20v Turbo instead. They're pretty quick, as I can attest.

[davepoth]

HereBeMonsters said:

This. Just get a 1.8 20v Turbo instead. They're pretty quick, as I can attest.

Definitely. This will be much less work.

[chuntington101]

davepoth said:

HereBeMonsters said:

This. Just get a 1.8 20v Turbo instead. They're pretty quick, as I can attest.

Definitely. This will be much less work.

I was going to mention that as well. there will have been others that have done it (or a similar swap) so there should be loads of info around.

If you really want to stick with the 1.6 then you might want to look into the MINI Supercharger (eaton M45). Would be easier to get working than a turbo. Just a thought.

Chris.