Turbo upgrade on RV8

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I am thinking about getting a RV8 Turbo upgrade kit fitted on chim 400, has any one had this done yet ? What are the good and bad points of the turbo upgrade kit

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pwd95 said:

Hoping to get this done to mine too next year so I'm all ears too.

Am hoping that they maybe some at BNG this weekend,

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S1streetsleeper said:

Hi all. Insurance increased by £21.

On the lift off, the dump valve keeps the turbo on boost so there's no loss of umph!

S1streetsleeper

Who do you have your Insurance with? I ask the one am with now and they said No they would't Insurance if i got a Turbo or SC Upgrade on my Chim 4.0.

Edited by TUS4CHIM on Saturday 27th October 16:56

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peaktorque said:

Who are you with?

I have the Tuscan & Chim with MANNING UK , if I can get a good deal I maybe joining the list has well.

Edited by TUS4CHIM on Saturday 27th October 21:33

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S1streetsleeper said:

My Turbo converted Chim sounds slightly quieter overall, but the V8 rumble is deeper and meaner at idle / low revs. You can't hear it anyway once you're moving along - they always sound better stood on the street listening to them go past!

What route did you go down on upgrading the front brakes? Or did you just keep them standard. I am only running standard brakes on chim 4.0 , but with more BHP i think it would be wise to do so. i have be be looking AP racing, WMS Brakes, or Wilwood kits, or is there any other makes?

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TUS4CHIM said:

I am thinking about getting a RV8 Turbo upgrade kit fitted on chim 400, has any one had this done yet ? What are the good and bad points of the turbo upgrade kit

I ended up going for the RV8 Turbo kit install and what can i say it's great and a very big thanks to Eann Whalley for sorting this for me.

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phazed said:

Come on Phil, a lot more info please!

I only just got it back today. The power delivery is great. Plus it's still sound the same has before. That great V8 sound track. I will be coming down to the Neil Garner Open Day in it.

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domV8 said:

Assuming you have an intercooler..?
Have you routed the piping through the wings to the intercooler..?

Dom

Yeah dom i had a Intercooler and a oil cooler installed in the front end of chim.



I also up rate to AP racing front brakes with 328mm discs



And what made the biggest difference was a roll bar from the rolling road Center photos to follow

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Chim V8 4.0 Turbo update
I've had some new bit's fitted to my car by Eann.
It's made the car better still. Now my car is great to drive
and no more jumping around. I can drive at 1000rpm at 30MPH in 5th gear no problem.
Plus when i press the loud petal. It's like beeing hit with a unlimited shot of nitrous gas for free.
The car pulls like a train, so much more power than my tuscan. it's a lot easy to drive as well.
Try and spot some of my new bit's from the last post in the photos.