Joshyouwahh
Active Member
Hi everyone,
Im new to TurboRenaul but i hope its gonna me be my home away from home for the forseable future. Ive just picked up a Volvo 1.7 Turbo engine (B18FT) to fit nicely in my Renault 5 GTX. This thread is gonna be my running build of it from start to finish, starting with the heap of junk the engine is currently which you'll see when you scroll down and the car its going in.
Just a bit about myself, as like i said im new, im currently an apprentice heavy goods mechanic, which ill soon be out of my time in the next few months. Done a few engine swaps in work and thought id have a do at some of my own stuff, plus i wanna make the engine how i want it. Something NUTS.
I intend to...
Strip the engine apart, rebuild and replace anything worn or damaged and add new shiny things that will make it trot a bit faster. Probably ported and polished head, hardened valve stem seals, hardened valve seats, posibbly a camshaft or some sort, stronger valve springs. Not sure about bottom end wise, obviously big end and main bearings shells and so on, but not sure what ill find when i get in their.
Short term it will be getting it built, getting it in, and running then possibly go further with bigger turbo, injectors and that chipped ECU ive been reading so much about that gets rid of the turbo boost limit. Gearbox will be sent away and rebuilt as the donor car had done 114k and as i intend to kick the hell out of it best bet is get that done as well. Probs sandwich plate external oil cooler, and maybe that spray injector in the intercooler for cooling? Although i dont know much about that yet and it wont be for a while. Lightened and balance flywheel maybe and a uprated stronger clutch setup. Anything anyone reccomends just give me a shout because this isnt going to be a fast project, anything i like the sound of ill probs get done as if im going to do it i wanna do it right. Plus i just really wanna toast all them hair dresser sun tan boys in their type R's and Golf R's at Santa Pod in something i built in my shed.
Ok so lets get to it... Ive already got a load of questions and in need of advice on a load of things.
The engine:
Not spent any time on it yet, only got it delivered on friday, but ive noticed theirs a slight hair line crack on the turbo where it bolts to the manifold:
It looks bigger than it is, its only really a hair line, whats my best bet with solving this? Weld it up? I probably intend to strip it apart and rebuild with a bearing set, but im eventually gonna upgrade to a bigger turbo, so is it worth doing sooner rather than later? Or just fix her up, get the engine ran in then upgrade?
The biggest problem is the wiring loom... The nugget who took it out of the car cut it off at the bulk head:
Am i right in saying this is the only loom im after the conversion? Taking that its got both the ignition and fuel ECU's on it. I know i can just connect the each wire back but theirs more than one colour of each... So i could get them wrong? Any help?
Also what does the red plug do? Is that where i gain my live feeds and earth from the car?
I also got another set lot of loom that had also recieved the same treatment. What a penis.
Am i right in thinking this is not needed? And was used to power acilaries for the rest of the old car? Can i throw this or is any of it used?
This is just a box of more goodies i received, broken MAF flow sensor, although the hot wire is intact and so should be usuable. Cone air filter, coil pack, and a few other things.
And the car shes going in when built, completely standard at the moment to be honest, it'll be a sleeper at first then i dont know where ill go with it, lowered, respray, bodykit, alloysor banded steelies...
So this is going to be on going, any help would be MASSIVELY appreciated as i know their are some clever arse people on here who know a hell of lot more than me, Cheers
Im new to TurboRenaul but i hope its gonna me be my home away from home for the forseable future. Ive just picked up a Volvo 1.7 Turbo engine (B18FT) to fit nicely in my Renault 5 GTX. This thread is gonna be my running build of it from start to finish, starting with the heap of junk the engine is currently which you'll see when you scroll down and the car its going in.
Just a bit about myself, as like i said im new, im currently an apprentice heavy goods mechanic, which ill soon be out of my time in the next few months. Done a few engine swaps in work and thought id have a do at some of my own stuff, plus i wanna make the engine how i want it. Something NUTS.
I intend to...
Strip the engine apart, rebuild and replace anything worn or damaged and add new shiny things that will make it trot a bit faster. Probably ported and polished head, hardened valve stem seals, hardened valve seats, posibbly a camshaft or some sort, stronger valve springs. Not sure about bottom end wise, obviously big end and main bearings shells and so on, but not sure what ill find when i get in their.
Short term it will be getting it built, getting it in, and running then possibly go further with bigger turbo, injectors and that chipped ECU ive been reading so much about that gets rid of the turbo boost limit. Gearbox will be sent away and rebuilt as the donor car had done 114k and as i intend to kick the hell out of it best bet is get that done as well. Probs sandwich plate external oil cooler, and maybe that spray injector in the intercooler for cooling? Although i dont know much about that yet and it wont be for a while. Lightened and balance flywheel maybe and a uprated stronger clutch setup. Anything anyone reccomends just give me a shout because this isnt going to be a fast project, anything i like the sound of ill probs get done as if im going to do it i wanna do it right. Plus i just really wanna toast all them hair dresser sun tan boys in their type R's and Golf R's at Santa Pod in something i built in my shed.
Ok so lets get to it... Ive already got a load of questions and in need of advice on a load of things.
The engine:
Not spent any time on it yet, only got it delivered on friday, but ive noticed theirs a slight hair line crack on the turbo where it bolts to the manifold:
It looks bigger than it is, its only really a hair line, whats my best bet with solving this? Weld it up? I probably intend to strip it apart and rebuild with a bearing set, but im eventually gonna upgrade to a bigger turbo, so is it worth doing sooner rather than later? Or just fix her up, get the engine ran in then upgrade?
The biggest problem is the wiring loom... The nugget who took it out of the car cut it off at the bulk head:
Am i right in saying this is the only loom im after the conversion? Taking that its got both the ignition and fuel ECU's on it. I know i can just connect the each wire back but theirs more than one colour of each... So i could get them wrong? Any help?
Also what does the red plug do? Is that where i gain my live feeds and earth from the car?
I also got another set lot of loom that had also recieved the same treatment. What a penis.
Am i right in thinking this is not needed? And was used to power acilaries for the rest of the old car? Can i throw this or is any of it used?
This is just a box of more goodies i received, broken MAF flow sensor, although the hot wire is intact and so should be usuable. Cone air filter, coil pack, and a few other things.
And the car shes going in when built, completely standard at the moment to be honest, it'll be a sleeper at first then i dont know where ill go with it, lowered, respray, bodykit, alloysor banded steelies...
So this is going to be on going, any help would be MASSIVELY appreciated as i know their are some clever arse people on here who know a hell of lot more than me, Cheers
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