Johnny A's Nova Turbo 'SEF' Original car: F-reg Nova GTE 1.6 (100bhp)
Current car: 1988 F-reg Nova 2.0 16v Turbo (220bhp)
Engine and systems: 2.0 16v Turbo engine from a late Calibra Turbo Coscast head Courtney actuator Courtney 1.6mm uprated head gasket 2.5" straight through exhaust system, small Janspeed centre box and 'Jap style' backbox with one 4" centre exit tailpipe AF fabrications 6 Litre front mounted Intercooler Samco blue intercooler pipes with S/S metal intermediates Modified Z20LET injectors K&N 57i cone air filter Bailey Evo (DV26) dump valve Custom engine mounts and Competition rubbers XE inlet camshaft Flowed throttle body F16CR gearbox (soon to be F28 6-speed) Custom heavy duty equal length driveshafts, big block inner and outer CV’s Repositioned GTE radiator with Pacet slimline cooling fan Custom Internal gear shifter mechanism from a Calibra Custom Stainless Steel fuel cell mounted in boot (approx 60L capacity)
Fuel pump from a 16v Astra (same as cally/cav turbo pump)
Astra GSi oil cooler and pipes
Suspension: Spax PSX kit, adjustable shocks and 60mm lowering springs Wheels: 16” Speedline Allessio 2’s with 195/45/16 tyres Brakes: Calibra V6 callipers, GM pads and 4-stud discs Standard rear drums Bodywork: Fully seam welded engine bay GSi front bumper with fin cut out (to house FMIC) MK2 rear bumper MK2 front-end conversion (wings, lights, indicators and grille) Door locks and door handles smoothed (not finished yet) Interior: Ford Escort RS Turbo pre 90 recaro seats on Nova SRi subframes Carlton GSi 3000 digital dash in neon blue and white MK2 dashboard in gloss black Blue Nova Antibes front and rear carpet set Calibra lower dashboard section modded to fit and compliment the Internal shifter mechanism, covered in black vinyl to match dash (not finished yet) Control panel in lower dash for heater controls and various systems. Electric Windows, Sunroof and mirrors Indiglo Boost, oil temp and voltage gauges in original heater positions ICE: ICE? wassat then? Security: Lots Performance: 0-60: 5.5-6 seconds (estimate) Top Speed: 140mph (run out of gears) 1/4 mile: 13.871 @ 106.17mph (proven) Output: 220bhp/230ft-lb (estimate) http://uploader.co.uk/images/sefnew31.jpg http://uploader.co.uk/images/sefnew331.jpg 
