Astra GTE 3 ltr V6 Twin Turbo RWD NoS Plan - Page 7

RDS · 24-10-2004, 20:36

Looking good there, the space you have in the bay is awesome! lol

Rob

Caul Pope · 24-10-2004, 20:42

Coming on well jamied, can't wait to see/hear the beast. When do you think you'll be done or is that a how longs a piece of string question?

**jamied** · 24-10-2004, 20:59

im wanting to get her done by the time the new seasion starts at santa pod and billing, but im getting held up loads by the piston manufacturer with ther prices changing and time lines. main thing is to get all the parts together and just wait for the pistons.

Caul Pope · 24-10-2004, 21:09

How about the rest of the body work, or are you waiting till engine is all finished?

**jamied** · 24-10-2004, 21:12

im going to put the engine together and roll her into the garage to work on the electrics and body..give it a coat or two of undercoat and then send it off for a spray when its all finished.

**jamied** · 31-10-2004, 20:18

another weekend gone on the car again..engine is nearly all set in the car ready for the pipe work..as you can see the turbo will be mounted some were near to where i have set it in the pic below. when the bad weather starts to set in i shall wheel it into the garage and start on the rest of the body and electrics.

Jamie C · 01-11-2004, 07:34

Thats quite a long way off to the side for the turbo isnt it, surely itll end up being further inboard to the engine. making the manifold up for that gonna be super fun aint it

, doing that yourself?

**jamied** · 01-11-2004, 18:31

the turbo is going to be about half a foot more towards the engine...its only that i used some ties to keep it there for the pic..

..the manifolds are going to be a mixture of x25xe ecotec manifolds like the ones off and omiga and a two into one pipe going into the turbo..its going to be very close to the engine in the end but untill i have made the pipes up you shall have to wait....

**jamied** · 21-12-2004, 21:42

car going in garage for winter so i can finish of the electrics and interior and not get frost bite in the proccess

trying very hard to get it up and running for santa pod and the shows in 2005..will get there soon.

Dom · 22-12-2004, 16:52

You've got too much money

(and a garage

)

BeArDy · 22-12-2004, 18:23

Wouldent it just be easyer to get a SAAB Turbo manifold and Mod it to take the Larger turbo, it will be sat where it should it then and alot easyer then what you doing
Picture of my Manifold and Turbo for the V6 Corsa

BeArDy · 22-12-2004, 18:25

What you doing about Internal cooling?
as piston 5 + 6 will melt is not alot is done? even with the small SAAB turbo this is a MASSIVE problem i know this from talking to the lad with the Astra one (which is not going no more as he go pissed off with it going pop all the time, and from Courtneys Vectra)

you going to cut the Inlet throttlebody off and attach it to the other side?

**jamied** · 22-12-2004, 18:31

cooling is an issue but im getting some details on how to channel the block to allow the water to flow better, im looking to have the turbo running off both outlets like with some of the dodge v6 turbos i've seen but i have been trying to look for a manifold engineer that can do one like yours beardy is it off a saab turbo? inlet is staying the same.

**jamied** · 23-12-2004, 22:15

i have been looking at some of the pipe layouts on other v6's and im going to be doing one of the two layouts pictured below, both will alow me to fit the turbo over and above the gearbox side. The first will allow me to fit an external wastegate and do the outlet for the exhust side of the turbo without the complication of fitting the pipes past the 4x4 unit.

were this one has less pipework meaning less heat loss and the pipes are all equal lenths.

is there any real rule on this or would the difference be non noticable.

dathers · 24-12-2004, 08:15

Are you not gonna get major turbo lag being so far from the zaust ports?
Dave

opelastra · 24-12-2004, 10:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by dathers

Are you not gonna get major turbo lag being so far from the zaust ports?
Dave

I would imagine that with the torque of the V6 it won't really matter.

homeboy · 24-12-2004, 10:13

just a question mate why are you changing the con-rods?They are steel anyway all you needed to do is get them shot-peen'd which would be alot cheaper,

WeeKenny · 24-12-2004, 13:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamied

is there any real rule on this or would the difference be non noticable.

equal lenght pipes will give a performance gain help with heat distribution

MWF · 24-12-2004, 14:27

Jamied if it is any use I have a gallery with a lot of the turbo technics parts for the Ford V6, including the exhaust system.

http://www.lowandwide.net/modules.ph...view_album.php

And also a gallery of my friends Trans-am turbo with external wastegate

http://www.lowandwide.net/modules.ph...view_album.php

**jamied** · 24-12-2004, 23:35

thanks MWF the sites were a great help, i might look in to getting a shot job on the conrods as the pistons are costing me £800 so saving money at this stage is perfect for me. at the moment the whole project has cost me around £2200 from start to were i am now...should take about a grand to finish it...i hope...well the girlfriend hopes it does...

astragsi · 24-12-2004, 23:43

that first exhaust looks really crazy.

is there any more pics or info floating around of the astra mk3 3.0 v6 turbo?? i remember seeing a few pics of it ages ago

astragsi · 03-02-2005, 18:47

how is this project coming along then?? got any more pics of your progress??

**jamied** · 04-02-2005, 08:14

slowed down a bit by weather and getting parts but getting back on trak now...

just order some new side skirts, rs2000 style and orderd a load of exhust pipe and bends from Jetex to make up the manifold for the turbo and exhust system, then im about a month away from starting the engine up....

AL · 04-02-2005, 12:27

Any updated pics of this thing as a whole?

Sounds amazing :|

**jamied** · 04-02-2005, 19:05

i shall try and get some more pics this weekend, wether should be good so i should get alot done.