1.8l turbo kit found

[THE_SHRUB]

This kit works for all z18xer engines. I have no idea if it is a direct bolt on kit, but it appears as if it would work with very little modification.

Here's the kicker though, its 4500 euros. A steep price for any turbo kit, let alone an untested one...

Turbolader System Maxi Edition Opel Astra H, Signum, Vectra C, Zafira B Z18XER - dbilas dynamic

 

[Sneakerfix]

The only thing u can use from that set up is the inlet and exhaust manifolds, turbo and lines, every thing else would need to be made.

 

[AERSUPERSTAR]

The intake and exhaust manifolds off the European 1.6 Ecotec turbo like the holden Cruze had bolt directly to the 1.8 block after that all u need it all the stuff from a 1.4 turbo it will all mount to the 1.8 body and places it should as they are mass produced and the holes are already there. It should have the same standard flange for the 1.4 turbo and should hold at least 10lbs I’m in process and for less than 1000 I have everything but the tune and injectors

 

[TurtleOverlord]

The intake and exhaust manifolds off the European 1.6 Ecotec turbo like the holden Cruze had bolt directly to the 1.8 block after that all u need it all the stuff from a 1.4 turbo it will all mount to the 1.8 body and places it should as they are mass produced and the holes are already there. It should have the same standard flange for the 1.4 turbo and should hold at least 10lbs I’m in process and for less than 1000 I have everything but the tune and injectors

Whats your plan on tuning it? Do you have someone local who you trust to not blow it up?

 

[AERSUPERSTAR]

No man I have message bnr as well as trifecta but haven’t gotten anything back I do have some shops in the main cities of the state I’m in that would be able to tune it for me. I actually blew the motor up last year and luckily work for a dealership/ salvage yard and got a 2016 with 1006 miles on it. But I’ve been watching Matt on YouTube with the Cruze he’s been a huge help

 

[AERSUPERSTAR]

Whats your plan on tuning it? Do you have someone local who you trust to not blow it up?

Whats your plan on tuning it? Do you have someone local who you trust to not blow it up?

Do you have any suggestions? It’s not gonna be daily at the time I go to boost it. Also slow process but since finding out the Holden 1.6 turbo/ exhaust manifold does for sure fit the 1.8 block it’s for sure happening

 

[TurtleOverlord]

I messaged BNR and Trifecta as well, offered to rent some dyno time if they wanted to do live updates. Trifecta seemed more interested but neither gave me the confidence to follow through with the project. I have everything but an intercooler and charge pipes ready to go. I have the stock turbo from the Corsa D VXR.

Not sure why Matts went so wrong at first causing him to rebuild the engine; tuning or design

 

[AERSUPERSTAR]

did you see when he broke it down tho? Wasn’t no real damage I didn’t watch the entire episode or all of them even for that cause he actually made his own manifold I’m pretty sure and that’s where I’m wanting to go different. In 2013 the European company Holden made a Holden Cruze 1.6 turbo gas engine. I think they call it sri or something but the main thing that makes me for sure it bolts up to the manifold ports on the block is they use they same gasket and they metal. Which a lot of people are catching on that the 1.6 stuff works on 1.8. I was able to buy a 1.4 turbo sonic 800$ blown head gasket and who knows what actually caused the blown gasket yea overheating but what was causing that? Well and it’s automatic so that’s why it’s a no go on the 1.4. So my plan is to take everything Chevy used as for the intercooler piping and such of course aftermarket intercooler but essentially what was made to put turbo in the sonic from Chevy just with the Holden 1.6 turbo manifold. I mean I know not that simple but that’s in a nutshell where im going with this. It’ll b fun for sure should pull hard for a sonic too but there is a few places that dyno tune within 100 mile radius but I’ve been friends with DK Goodrich awhile he does dyno tunes if I don’t hear from trifecta or BNR then idk and even with them and where it’s turbo they don’t have real time data on the car and able to adjust like dyno tunes. Idk that’s honestly the only part I can’t do myself which blows

 

[AERSUPERSTAR]

I also wonder about a 6speed swap because I just have the 5 speed m26 trans