Guest speedline Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 hi people, im thinking of buying a manual non turbo, how easy or hard is it just to fit or swap over the engine for a turbo engine and what else would i need to do it , will the manual gearbox marry up to each other ok what problems could i expect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 If you are buying a car why not just buy a turbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Its cheaper to buy a TT in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 hi people, im thinking of buying a manual non turbo, how easy or hard is it just to fit or swap over the engine for a turbo engine and what else would i need to do it , will the manual gearbox marry up to each other ok what problems could i expect If you are good at DIY'ing this sort of thing it may make sense. Ideally you need to look for a later facelift 6 speed NA, the gearboxes will mate up fine 5 or 6 speed (new clutch/flywheel required) but the 6 speed is much stronger. £4k ish for a na 6 speed, you need the tt engine and full wiring loom + ecu and stock intercooler pipe work off the top of my head. If you are going to pay someone to do it, then as others have said just buy a manual tt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest speedline Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 no the reason why i cannot just buy a tt is i haven't got 7gs spare i have the opportunity to buy a n/a supra manual on a l reg for £2000 in very good con i can also buy a turbo engine fie 1,300 so it making sense to me to do it this way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest speedline Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 yep i will be doing myself how much are flywheels these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Don't do it, as has been said many times on this forum. If buying the car you want is a problem then running it isn't even an option. If you can't afford to buy a TT you can't afford to run one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest speedline Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 ive just sold my subaru i can afford to run these fuel eating machines it just seems that if i do it my self i can same a bit of cash and have fun wile doing maby lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Not a bad job to do. The write up link in my sig below covers everything that needs doing step by step Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 i have the opportunity to buy a n/a supra manual on a l reg for £2000 in very good con i can also buy a turbo engine fie 1,300 so it making sense to me to do it this way yep i will be doing myself how much are flywheels these days? if you are sticking the tt engine into the older manual NA then you can re-use the na's flywheel and just get an uprated clutch. My mentioning the flywheel change was in respect of the 6 speed NA where its different and would need (i think) to be changed to allow the use of a stock TT clutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest speedline Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 thanks how much did it cost you in the end to do the swop over m8 im going to have a good read of your conversion thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Adam username "Trig" on here has done this DIY with a mate too so may be worth contacting him as well re the all in cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 it cost me about £2500 for everything in the end. You can probably get it fitted at that price now with prices coming down on everything. Parts now would proably set you back around £1500-2000. Its a very rewarding job to do for the amount it costs, the power gains and the knowledge you gain on the car. Easiest option is to just buy a TT, but this is a fun project to do for very little cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 it cost me about £2500 for everything in the end. You can probably get it fitted at that price now with prices coming down on everything. Parts now would proably set you back around £1500-2000. Its a very rewarding job to do for the amount it costs, the power gains and the knowledge you gain on the car. Easiest option is to just buy a TT, but this is a fun project to do for very little cash. Top advice there miko, couldn't agree more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest speedline Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 yep i think so to i will keep you all posted on how i get on with it fingers crossed;) lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 no the reason why i cannot just buy a tt is i haven't got 7gs spare i have the opportunity to buy a n/a supra manual on a l reg for £2000 in very good con i can also buy a turbo engine fie 1,300 so it making sense to me to do it this way £7000 will buy two tidy enough TT's. IMO it's madness not to buy a TT to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon F Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 £7000 will buy two tidy enough TT's. Rubbish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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