General Bigger garrett turbo

[tomharrison]

I decided to sell my bravo but before selling it I had to have my driveshaft and cv joints done along with the repairing of the terrible gearbox £600 later I've decided to keep it, now wanting a bigger non-bolt on turbo, thinking along the lines of a garrett with an external wastegate, just wanting to know your views or suggestions

 

[RobBravo]

There are many other things to consider, like of course your exhaust downpipe, oil feed and return pipes.

Not to mention that the injectors run out of puff at 190 ish bhp.

The "esseesse" abarth's run higher flow injectors and rails. You will need to get hold of some of these to run the larger turbo

If all else goes well, enjoy 200+ bhp

 

[l3v1athan]

I decided to sell my bravo but before selling it I had to have my driveshaft and cv joints done along with the repairing of the terrible gearbox £600 later I've decided to keep it, now wanting a bigger non-bolt on turbo, thinking along the lines of a garrett with an external wastegate, just wanting to know your views or suggestions

I suggest you maybe get the Garrett GT1446 that sits in all the Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari. I'm assuming you have a 1.4 Tjet? Cause if not then I'm giving you the wrong information the GT1446 will fit on the 1.4 Tjet with a few modifications. You could go for bigger turbos from Garrett but as I assume they'll work better on bigger engine capacities, such as 1.6s and 1.8s and might create a bit of turbo lag on the little 1.4 tjet engine

 

[tomharrison]

I would be expecting some turbo lag, what modifications dors it need to Fit? I understand that It needs new injectors, I have a turbo back exhaust already, will it need a new manifold and downpipe?

 

[RobBravo]

The garrett is nothing like the IHI it would replace..

List of parts you would need;

Custom downpipe
Custom manifold
Bigger injectors
Custom oil feed and return.

And of course, someone with the knowledge of mapping a totally different turbo in.

Honestly... it would be easier and possibly cheaper to send away your IHI VL38 and make it a hybrid

 

[tomharrison]

yeah my friend spoke about the hybrid, thanks for helping me out rob. so when you send it off they change the turbine and internals i presume?

 

[RobBravo]

http://www.turbodynamics.co.uk/shop...-turbocharger-for-fiat-500-abarth-p-2766.html

http://www.hybridturbos.com/hybrid-...chargers/fiat-500-abarth-hybrid-turbocharger/

Hope this helps

Tbf, I'm struggling to get power down with 169 bhp... I don't really feel like this car could handle much more.

I would look into something else, ultra light wheels would help with 0-60 times and cornering, and a Quaife LSD could completely change the characteristics of the car. Sometimes power is useless if you can't use it!

Look into other things, if you want more power, get the Alfa Romeo Guilietta 1.4 T-Jet 170... that has the Garrett set-up as standard and will map over 200 bhp. Then of course the Alfa is better set up and will handle the power better

Of course, this would be a LOT more money but then it would give you a solid set-up with a better chassis and suspension set-up

 

[1.8Stilo]

The guilietta uses the MultiAir engine in the 170hp version not a Tjet but they do have the 120hp tjet version in the range.

 

[tomharrison]

Thanks a lot rob, looking into that hybrid, my current turbo has only 7,000 miles so should knock some money off the hybrid, and the links were very useful, looking into the lsd and wheels now

 

[tomharrison]

Would the abarth and punto LSD fit the bravo?

 

[RobBravo]

Any "M32" Gearbox LSD will work

 

[tomharrison]

Oh aye of course, thanks again rob