Its complex due to area restrictions and heating issues..

use the Search topic function there is a few out there!

 

and the T series is a bloated lump of pig iron which will probably make it handle like an elephant on rollerskates.

 

funnily enough I read an article recently where the turbo was mounted basically where the backbox was, it was on a 205 or something. The piping back to the inlet acted as an intercooler and apparently it worked very well.
Is it neccesary to fit a rover engine? i'm sure there are other engines which are lighter which may fit, obviously you would need to be one heck of an engineer but i'm sure its possible.
Forced induction is the only way to make these cars really fast in my opinion.

 

depnds how big your wallet is.. in short turboing Fs aint cheap..

Maybe in say 10 years or so

 

turbo the K series instead.

Drew

 

We have had many enquireies into this but no-one is willing to try after spending time measuring T-16 running gear and tf bays we reckon it can be done if you really want it doing

 

There was talk last of a T16 turbo conversion but nothing has been seen of it yet.

Personally if I was looking for an alternative power plant I would be looking at KV6, there may even be a kit produced next year.

 

There was talk last of a T16 turbo conversion but nothing has been seen of it yet.

Personally if I was looking for an alternative power plant I would be looking at KV6, there may even be a kit produced next year.[/quot

who maybe producing a kit? reckon V6 power would feel lovely especially with a tweak here and there could have the torque we're craving!

 

The T-16 was done by MG/Rover for the TF500 using a cosworth built block so if it's good enough for cosworth?
The V6 has been done and makes a nice car but for people wanting massive grunt and turbo shove the T-16 is obvious

 

audi 1.8T 225 - sure its been done a few times

 

that would be the dream engine, with a simple remap you'd be looking a 260bhp. There is a company the stick them in elises but they won't touch mg's infact i've never heard of one in an mg.
way out of my price range anyway, to fit them in an elise is around 10k

 

ouch. point taken!

stick a low pressure turbo in place of the cat? easy enough, just cant guarantee the engine will last very long!

 

so is cooling the only reason the 160 BHP 1.8T out of the rover 75 wouldn't work in the F/TF? The torque curve is vastly superior and even with a mild re-map would give probably 180BHP and lots more torque. If cooling is the only barrier then I'm sure it would be an easier transplant than any other engine.

 

I believe that if you dropped a standrad 1.8T into an F/TF engine bay (assuming it would fit) the turbo would be positioned right next to the F's plastic fuel tank, which may not react well to having a nice hot turbo next to it :err:

 

Why bother fitting a 160 bhp Turbo engine, the 160 (oddly enough) has a 160 bhp one in it :lol:

 

oh dear! perhaps not a good idea then!
i'm guessing someone a bit handy(not me) could perhaps re site it somewhere else though

 

The Rover 1.8T manifold fits in TF engine bay, but it is a tight fit as can be expected. Water hoses need to be rerouted to accomodate compressor housing and air filter, but not insurmountable issue.

An extra heat shield or two should keep heat away from the fuel tank, which sits behind a shield as well as a body pannel where the turbo is located. BBR marketed a turbo kit with a manifold in the same size as the 1.8T manifold, which was a log style manifold which does not look like a very efficient design, so heat buildup under normal conditions could be expected. I opted for a tubular manifold as shown to the left, with the hope that the decent diameter tubes and equal length will be efficient, which hopefully equates to a cooler setup at normal operating conditions.