many other CA projects out there?

true, i guess we will. i'm only hoping, but i will be very dissapointed if i didn't see the sunny side of 170. on late model twin cam turbo motors head porting etc. would only be required to extract the last few horsies. there are plenty of bolt on's that could easily see a CA turbo past the magic 200 atw.

You have little faith converted. Without the injectors or airflow meter I would presume he would be already around the 135rwkw mark with a little bit of extra boost.

I suppose we will see

nah dude, you're wrong there. my mate has a standard CA18DET in his 1600 with only a T25g and a 3 inch exhaust he made 142 atw with no tuning. i have played with these motors a fair bit and other people's stats will also show this to be the case. 135 could be made with even a standard turbo no sweat!

nice to see wagon owners on the site!!
Id like ro race a wagon one day...the fastest IPRA car nationally is Wayne Wakefields Mazda 808 wagon...the thing is awsome.

Anyway 180 rwkw will be a stretch without good head work your combe will be lucky to achieve 135rwkw.
the exhaust ports are a particular weakness in the CA...you need to open them up.

Hi all,

long time listener first time caller. anyway... after driving around my $248 1200 wagon for the past six with all the stoc goodies, including monster four wheel drums, i have just got my CA turbo in and running! the body loox rough, paint is faded, panels have dings but i'm not going for a show car.

basic specs
-fully rebuilt Ca18det, race bearings, molly rings otherwise standard with s13 box
-s15 jap spec t28 turbo
-massive front mount, about a metre wide, but still hiding behind the grille (it was cheap)
-shortened Hilux 4.1 LSD
-R31 front struts, rotors and calipers
-Z31 300ZX 15 x 6.5 rims

soon to come (after running the motor in)
-Z32 Air flow meter
-GTR injectors
-tuned standard ECU

hoping for about 180rwcillerwatts

installation done in my driveway and abandoned carport next door by myself, with the help of a few mates on little bits (1200rallycar, Daveman) and all parts sourced from the wrecer or found cheap. all up owes me roughly four grand. still not finished, and visually the body is average but under the bonnet has been done properly and it should be pretty fun to drive.

i would post some pics if i new how