Im currently collectin the parts neede for the CA conversion im doin in a few months and i have come to the turbo choice.. i am buyin an engine minus the turbo and manifold as i am replacing them anyways..

Mods to the engine will include:

Fully rebuilt
Forged Arias pistons.. 8.2:1
Microtech LT8
Tomei step 2 camshafts with adj cam gears
custom plenum bigger throttle body
metal/copper head gasket.
then the usual 3" exhaust and cooler

I was thinkin of doin a T3/T4 with external gate.. as i have seen a few CA utes with these and they do really quicjk ET's!!

The ute will be mainly used for the strip.. and the occasional street drive

Just after ur thoughts
Cheers, wardy

Good choice its got good boost and is not really lagy.

Yeah thats what i was thinkin.. what mods does ur CA have and what boost are u runnin?? What sort of power is urs pushin?

And most importantly what is it like ta drive on the street? sorry for all the questions mate haha just wanna make sure before i get one organised

Wardy

Mines standard internal at the moment and untuned as still running it in so its only running 10 pound and really rich and still spins the tyres through to 4th. but once i put an auto and diff i will be going rods and pistons with a shot off gas to get it of the line.

good stuff!! sounds like good fun thats for sure.. i plan on doin the auto route in the future too.. just wanna enjoy it on the street first.. you wouldnt have any pics of ur engine bay u could post?? wouldnt mind havin a look

Cheer Wardy

found this in his album

Yeh thats it.

Yeah i should have just gone to ur album!! oh well..

But yeah that looks really clean and tidy.. just a question on the wategate position.. most high mount manifolds i have seen position the gate right into the strut tower..
Is urs different or have u worked ur way round it?

It hangs down under the turbo with a screamer pipe, It sounds awesome

Why would you bolt an old school technology T3/4 turbo onto your CA? The only reason I can imagine is if you are really strapped for cash and need some big power figures.

If you wanted 220rwkw, you could do it with a T3/T4 hybrid thing and you could also do it with a Ball bearing GT series turbo. The T3/T4 will have no midrange and will be a pig to drive, the appropriately sized GT series turbo could be quite responsive and much more fun.