water cooled turbo

how hard would it be to convert my turbo to the later model alpines water cooled turbo? my turbo already has the later model core so thats not a prob what other bits do i need and is it a bit of a job to do?

Cant say for sure but its just a water feed thats part of the ordinary cooling system so it wont be impossible....bit of plumbing I would say.

thanks
onto question no:2 does anybody have these parts spare or know anybody that has them spare please?

? the factory ?

was thinking of a cheaper alternative really

have you priced it yet?

second hand water pipes............nice!

No, havnt priced anything yet, was just wondering what i needed

Some pipes Some hard ones to the turbo and some softer to the main .

The 'in pipe is metal at the turbo and crews in but turns to rubber, the pipe behind the turbo is all metal (section is flexible and gets in the way of bloody everything!)
If you do this conversion you will increase the difficulty of removing your turbo by 100%, because all the extra fittings are a botch to do/undo!!!
Look at the site parts catalogue for what you need.

A S/H kit Dave

[stephendell]

You can buy the pipes new individually.

e.g. 17.46+VAT Samco Turbo water pipe.

You also need the alloy cooler that runs through the r/h perc fan.

also metal pipe connecting turbo to piping between the heads is no longer available from alpine you can make up a bit with bits of plumbing - the threads on the turbo and on the connecting pipe are metric plumbing sizes but it is very cramped for space. But you still need to replace the pipe that joins the heads ( and leads to the oil cooler ) which sits below the inlet manifold - which therefore has to come out! I actually have done this conversion successfully and it works well!

Extra rubber hoses and a new water tank also require and the other cooler that stephen referred to , plus changing at least one of the large hoses from the water pump!

good luck - incidentally 2nd hand hoses wont do as they are all thin metal pipes and rot and bend ( also get pin holes) very easily!

good luck!

I think you have changed his mind now!!! Sound like an expensive nightmare!!!!