So I'm hearing people talking about turboing a non turbo B6 with a B6T Head turbo and all that other good stuff. I'm about to attempt to buy back my old cars and use them as parts. I sold my '87 X1/9 to fund the rebuild of the engine in one of said cars. 27 miles into the breakin period the oil return line ruptured and ruined the rod and main bearings. If I get the cars back (both are XR2's) I have a friend with a good bottomend from a B6 nonturbo. From what I've read the Turbo has a Compression Ratio of 7.9-1 compared to the Non Turbo 9.2-1. Does this sound doable and would the boost pressure be okay if limited to ~10 with a mx6 intercooler????
Wondering if the driveability would be increased by much with the higher compression off boost. Any clue as to how much of a gain in power would be obtained? Off boost its not very "agile"
