Saturday, Nov 10, 2018 at 13:29
"Best you check about the turbo aspect, I can't see any difference between fitting a turbo and a factory one std on the vehicle."
RMD, I don't know if you picked up[ on it in Callums opening post, but beyond the mechanical issues associated with installing an after market turbo, there are regulatory restrictions for certain P platers. I don't know if the rules are consistent nationally, but I think Callum is aware of the restriction in his state.
In NSW, guidance on Prohibited Vehicles for P1 and P2 drivers can be found
here. Para 2 in that link seems to apply. If you go to the list of Significant Modification in that para
(link), then Example 2 under Engine seems to rule out an after market turbo for him.
So Callum has to consider other modification options but in any case Example 2 indicates that he cannot increase the original power output by more than 20% if he wants to stay legal. Not in NSW anyway.
Callum, that claimed power increase from 71 to 86kW is 15kW, which is 21%. Technically you can't do that, but I don't know how hard the authorities look.. And I reckon there's a good chance that if you put it on a Dyno you'd get less than that which might make you legal.
Check with your local authorities.
Cheers
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