Derb 0 Posted March 31, 2006 So my supercharger blew apart in my 91 Corrado and took the engine with it. Rebuild may be possible, but could run in the $7000 CAD range. I have a lot of expensive aftermarket parts and work done on the car so I want to get it up and running again. I figure if I'm going to spend the cash I might as well make it even faster than before. What do you guys suggest? If I go with a turbo conversion what kind of engines can I drop in there? How big can I go? Any help would be awesome. The faster I can make it the better. Thanks! Here's some of the current facts: § 91 VW Corrado G60(not anymore) § ~130,000 km § 1.8 l supercharged, with Autothority Stage 2 chip/pulley/fuel pressure regulator, eurosport steel intercooler tubes, FK suspension, Brembo drilled brake disks with Repco MetalMaster pads, K&N filter, TT solid motor mount, Autotech light flywheel and Sachs sport clutch, Euro Hella headlights, SuperSprint stainless exhaust with new catalytic converter § About 200 hp in current (old) form § Synthetic oil since new, timing belt and upgraded connecting rod bearings installed last year, new Optima battery. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarlett 0 Posted March 31, 2006 How badly did it take the engine out? There's a few guys here running turbos on their 8V blocks and getting good power and reliability to boot! EDIT: posted by gradeAfailure :oops: forgot i wasn't signed in as me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derb 0 Posted March 31, 2006 Compression test had 2 cylinders getting 0 while 2 got about 20-30%. I think the supercharger pieces got ingested ino the engine. That give any indication? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob_B 0 Posted April 1, 2006 i think you will need to take the head off and inspect the bores and pistons first. it sounds like you will need at least a rebuild. keeping and 8V will be cheaper to sort out than say a VR if you go for an engine swap/ if you want to go down the turbo route then you will need to strenghen the bottom end anyway, so a rebuild will be the first thing. when mine blew i found exactly what was damaged then set about sorting out what i wanted to do. my advice is to get the engine to a stage where it wont be the weak link, then worry about what sort of forced induction you want Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
