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Project Dolo-Sx Turbo

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Re: Project Dolo-Sx Turbo

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:38 pm
by iandollysprint
PS
It looks a better fit than my XE transplant, especially the intake side of things 8) I will have to relocate battery and master cylinder reservior to get mine in.
Don't know about all the other things like fuel supply, header tank set up etc etc. But thats the fun of doing it... :)

Re: Project Dolo-Sx Turbo

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:12 pm
by knightrider150
Fuel supply - Lift lump ( facet) - Then a Jaguar XJS High Pressure pump :D A swirl pot and then a return to the tank.

Battery should fit in the bay fine :D - They are a small lump 1.8 Turbo

No need for a header tank :D - its built into the nissan rad

Misses the BMC Fine.

Sump needs to be shorter by 1cm !!!!

It will be around 210bhp @6000rpm and max tourqe 190lbft at 4500 RPM

Steeting coupling is right out the way no issues there.

Management ( standard nissan) pig stupid. Loads of sensors but it all goes into the ECU and the ECU itself just needs live and ground and switched live.

The only tight spot is the turbo elbow. Gonna go with a V- Band coupling ( comes off the turbo and then down into a 90 degree bend and it should clear with some jigging about - handbrake has had to move back about 2cm otherwise it gets in the way of the prop coupling.

The engine is iron block with ally head ( ring any bells ? :D)

Re: Project Dolo-Sx Turbo

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:40 pm
by iandollysprint
knightrider150 wrote:Fuel supply - Lift lump ( facet) - Then a Jaguar XJS High Pressure pump :D A swirl pot and then a return to the tank.

Battery should fit in the bay fine :D - They are a small lump 1.8 Turbo

No need for a header tank :D - its built into the nissan rad

Misses the BMC Fine.

Sump needs to be shorter by 1cm !!!!

It will be around 210bhp @6000rpm and max tourqe 190lbft at 4500 RPM

Steeting coupling is right out the way no issues there.

Management ( standard nissan) pig stupid. Loads of sensors but it all goes into the ECU and the ECU itself just needs live and ground and switched live.

The only tight spot is the turbo elbow. Gonna go with a V- Band coupling ( comes off the turbo and then down into a 90 degree bend and it should clear with some jigging about - handbrake has had to move back about 2cm otherwise it gets in the way of the prop coupling.

The engine is iron block with ally head ( ring any bells ? :D)
Header tank - wont it be too low to be used as a "header" tank. It will be lower than the highest point on the engine? How will the system bleed? Just a thought.
Everything else sounds cool.

Re: Project Dolo-Sx Turbo

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:53 pm
by knightrider150
iandollysprint wrote:
knightrider150 wrote:Fuel supply - Lift lump ( facet) - Then a Jaguar XJS High Pressure pump :D A swirl pot and then a return to the tank.

Battery should fit in the bay fine :D - They are a small lump 1.8 Turbo

No need for a header tank :D - its built into the nissan rad

Misses the BMC Fine.

Sump needs to be shorter by 1cm !!!!

It will be around 210bhp @6000rpm and max tourqe 190lbft at 4500 RPM

Steeting coupling is right out the way no issues there.

Management ( standard nissan) pig stupid. Loads of sensors but it all goes into the ECU and the ECU itself just needs live and ground and switched live.

The only tight spot is the turbo elbow. Gonna go with a V- Band coupling ( comes off the turbo and then down into a 90 degree bend and it should clear with some jigging about - handbrake has had to move back about 2cm otherwise it gets in the way of the prop coupling.

The engine is iron block with ally head ( ring any bells ? :D)
Header tank - wont it be too low to be used as a "header" tank. It will be lower than the highest point on the engine? How will the system bleed? Just a thought.
Everything else sounds cool.
Pressurised IIRC - It just works :D

Re: Project Dolo-Sx Turbo

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 5:00 pm
by iandollysprint
Wish I had one for my XE then... :roll:

Re: Project Dolo-Sx Turbo

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 5:04 pm
by knightrider150
Its all going to easy for this conversion!

I see it being copied.

Re: Project Dolo-Sx Turbo

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:11 am
by knightrider150
Well tonight we done a little more fettling in order to get the engine sitting right :)

One snag we had was the actuator/turbo was fouling on the suspension turret so we done a little chopping and molding:-

Before (albeit on the opposite side)
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After:-
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Trial (the engine still needs to be raised up 15mm yet:-
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In without support of the hoist:-
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Re: Project Dolo-Sx Turbo

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:22 am
by DoloWIGHTY2
Lovely neat bit of fabrication there, I think you need to name and credit the person responsible for making that up? 8)

Re: Project Dolo-Sx Turbo

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:26 am
by knightrider150
DoloWIGHTY wrote:Lovely neat bit of fabrication there, I think you need to name and credit the person responsible for making that up? 8)

Dan Trowbridge - DB Power - A really good mate of mine :D

He sells bits for 200sx and other perfomance cars but he likes engine projects :D

Nissan skyline engine in a nissan patrol

viper engine in a patrol!

BMW 525TDS diesel into a Nissan 200sx!!!

Re: Project Dolo-Sx Turbo

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:28 am
by knightrider150
knightrider150 wrote:
DoloWIGHTY wrote:Lovely neat bit of fabrication there, I think you need to name and credit the person responsible for making that up? 8)

Dan Trowbridge - DB Power - A really good mate of mine :D

He sells bits for 200sx and other perfomance cars but he likes engine projects :D - Couple of other mates helping Rads and Paul.

The works excellent - Cant wait until its back ready to be resprayed :D

Nissan skyline engine in a nissan patrol

viper engine in a patrol!

BMW 525TDS diesel into a Nissan 200sx!!!

Re: Project Dolo-Sx Turbo

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:28 am
by DoloWIGHTY2
knightrider150 wrote:


Dan Trowbridge
:thumbsup: 8)

Re: Project Dolo-Sx Turbo

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:30 am
by knightrider150
DoloWIGHTY wrote:
knightrider150 wrote:


Dan Trowbridge
:thumbsup: 8)

Never know someone on the club might take him up on a 2nd project.

reliable power, excellent looks and retro feel whats to dislike!

Re: Project Dolo-Sx Turbo

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:35 am
by DoloWIGHTY2
knightrider150 wrote:
DoloWIGHTY wrote:
knightrider150 wrote:


Dan Trowbridge
:thumbsup: 8)

Never know someone on the club might take him up on a 2nd project.
Very likely I would think. I believe competent, reliable and talented people like Dan should be promoted at every opportunity, his art is a dying art.

Your car certainly has captured the attention of a lot of owners on here.

Re: Project Dolo-Sx Turbo

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:47 am
by knightrider150
Dan is excellent at this kinda thing.

Finds it fun! the madman !

Fed up of messing about old engines? Fancy some power? - Done.

As Ian dolly smith said - Looks easier than the Redtop or the K- series lumps to fit.

I remember seeing a sprint with a zetec but that looked wrong somehow :D

Re: Project Dolo-Sx Turbo

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:59 am
by iandollysprint
I might look to do some fabrication like that to get a decent exhaust manifold in my XE one... :shock:
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