OMG smart car turbo's

[jon200]

I have never seen a turbo so small. I think a garden snail could be bigger. I had to look at it a couple of times as i didn't beleive it wasthe turbo. I didn't get a picture but a had a giggle. ooh the power, just don't expect to go round corners in one :eek:

[BigD]

that smart roadster with the brabus turbo though :notworthy

[TomM]

just don't expect to go round corners in one :eek:The Smart Roadsters handle brilliantly :)

[Butuz]

The Smart Roadsters handle brilliantly :)

They do - but not the fortwo or forfours :)

Butuz

[Django67]

I'd love to see a single-make race series for Smart Fortwos.

It would be carnage, but what fun! :D

[Butuz]

It would be great fun! :D Theyre actually massiveley strong you could bash the heck out of them and still keep driving :D

Butuz

[Crosshatch]

aye, they're pretty small

http://turbofire.no.sapo.pt/images/hehehe.jpg

[Marcos]

Bit off topic but apparently the rights to the Smart Roadster have been bought by AC who are looking at putting it back into production.

[Channie]

lol my dick is bigger than that turbo!

Can you upgrade the turbo???

[Mikesx13]

There's a few round Bristol with dump valves and bling alloys and some weird metal panels on the back, really cheer me up in the mornings when I see/hear them :D

[RohanC]

Bit off topic but apparently the rights to the Smart Roadster have been bought by AC who are looking at putting it back into production.

Yeah i heard this too, but thought it was using the Riley name ??

TBH that turbo doesnt seem much smaller than what the works Tranny Van has!

[jon200]

aye, they're pretty small

http://turbofire.no.sapo.pt/images/hehehe.jpg

i swear the one on the little car i seen(whatever its called) was smaller than that. certainly looked it.

A hamster in a wheel would be quicker than it :)

[ferretca18]

wow, thats cool, is the exhaust housing built into the manifold?

[skyshack]

It's not cool, it's a PITA. Upgrade means you need a new manifold, can't just bung any turbo that fits the flange on like you can with a 200SX. Increases the cost and complexity of upgrades making it a big step. Limits number of suppliers making prices high. Reduced sales volume ensures prices are higher still. £1500 with exhaust and re-map - about 100-105bhp, 20-25bhp gain.
http://www.smartsrus.com/tsunami_turbo.htm
Others run around £1000 without exhaust or vital re-map. It's the sort of money that nets you a brand new 360bhp GT28RS, manifold and dump pipe for 200SX S13.

USA they go for GT12 as upgrade - the smallest GT Garrett make. I'm not sure if it's smaller than the Garrett T15 they fit on Honda CX500/650 turbo and Hyundai S-coupe turbo.

Mitsubishi do the same. Dodge used it on SRT-4, they caught the nasty habit from Mitsubishi when they got involved with the DSM Eclipse.

[JuZ]

They go pretty well, I was pleasantly surprised, which soon turned to horror when a corner appeared :eek:

[cossykiller]

you can always fit a bigger turbo how about this one?


http://www.sxoc.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?p=3268681#post3268681:sxoc:

[dannyb1986]

tehy are wierd cars to work on though, they dont even have a sump plug! you have to suck the oil up the dipstick!