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    Arrow 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    She is a 1600 XFlow with a fuel injection intake and a MR Turbo fuel managemant system, Nural low comp piston does what its designed for, a T3 Turbo huffs and puffs to give a rather hard feeling ... a Type 9 box is being fitted[we arent lucky enough to get a T5 over here!]

    The power is 125hp@wheels on 0,6bar booost, but the head and cam is still std! there is plans in the pipe line to boost higher and do the head and cam!!



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    Arrow Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    and some more..













    So that is a short of what me and my dad did!!

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    blimey!!!!

    thats a twist on our 1600 crossflows!
    looks pretty good!!

    how come you decided to turbo it?

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    nice bit of work matey

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    coz there isnt another one in SA...

    well i didnt like the idea of another engine in my esco so i decided to turbo the Kent!

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    Fancy stuff

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    Like that lots


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    Arrow Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    thank you guys

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    a rare bit of kit that. lots talk about it, but its rarely done

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    Excellent piece of engineering, certainly not something I've ever seen before, nice work man!

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    very impressive. bet the turbo is a bit laggy tho. is it a t3/t4?

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    thanks guys, im the first in SA that is fuel injected as well!!

    @looneytune: its a straiht T3 A/R .48, it starts boosting at about 3700rpm! so its a bit laggy but leka like that!!

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    WOW thats nice injection and wood kill for the ex manifold great bit of work
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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    Very nicely done

    Would be good if you could add your spec and findings along the way in the xflow turbo post thats floating about on here somewhere

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    thanks PJ!! Ja that exh manifold is my pride and joy in the engine bay, love showing it off at meets!!
    Will search for da xflow turbo post, would be interesting!!
    1980 Mk2 Sport xflow Turbo

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    now thats realy fancy!
    did you do manifolds yourself?

    nice work

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    Oh FI,tut. I was hoping to see a carb. Love the big turbo with external wastgate

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    Quote Originally Posted by senuwees View Post
    it starts boosting at about 3700rpm! so its a bit laggy but leka like that!!
    Should have gone with twin scroll,no lag

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    Uber cool to see somone finally do it
    Turbo Kents are like Fairys and Aliens
    often spoken about but rarely seen

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    @gozmo: yeah me and my dad made da manifolds!

    @sierra3dr: yeah the wastegate is the first thing you notice when i pop da hood, the twin scroll turbos arent readily available here so we have to try and make power the difficult way!

    @bortaf: yeah the guys here dont actually turbo the kents, but i just didnt wanna modify another(crappy jappy toyota) motor into my baby
    1980 Mk2 Sport xflow Turbo

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    nice project and nice work matey, you have talent dude

    you say crappy jappy matey, but you have to admit they dont half make the little bakkies move eh ?
    A lot of things have changed...........but turbosport isnt one of them

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    thanx Andy she is kinda like a addiction to me

    ja they do make them go!!haha!!
    1980 Mk2 Sport xflow Turbo

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    Oh yes!!!

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    hi Ladys and gents , anyone here done a TF035 turbo on a kent 1600 engine ? im busy rebuilding a Mark 2 1980 model ford escort and im new to this rebuilding concept
    Last edited by johnj; 07-03-2014 at 14:50.

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    Quote Originally Posted by johnj View Post
    hi Ladys and gents , anyone here done a TF035 turbo on a kent 1600 engine ? im busy rebuilding a Mark 2 1980 model ford escort and im new to this rebuilding concept
    I am doing a turbo 1600 kent with a TF035. still in progress to do the engine build. Where do you live?

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    i am roodeport , what do u need to change on the kent 1600 crossflow for a TF035 turbo ?

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    http://www.fordescortclubsa.com/phpB...hp?f=63&t=6284

    MY build is on the ford escort club sa...

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    I'm liking this lads

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    Hi apologies to being up old thread I can not see the pictures?

    but I have a escort mk1 that was imported from South Africa and it is a Kent engine fuel injected turbo
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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    Hey man, we've done the same. 1600 Kent fuel injection & turbo. We are also boosting near 0.6 bar. Have you boosted higher than this? We want to see if she can handle 1.0 bar.

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    Re: 1600 XFlow Turbo from SA

    Old thread resurrection and most posters have seemingly moved on, but if you are still running cast pistons don't expect them to last long with decent boost or ANY sort of detonation! Either the rings will lose temper, the top ringlands will crack / part ways from the piston or you'll put a hole in the crown. I assume you are using 1.6 LC or 1.3 pistons? to lower the CR?

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