Jason
Has anyone on here stuck a turbo on an R1??
just thinking ahead for a bit more power, any advice greatfully received on costs, whats involved, results etc.
Do you have to lower the compression much?
The owner of the R1 Indy that I'm wiring up at the moment is all ready thinking of this, apparently the company he is thinking of using will do
any/all the work needed, even head porting work, I'll find out who he has been in contact with for ya and let ya know
Jason
theres a r1 fury turbo. it isnt cheap unless you want to do all the work yourself and even then you are talking into the thousands. you can safely run
about 7-8psi without lowering the compression and should net around 250bhp or maybe a touch more.
try talking to holeshot they seem to do most of the bike turbo setups.
a thicker head gasket can lower the ratio a bit, though obviously you have to find one rather than sticking two together!
Ring holeshot and ask if they sell thick headgaskets, then at least you will find if they are available!
[Edited on 21/6/06 by JoelP]
if you run low boost you should be able to keep in a certain budget
l agree phone holeshot
Looking into doing my 919 blade. Holeshot do all the bits you need, but will cost about 3k to do. Going to have a go myself when i can get round to it.
Click here for Holeshot Turbo page R1
thanks lads.
i'll give holeshot a call, they are only a few minutes from where i work.
I am sure i can lose a few of the bits from their shopping list, silencer etc to bring the price down a bit
£2500 for 250bhp is good value though.
An alternative is to install a Rotrex C15 supercharger especially if you can do the fabrication yourself.
TTS performance could help you with that.
The initial cost of the Rotrex may put you off at first but the mounting is relatively easy compared to a turbo.
I'm going this route as the power delivery is more linear than a turbo. I also didn't want lots of torque at low RPM.
They do turbos for R1 kit cars which are cheaper:
http://www.holeshotracing.co.uk/tuning/turbo_car_r1.asp
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Originally posted by richijenkin
They do turbos for R1 kit cars which are cheaper:
http://www.holeshotracing.co.uk/tuning/turbo_car_r1.asp
I think it was holeshot that the builder I know was talking about
Jason
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Originally posted by skydivepaul
i'll give holeshot a call, they are only a few minutes from where i work.
(though to get my
carbs setup for a standard quiet can, not get a turbo fitted 
)
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Originally posted by gingerprince
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Originally posted by skydivepaul
i'll give holeshot a call, they are only a few minutes from where i work.
Where you work? I'm only a few minutes from there too - on Rooley Lane - and I'm off to Holeshot tomorrow morning
If anyone is going to holeshot tommorrow can they have a quick peek and see how my blackbird lump is coming on?? should have the turbo fitted now I
HOPE,
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Originally posted by skydivepaulOur workshop is at Commerce Court behind the old Lucas building thats now demolished and being turned into a jct peugeot garage. drop me a U2U and call in for a cuppa if you get the chance.
What time are you off to holeshot tomorrow. i might drop in and say hello
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Originally posted by dilley
If anyone is going to holeshot tommorrow can they have a quick peek and see how my blackbird lump is coming on?? should have the turbo fitted now I HOPE,
a bit late i know but try this www.turbo-bike.net just what u are looking for.
Crap.......
Don't keep bringing posts like this to the surface. I'm not even finished yet and just got thoughts of turbos out of my head.
250bhp in a 9R Worx, mmmmm
that should be over 500/ton
No, stop those thoughts right now.
I 2nd that.... nearing the end of both the build and cost....... and then the word 'Turbo' appears and all hell breaks loose!
When you work out how much it will REALLY cost it will soon put you off