Z18xe ITB

[Thundercat]

You are probably the right guy to speak to about this...
I wanna do a ITB conversion on my Z18XE and made a quick (uncompleted) list of what I think I might need.
Here it is...
- ITB's, looking at 20v BT one's
- manifold
- TPS
- Fuel rail
- Ram tubes
- injectors
- Plenum, is it necessary?
- Management, head still turning on the topic of uni-q vs stand alone
- any other parts that i missed?

So yeah I wanna start on this project as soon as im done with exams, which is end of May, so wanna start sourcing some of the parts in the meantime. Plus if you know of good people who can help me fit it that would be great, since im ma only starting out now and dont have the technical know-how for such a project.

Any help from your side would be greatly appreciated.
Any1else welcome to throw their 2 cents in too

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[Cyris]

OOOHH Schweet sound of throttles, ja doen it doen it, should take you in the 100+kw mark, good luck with the build Mr Hans, if you need to see some results in your build make the gap between my car and your car bigger LOL, but we must 1st have our very 1st run together before you start on this build ...

[Thundercat]

lol danki meneer. Awe we mus organise clevi, just a guage of where we both are at the moment

[Cyris]

after that move on the bridge to Torque at dusk i doubt i`ll be sitting next to you after 2nd but we can organise ...

[Thundercat]

lol you will sit bru, me is too heavy to get away! but will talk again

[TAUzty]

Lol if i had a 50c for each topìc stating Att tauzty il be a rch man nw :-). Black top itbs is scarce as that 4age motor îs imported. U can find silver top itbs which im runnin they 45mm at the mouth and taper to 43mm at the butterfly. U cn find a set for R1500 to 2k. I would rather go stand alone,as there more tuners able to tune it. . Rolly stanton at motodrive sells ecotec itb intakes. Stick to open air for nw just get a decent set of ram tubes like 70mm length minimum. Dave ingle sells R700 set. Injectors 16v injectors are fine. .

[Thundercat]

Lol if i had a 50c for each topìc stating Att tauzty il be a rch man nw :-). Black top itbs is scarce as that 4age motor îs imported. U can find silver top itbs which im runnin they 45mm at the mouth and taper to 43mm at the butterfly. U cn find a set for R1500 to 2k. I would rather go stand alone,as there more tuners able to tune it. . Rolly stanton at motodrive sells ecotec itb intakes. Stick to open air for nw just get a decent set of ram tubes like 70mm length minimum. Dave ingle sells R700 set. Injectors 16v injectors are fine. .

lol dont you feel special by now I know you've done a Itb conversion on your IS and you on the forum alot so yeah chances of getting help was rather good lol.
Thanx for the info on the places names and prices, thats half the sourcing job done already
Ill go full management than, should have the $$$ to cover that (i hope )

[TAUzty]

The gotech mini x pro is on special R1900 at autostyle. Doc uses that system fastest na opel in the cape and Regy of emotion! Give Herman at mace a call he should be able to fit it for u.

[Thundercat]

Shot tanx tauzty!
Will contact these guys as soon as im on holiday
And you sure the mini x pro will be compatible with the ecotec coilpack?

[TAUzty]

Mst of us run coilpacks. And yes im sure.mst managements can.

[Thundercat]

Kwaai!
Thanx agen for the insight

[Astra^EC]

busy with this on my 1.6 atm.. here a set of black tops for 1k

http://johannesburg.gumtree.co.za/c-Car ... Z203043507

manifold from rowland is going to set you back R2200 ( thats the price he gave me) that includes a fuel rail and gasket...and uses bosch injectors.

I bought myself dicktator 60-2 but heard good things of the mini x...

[TAUzty]

The mini X is best bang for buck.

I use also DICTATOR 60-2 great system but cold start is a problem on this systems but istill love it.

aaag there to much good systems out there.

[TAUzty]

If Rolly wants so much for a INTAKE then I say ma niks.

Thundercat go to WARREN of BILL STEY ENGINEERing he'll do it for you for R1200 just make sure you give your HEAD as well so he can match port .

[Morra]

BILL STEYN engeneering FTW! Dont trust anybody else with your head.

[TAUzty]

BILL STEYN engeneering FTW! Dont trust anybody else with your head.

agree 100% that man built me a a ITB intake from scratch when no body wanted to help me out . I mean he just took a picture and built it for me . 2week wait and R1200 later

[Thundercat]

busy with this on my 1.6 atm.. here a set of black tops for 1k

http://johannesburg.gumtree.co.za/c-Car ... Z203043507

manifold from rowland is going to set you back R2200 ( thats the price he gave me) that includes a fuel rail and gasket...and uses bosch injectors.

I bought myself dicktator 60-2 but heard good things of the mini x...

Thanx man pity its in jhb, im little cautious of buying things I cant inspect personally, dont know who to trust these days, so will try around here in cpt in the meanwhile.

R2200 is way more than what i planned to pay for manifold
Dictator is also good, was considering getting it from ferroli here in cpt, but the Mini x will do.
Have you started with the build yet?

[Thundercat]

If Rolly wants so much for a INTAKE then I say ma niks.

Thundercat go to WARREN of BILL STEY ENGINEERing he'll do it for you for R1200 just make sure you give your HEAD as well so he can match port .

Yeah I also think Bill Steyn is my best option at this point. Hear good things about them.

BILL STEYN engeneering FTW! Dont trust anybody else with your head.

agree 100% that man built me a a ITB intake from scratch when no body wanted to help me out . I mean he just took a picture and built it for me . 2week wait and R1200 later

2 weeks and R1200 is more what i had in mind yes lol

[crispy boss]

Warren Steyn and Mike dixon are top in my books

contact carlgsi

[Astra^EC]

Ya i phoned warren.. said i need to send him my standard lower inlet with fuel rail/ and injectors and would convert that one for R1600..

R1200 would of been better...

What are rowlands manifolds like? reason i ask i dnt wanna destroy my standard intake.. so to buy another one to get cut is gonna be like 650.. then 1600 to get it converted.. 2250 doesnt make scence to me!

Thundercat, havent started yet. Got my silvertop's and my dicktator.. still got to get manifold and maybe cams.. need to port my head sometime aswell...