Turbocharged HB Viva Article
Posted:
Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:38 pm
by HC Fairley
See link attached to an article by Jon-Paul Lennard about turbocharging a 1256 for his HB. Good to see this getting a bit of attention, I have followed his build on Instagram and he has put a tremendous amount of time, thought and effort into this project.
https://mikebrewermotoring.com/features ... l-viva-hb/
Re: Turbocharged HB Viva Article
Posted:
Mon Jun 06, 2022 4:01 pm
by Fred Dukes
Fascinating
well done to Jon Paul - you are a credit to the Viva community
Re: Turbocharged HB Viva Article
Posted:
Sun Jun 12, 2022 1:11 pm
by GTpete
Ready to fit turbo'd engines are advertised on Ebay....
Re: Turbocharged HB Viva Article
Posted:
Sun Jun 12, 2022 1:11 pm
by GTpete
Interesting conversion, as mentioned, ready to fit turbo'd engines are being advertised on Ebay....maybe in the future, follow up with a 2.3 Turbo conversion...?
Re: Turbocharged HB Viva Article
Posted:
Mon Jun 13, 2022 9:00 am
by HC Fairley
GTpete wrote:Interesting conversion, as mentioned, ready to fit turbo'd engines are being advertised on Ebay....maybe in the future, follow up with a 2.3 Turbo conversion...?
I noticed JP's advert on eBay although I believe that is for the conversion kit only rather than a fully built ready to go engine. Unless he has a treasure trove of 1256's scattered around the house
I agree the 2.3 turbo conversion would also be very interesting and perhaps a more sought after modification than the 1256 if it was proven to work well.
Re: Turbocharged HB Viva Article
Posted:
Tue Jun 14, 2022 2:52 pm
by GTpete
Checked again and yes, its a kit of parts, too cheap for a complete engine....
Ad states
This is a basic turbo injection kit for the Vauxhall OHV engines 1057/1159/1256 proven to achieve 100 bhp!*
*on a 1256cc @ 5psi with a standard cam, standard valves, standard crankshaft and mild head work.
The kit includes:
Inlet manifold
Equal length stainless exhaust manifold
GT1752 turbo
Wilwood GS Compact master cylinder
Ignition coil and bracket
Throttle body (complete with TPS, Fuel rail, injectors)
Aluminium crank pulley with trigger wheel
Crank position sensor bracket
Crank position sensor
Thermostat housing
Fuel tank sandwich plate
Fuel pump blank
Distributor blank
Re: Turbocharged HB Viva Article
Posted:
Tue Jun 14, 2022 2:52 pm
by GTpete
Re: Turbocharged HB Viva Article
Posted:
Thu Jun 30, 2022 4:23 pm
by VampireTigger
Love the re-use of the Seven Dial Dash
Re: Turbocharged HB Viva Article
Posted:
Thu Jun 30, 2022 6:01 pm
by droopsnoot
VampireTigger wrote:Love the re-use of the Seven Dial Dash
Yes, always tickled me the way it's just shoe-horned into the dash.
Re: Turbocharged HB Viva Article
Posted:
Thu Jun 30, 2022 8:29 pm
by 1972nail
It's interesting that it's a RHD 7 diaI dash in a LHD car. In LHD cars fitted with the 7 dial the clock and rev counter are swapped over. That would have made sense in this installation.
I also noticed the oil pressure is a bit low at around 30psi on a cold start up.