13' turboed Sonic 1.8L hatchback

[SuperS13]

So I'm planning to turbo my sonic, I have the Z18xer turbo header, have a 2.25" aluminum intercooler kit, a 1.4L bpc sensor, 1.4L map sensor, a saab intercooler thatll work well and have 3 turbos to choose from, T25. T3/T4 hybrid with anti surge veins unit,both turbos have internal wastegates and the last turbo I have is a T6 dual ceramic ball bearing unit, the t25 unit I can use a saab bov recirculation unit, but the other 2 turbo would need to be atmospheric bov, so I'm limited on space if intend to use the t4 or t6 and was thinking of routing the turbo in the batch hatch area and taking up a small portion of space and routing ic lines,oil feed/return lines, coolant feed/return lines in the back and make a smooth inlet velocity turbo scoop by the back hatch. Any ideas would help me in my quest to have a brutal street/drag strip car. My 1.8L is already maxed out as I posted in my 1/4 mi time aug 14 was 14.28 sec...in an automatic 1.8L lol. I must turn to boost for my quest. I will have the fastest 1.8L around...

 

[JTee2017]

HAve you tried using the search on this forum?
Um. . the crank shaft, pistons, and connecting rods would also need upgrading. The bottom end of the 1.8L is not made to withstand use of a turbo and the stresses.
Search this forum. There is even a recent member going through this right now.
Several have tried this with little enduring success.

http://www.sonicownersforum.com/forum/1-8l-sonic-engine-discussion/25271-1-8-turbo-build-project-turbo-chevy-cruze-ot-kinda.html

 

[Stay_Cool]

Wouldn't it be a little more practical and cost efficient to trade in for a 1.4L? You'd probably end up saving money TBH

Edit: never mind, I saw the parts you have invested

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[SuperS13]

brutal sonic

I'm definitely going to get forged internals, from what I've researched the Z18XER internals fit perfectly from the euro 1.8L Vauxhall/Opel engine family. Abbott motors and john has the kit as well.

 

[SuperS13]

Lol sooo...I'm going a different direction now....my sonic was turboed...I kept the everything except the turbo and the bov lol. I decided I wanted to go different and do a custom supercharger setup. I kept the intercooler and the the 2.25" ic system and I snagged a jackson racing unit from a Honda civic and I'm using the plastic intake manifold ports as a template. Jerry from bnr is hooking me up with a baseline supercharger tune here soon as I provided him with some datalogs with my na setup without the turbo setup. Should I use the the 1.4L bpc or should I go something bigger ? I'm also thinking about dabbing up custom aluminum intake manifolds for our 1.8L pm me if interested

 

[zomby woof]

Time it and fuel it right and you'll be fine.

I've never seen anything that wouldn't take 10-12 psi boost