84' exa

[jonwah]

hey im new to exa's but looking at buying one my mate has at the moment.... he said its an 87' and doesnt know what engine is in it, but i looked under the hood and its got a garret t3 and the engine plating says 84'.... its black with the orange turbo striping around the side.... would this be an n12 e15et?.. or a ca18det conversion? any help welcome, thanks

[85EXABOY]

there are major differences between the e15 and the ca18det,, its pretty hard or impossible to get them mixed up

if its a 87 then its a n13 and if its a 84 then its a n12 hehe

if its a black engine then its probably a e15et unless its an import engine but then they look similar to the aus specs except theire red. e15ets have spark plugs on the front of the engine

ca18det engines are very rectangle and have a black plastic strip running down the middle of it.. ca18det have their spack plugs under the black cover in the middle of the engine

[jonwah]

um yeah its got a blue head, and a massive gold pipe (looks 3' or so) running from the turbo to the engine block..... i reckon thats aftermarket... anyway im gonna get it all chekced out by another mate whos a mechanic but yeah.....

ive seen 2-3 of these "turbo" exa's around, are all exa's turbo stock or what? cuz they have the same striping around the side, same paintjob....... anyone wnat to fill me in?

oh sorry if this helps the dash has a turbo boost dial with +5 and -5 on it... which indicated to me it came stock with a turbo, which was why i thought it would be an e15et.... the block isn't square either, its fairly rounded

[jonwah]

mmmm ive looked around at cardomain just looking at pics and im pretty sure its an 84' pulsar/exa with an aftermarket turbo, turbo timer etc... which means its an e15et... ive heard these engines can pump 120kw with not too much work done to them, anyone want to extrapolate on what should be done to get the best bang for my buck?

[Paul Smith]

You'd better find out exactly what it is and what's already been done to it before you make any plans.

[jonwah]

planning to....

[chris2]

teh E15 is a bit of a grenade though, pull the pin & count to 10...

dont boost up a worn one!!!

[jonwah]

blow off valve
turbo timer
boost gauge
intercooler
bigger turbo t25
side pipe
new exhaust well most of it
haltech computer
dual stage boost controller

well thats what hes done to it. At the moment the intercooler is being serviced at fuel tech (best place in town for it) and the engine's done a piston or something :confused: which is a bit worrying becuase it might mean the rest of the engines screwed? anyway what do u think a good price would be? this is an 83' or 84' pulsar exa btw, he says 83' but the engine bay says 84'