Rover Vitesse 1985 - Twin Turbo - 400HP

Rover Vitesse twin turbo conversion and full restoration. This project started in 2001 and was finished in 2009.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Rover
• vitesse
• turbo
• V8
• 400HP
• SD1

[twrxj12]

Hi. Where did you get the turbo stuff from if you don't mind me asking? Thanks.

[v8onboost]

@twrxj12. Turbos were purchased from the local Garrett agent, but all the piping work is hand fabricated.

[twaboeing747]

WOW Twin Turbo SD1 Look greats

How much it set you all back ?

[v8onboost]

@twaboeing747. Too much. I could have purchased a nice house !!

[gjn67]

I want to do this to my 2001 discovery, what issues did you have with bolting the turbo's onto the manifolds and what changes did you have to make? looks like you are running the standard plenum? a friend of mine owned a twin turbo vitesse back in the early 90's it was developed by jandspeed in Salisbury UK as a test/project car and they sold it on. didn't take much notice of how they did it though. the last time i saw the car it was in Andover UK. It was parked in Tollgate rd.

[v8onboost]

@gjn67 The Exhaust manifolds are all custom to take a T25 flange and then a ceramic coating applied. The Plenum was created by cutting and welding 2 plenums together to give a throttle body and each side. The mechanical throttle plates were removed and replaced the 2 electronic throttle bodies from a V10 Subaru. The ECU running the engine also controls Plate position based on Pedal position. The Intercooler and piping is all custom stainless mandrel bent on so on. Its just a lot of time.

[thug0gr3]

I just saw my dream ! Man this is the BEST ROVER SD1 I've seen, I got one, I practically rebuilt it and now I wanna tune it ! I want it like this one, it's fuckin' BRILIANT ! Incredible, one hell of a BEAST ! Take care of him !!!

[MegaCreamcake]

that car is a nice bit of kit its probably the best sd1 ive ever seen

[saturbo1107]

Thanks for posting this video!

[NickA0075]

What a fantastic car, nice upgrade would love to see this have a drag race with a lotus carlton could be intresting

[simon924]

fantastin had many a rover in my past all tuned my last was a twin plenum which ran a je enginering 5ltr engine police gear box all uprated trans . prop shaft and lsd rr full koni suspension jag brakes disc conversion rr`s 4 core ally rad oil coolers thousands spent on it .. i had to put octane booster in 4 star petrol to run it really mis the old girl .

[gixxerich]

Are there any paranoids in the audience tonight? Pathetic!

[pedrocid25]

niceeeee XD rover power

[Hairy1965]

If Carlsberg made a Rover Vitesse!

[v6master]

now thats how you hp and style

[lezbriddon]

Superb work on a great classic car.