Transporter

 Bigger isn't always better but the T5 was proving too small and I had to admit, after all of this work, I was going to have to start again on a bigger platform. There were so many mods to this van that I struggled to list them all on the advert. I priced the van sensibly (really you can almost name your price with these things it's total guesswork) and I had an offer within a day or so. It was a bit low but the guy seemed genuine which made me feel a bit better about the sale. After a good hours chatting and parts bin diving he was off and happy with his new toy and I was left with a big empty gap on the drive. I am not 100% sure what will replace her but who knows, another Transporter could end up back one day. Untill then, this blog will be wound down. Thank you for coming along for the journey. If you want to keep on reading my ramblings you can find all of my other blogs on the about me page including this new on on the Iveco Daily 35S12 2.3hpi which will be

The major difference between a BNZ and BPC T5 2.5 is a bigger turbo and associated map. Well I went and got a bigger turbo so lets see what is needed for more Choo Choo! Unfortunately I never fitted this mod but here are the performance mods I scraped together anyway. Shopping list Before you go modding the crap out of your van it is always good to get an idea of what you actually want to achieve. I wanted a sensible tune on my already plenty powerful engine and to help find extra affordable ponies along the way. As a turbo swap brings in a retune I wanted to change all of the bits I planned to do in one go to save multiple trips to the dyno. As such my shopping list pre-build was as follows: GTB 1752 V Turbo from a BPC engined T5. Bigger intercooler. associated hoses. EGR delete pipe. Boost gague. Stainless exhaust. The turbo came first as a lucky eBay win for £149 from a private breaker down the road. I could have got something bigger but my expertise are limit