hhhhhmmmm Tubo would be nice but aftermarket turbochargers predict a rebuild every 10000 miles on these motors but there were a couple of handfulls of special turbo versions built back in the day for the UK market one is for sale now here but i don't have the funds at the mo, here is some info
The car was fitted with a ‘Garrett Air Research T3’ turbo unit blowing the air/fuel mixture through rejetted standard carburettors at 6psi. Whilst the normal 8.4.1 compression ratio of the 1,335 cc engine was retained and an oil cooler was fitted.
The turbo was designed to come into play at around 1,800 rpm and to develop full boost by 3,000 rpm. Motoring journalists described the car has having little turbo lag. The effect of the turbo was to raise power output significantly. At 5,500 rpm the BHP increased from the standard 75 to 105 pushing maximum speed from 100 to 120 mph. The 0 to 60 sprint was reduced from 12.5 seconds to 8.8 seconds which was really quite impressive for a 1,335 cc 4 door saloon.
The conversion was said to greatly improve the cars pulling power in 4th and 5th gears. The standard cars torque output of 74 lb ft at 3,500 rpm improved to 123 lb ft at the same revs. As a consequence the 50 to 70 mph acceleration time in 4th gear became an impressive 6 seconds making overtaking faster and safer.
The engine layout was altered slightly to accommodate the turbo unit and modification of the inlet and exhaust manifolds were necessary. A chromium plated camshaft cover was also fitted.
To cope with all this extra power various other modifications had to be made at the same time. Handling was improved by lowering the ride height and fitting uprated springs and dampers. The standard wheels were replaced with 5 ½ inch rim aluminium ‘Lunar Moon’ wheels with wider Avon Turbospeed 205/60 tyres. There were also changes to the car’s appearance. The top and bottom halves of the car were painted in complementary colours. A vinyl roof was fitted in the same colour as the lower half body colour. The word ‘Turbo’ was phased along the bottom half of both front doors with twin coach lines running down the length of the car culminating in a ‘TT’ logo on the bootlid. Additionally, an integral full width front air dam as well as black rear boor lid spoiler were fitted.
The car also received major internal revisions. A new 120 mph speedometer was fitted along with a turbo boost gauge (just behind the gearbox mounting). The seats were replaced with ‘figure hugging’ ones trimmed in grey velour with contrasting piping and a new grey carpet fitted - under which was laid a full sound deadening kit. Black ‘leatherette’ PVC trimmed the doors, upper dashboard, and gearbox surround. The steering wheel was also replaced with a sportier feel and leather look rimmed ‘Nardi’ version.
it would be nice to buy it and swap the engine into a City, bit of a shame though as it was the first avon turbo acclaim off the line and prob the last left but hmmmmmmm nice thought lol, here is some pics of one and before anyone sez what the body looks like it's one or both of ( honda ballade or Civic )
![Image](http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww5/ZOM8IE/avonacclaimboostgauge.jpg)
![Image](http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww5/ZOM8IE/avonacclaimengbay.jpg)
![Image](http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww5/ZOM8IE/avonacclaimfrontseats.jpg)
![Image](http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww5/ZOM8IE/avonacclaiminterior.jpg)
![Image](http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww5/ZOM8IE/avonacclaimontrailer.jpg)
![Image](http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww5/ZOM8IE/avonacclaimrearseats.jpg)
![Image](http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww5/ZOM8IE/avonacclaimturbo.jpg)
![Image](http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww5/ZOM8IE/avonacclaimwheels.jpg)
i just wish i had enough to get that baby and convert it to a city, maybe i'll have a brainwave, or maybe not lol, i can dream