March Super Turbo - Information?

[Sky Insurance]

Far off in the back of my mind I seem to remember a very special edition twincharged (Turbo and supercharged) Micra.

Am I right in thinking these existed? I presume they were JDM only? can anyone shed any light?

Thanks

Ollie
Sky Insurance

 

[sonic]

Thats the K10 March superturbo you're thinking of.

 

[Sky Insurance]

Thats the K10 March superturbo you're thinking of.

ahh so they do exist!

any more info bud? any in the UK? Spec BHP etc?

 

[sonic]

theres a few in the club, try a search, Ed has one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_Superturbo

 

[Speedle]

several in the UK Ed has 2 one working one not.

standard power is 109bhp from a 933cc engine, only ever produced in japan.

more detials here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_Superturbo

 

[James]

Ed has one kicking out nigh on 200bhp, before nitrous! Not bad for a 930cc!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE2H38L-7aY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F43fNZUVB8

 

[Speedle]

aye its very very scarey!!!! going that fast in a tin box

 

[Sky Insurance]

very impressive! i have a 170 odd BHP Uno turbo whihc I guess would be similar in performance and tin boxyness... I'm fascinated by the twin charger system... I presume the engine is fiorged to cope with the extra power? Do these come up for sale at all?

ps, apologies if this has been discussed before, i did do a quick search...

 

[sonic]

they do come up for sale, but most are imported from Japan, try dropping Amy a PM to see if one can be found.

 

[Speedle]

very impressive! i have a 170 odd BHP Uno turbo whihc I guess would be similar in performance and tin boxyness... I'm fascinated by the twin charger system... I presume the engine is fiorged to cope with the extra power? Do these come up for sale at all?

ps, apologies if this has been discussed before, i did do a quick search...

the internal componets are uprated compared to the standard k10's you see on the road and the gear box is also completely different. however i dont believe any of the engine parts are forged but Ed will know that for sure theres not much about an ST he doesnt know.

many car importers can get hold of these but they are very rare but not impossiabe to get. the challenge is living with one getting parts can be expensive

 

[Sky Insurance]

the challenge is living with one getting parts can be expensive

That would be my main worry. I wouldn't be interested in importing one, but would certainly be interested if one came up for sale at the right price

 

[Kev]

That would be my main worry. I wouldn't be interested in importing one, but would certainly be interested if one came up for sale at the right price

Ollie, Ed would sell his for the right price.

or he was open to offers on one of his ST's a while back.

haha don't want a glanza for 4k do you?

Kev

 

[Ed]

Not selling at the mo! I have some interesting developments planned for it early next year

The engine is not forged. They are reliable upto about 1.2-1.3 bar on stock internals/headgasket, which will see roughly 130-140 ish bhp. Its vital they are setup right however. THEY WILL NOT DO THIS OUT OF THE 'BOX'.

To be honest a standard one is very similar in all aspects of performance to a Saxo VTS/ Punto GT etc. They are not even really that exciting to drive standard, but they are unique, and very technically interesting, which is why I love them.

 

[Fordy]

the st is the only car i would get a bank loan for, but shame i dont think i can get insured on one yet tho

 

[SammoHung]

Ed has one

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_Superturbo

...........hundred (more like)??

 

[Ed]

Only two (for now)