Jumpy Guy
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| posted on 9/8/04 at 12:24 PM |
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Engine Change! - suggestions welcome
I had intended to replace my elderly 1.6 pinto with the 2.0 litre one thats sitting in my garage, but Ive just spent a weekend in big engined sports
cars, and am considering something else.
So... what else could I go for? keeping the gearbox would be ideal, and I dont want a BEC ....
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 9/8/04 at 12:29 PM |
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if you dont want a BEC, 16v VX would be at or near the top of my list.
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stressy
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| posted on 9/8/04 at 01:10 PM |
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K SERIES !!!
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ned
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| posted on 9/8/04 at 01:30 PM |
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What big engined sportscars have you been in?
Vauxhall Xe is my choice. The easy alternative would be a tuned zetec or duratec. honda civic type-r/s2000 engines are nice but a lot of money.
otherwise a yb turbo (a lot of money again) or a smaller jap engine like the toyota or nissan engines..
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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locoboy
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| posted on 9/8/04 at 02:52 PM |
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for out of the box standard oomph it would have to be the VX red top 16v, i was planning this route but a BEC chassis and engine fell into my lap.
Or cosworth 16v OHC head conversion for a 2.1 pinto, quite a bit of fettling involved i think but if your into that sort of thing then why not.
[Edited on 9/8/04 by colmaccoll]
ATB
Locoboy
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stressy
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| posted on 9/8/04 at 02:57 PM |
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I actually agree with the other guys...
If you want a light smoothe deliver car engine i would go for a k on injection every time but its not gonna be paricullay cheap.
If you want bags of torque then its got to be a vauxall 2ltr 16v. you need a good chassis to harness the power tho.
To a point it will all come down to how much you want to spend.....
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ChrisJLW
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| posted on 9/8/04 at 03:08 PM |
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3s-ge from a Mk2 Mr2 or celica. 2l, reliable with about 160bhp (late spec).
Plus, if you can adapt a 4a-ge bellhousing to fit the sierra gearbox I'm sure you can do the same with the 3s-ge.
Of course if you get lucky and find a 3s-gte thats about 200+bhp (Turbo!)
[Edited on 9/8/04 by ChrisJLW]
I've lived a life that's full.
I've traveled each and ev'ry highway.
But more, much more than this,
I did it side-ah-ways.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 9/8/04 at 03:55 PM |
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COSSIE! Pinto with real poke!
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NS Dev
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| posted on 9/8/04 at 05:35 PM |
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Vauxhall XE 16v, without question. All the bits (bellhousing/sump/clutch etc) are available off the shelf for the conversion so no getting stuck
having to make bits if you don't feel inclined to. Bolt on throttle bodies and you have 200hp without the engine having to even come apart (I
know you always hear claims like that but my current one makes 176hp at the wheels on the rolling road (202hp at the flywheel) and is totally standard
apart from 48mm Jenvey throttle bodies and MBE engine management.)
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locost_bryan
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| posted on 10/8/04 at 04:32 AM |
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If you've just spent the weekend in a big-engined sports car, then it will have to be a Rover V8 
Bryan Miller
Auckland NZ
Bruce McLaren - "Where's my F1 car?"
John Cooper - "In that rack of tubes, son"
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twinturbo
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| posted on 10/8/04 at 08:07 AM |
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BMW M20 2.5
170+ BHP, straight 6, RWD Manual..
Pick up a doner for £150 Something like an E30 325i or a 525i.
Loverley engine and should just fit..
TT
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