Engine conversion!!!!

  1. Established Member Joined: May 2009 Near Loughborough Posts: 2152 Mk2 Flat Arch
    #1
    hi people i have a 2000 1.1 saxo forte and im wanting to do an engine conversion on it to a vts engine, but what i am woundering is when i change the wiring do i need 2 change the wiring loom in the cabbin? also does the wiring go into the cabbin if not? i know i will need 2 change all the speedo cables and imobiliser any thing else i would need 2 swap over?
    cheers
  2. Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Loughborough Posts: 305 Saxo MK1 VTR
    #2
    just get the new ecu unlocked by bluehawk, then you will have no need to change immobaliser.

    when you come to do the conversion will you do it yourself? because i can put you intouch with the lad who did mine. hes a french and italian specialist. does all sorts of tuning
  3. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 12836 Yeaaahh Fiesta
    #3
    Just buy a vts
  4. Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 Isle of Wight Posts: 1971 BMW E30
    #4
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sparco_Tom View Post
    Just buy a vts
    These are VERY wise words. Soo much fucking hassle and vts are piss cheap...
  5. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 12836 Yeaaahh Fiesta
    #5
    All your going to do it slap an engine in, insure it as a 1.1. Bin it and push our premiums up some more.
    The amount of effort involved in a 1.1 isn't worth it really. It can be and has been done. Will cost a fortune though. Search for Willsy's scandal
  6. Established Member Joined: May 2009 Near Loughborough Posts: 2152 Mk2 Flat Arch
    #6
    hang on sorry but do you no me? im a mechanic and i can do the work my self and i was actually going to register it as a vtr/s, plus i thought about it being a street sleeper, something a bit different on sax-p, and tbh ive modded my saxo to my liking and just want more power out of it intstead of 'getting a vts' , all i wanted to no if there were any wiring that went into the cabbin or not, simple question really i dont want a rant about what im going to do...
  7. Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 Isle of Wight Posts: 1971 BMW E30
    #7
    so why dont you just buy a vts and rip the trims and shit off, put the bits you like off the 1.1 onto the new car and sell the car on. simple
  8. Established Member Joined: Oct 2004 Warrington Posts: 1987 AX VTS 57 3.0 TDI A5
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by iw_laurence View Post
    so why dont you just buy a vts and rip the trims and shit off, put the bits you like off the 1.1 onto the new car and sell the car on. simple
    Erm, the bodykit mountings that run on all the panels of the car? not so simple.
  9. Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 167
    #9
    hmm if i will by a mechanik i wouldnt have to ask about basics like engine conversion or loom
    unles only mechanicking you do is on lego
  10. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo
    #10
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ryanmt View Post
    Erm, the bodykit mountings that run on all the panels of the car? not so simple.
    i was gonna say exactly the same thing tbh that was a shit idea to "rip" the trim off a vts lol

    a question to your answer is no you dont need the interior loom you just need the engine loom, the engine itself and the unlocked ecu, to be on the safe side you might as well take the immobiliser out only takes a few seconds to dissconnect it
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  11. Established Member Joined: May 2009 Near Loughborough Posts: 2152 Mk2 Flat Arch
    #11
    cheers mate and to your question alendil if some one else on here can tell me the answer why should i follow the loom around the engine bay? and iw_laurence my answer has been said