Xsara vts engine??

1. user_39542 Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2009 calne Posts: 429 137.7bhp Icelandic vts

   #1 9th February 2011, 15:18

   Hi, I was just wondering if someone could tell me wether a xsara 2.0 16v vts engine would fit in my saxo vts? And a rough estimate of benefits?
   
   There 167bhp so the power to weight ratio must be intense!
   
   Anyone had it done??
   
   Thanks
2. SAXO8VYO Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Devizes Posts: 836 Saxo furio - X312HBK Peugeot 206GTI -J44KBX

   #2 9th February 2011, 17:08

   urmmm the front end will be heavier due to the massive heavy 2.0 engine up front and the hasstle with doing it isnt worth it you will probs spend £200-£350 on a decent xsara vts engine with loom ecu ect and then another £100 on gear box and then you will have to make new engine mounts , gearbox mounts which will have to be custom made basicly you have got a saxo vts already which will be faster than a xsara vts and corner better , get your saxo cammed and mapped will probs cost the same probs cheaper than doing a xsara vts conversion and you will probs get 150bhp with cams and it will be faster and will still corner as good rather than a 167bhp 2.0 lump thats heavy and will make the car shite
   just my veiws mate
3. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

   #3 9th February 2011, 17:23

   People fail to realise quite how heavy the TU 16v engine really is. It will fit and you need a fair amount of custom parts, with matched springs for the new weight. Not cheap. Its been talked about plenty on this forum. Do a search for more information
4. user_39542 Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2009 calne Posts: 429 137.7bhp Icelandic vts

   #4 9th February 2011, 20:50

   Cheers guys, I wasnt to sure because my rear end is already twitchy as fook! But I was just curious, ive been looking at cams and a predator ecu, but it's all exspensive,
   
   What's the best cams to get as I use my car daily and don't want nothing that's going to make it idle funny?
5. user_18250 Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Swadlincote Posts: 1185 2003 Black VTR

   #5 11th February 2011, 21:04

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by lilsteve192 Cheers guys, I wasnt to sure because my rear end is already twitchy as fook! But I was just curious, ive been looking at cams and a predator ecu, but it's all exspensive, What's the best cams to get as I use my car daily and don't want nothing that's going to make it idle funny?

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