Whats the best engine conversation for performance saxo vts or c2 vts and why

  1. Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2010 glasgow Posts: 583 citroen saxo vts 1998 Citroen saxo furio 03 c2 gt
    #1
    Any help will be great thanks
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo
    #2
    the jp4s has an extra 5 bhp iirc so suppsoe thats best for 'performance' due to its bigger valves

    but when fitted to a saxo the inlet/exhaust manifold, sump needs to be changed and maybe some other bits, the block has to be drilled to accept the saxo inlet

    also iirc the jp4 engine cant really use wild cams due to there week components "705 (similar to saxo 708's) camshafts must be used with the Citroen Saxo VTS OE followers, retainers and valve springs as the Citroen C2 components are not able to cope with this high performance camshaft- so in short more work and expense is invovled when camming a jp4

    id jsut stick to a j4 engine, the main reson why people got them was because they were newer so had less miles on them but they too are getting old now so id rather have a rebuilt j4 engine with maybe a jp4 head with j4 internals