is this true?

1. tommyc Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2006 hayes,middlesex Posts: 309 mk2 posi blue vtr

   #1 21st April 2007, 07:59

   a vauxhall redtop wil fit in a saxo??? i heard it through the great vine the other day
2. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

   #2 21st April 2007, 11:53

   not a straight fit
   
   will need lots of custom parts
   
   anything will fit if you have enough money to do it
3. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #3 21st April 2007, 11:56

   a 2.0l engine in a saxo can fit just not worth it imo.
   
   i wish that people would stop thinking whacking a big heavy lump in the front or a small car is a good idea, so they can brag down the pub about bhp and 0-60.
   
   same as gti-6 etc...
4. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

   #4 21st April 2007, 12:01

   as above really the main limitations are time and money. you can make it fit, making it handle after is where people will fall down
5. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #5 21st April 2007, 12:04

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by KamRacing making it handle after is where people will fall down

   or wrap it round a tree trying to go round the slightest of bends.
6. user_8040 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2005 MaDchester Posts: 8432 Vts

   #6 21st April 2007, 15:17

   like a corsa or nova ^^
7. Aron Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 Nuneaton Posts: 3554 EP3 Civic

   #7 21st April 2007, 15:23

   yer there is a reason why citoen kept lighter engines in the saxo
8. gartrell Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 Leicester Posts: 1083 BMW 5er

   #8 21st April 2007, 17:20

   just buy a williams clio, alot less hassle....
9. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

   #9 21st April 2007, 17:27

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by tommyc a vauxhall redtop wil fit in a saxo??? i heard it through the great vine the other day

   grape vine I'll think you'll find mate
   
   
   and as other people said it will require a lot of custom fabrication but can be done
10. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #10 21st April 2007, 17:31

    would probablies be much better just to get a VTS engine in, or like Z cars do a civic type r engine in the boot
11. WestyVTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2004 Gosport Posts: 3140 saxo VTR, Clio 1.2 turbo, prious, Kawasaki 363 nin

    #11 21st April 2007, 17:35

    you usually see these in 306's as the saxo-pug 106 is a very tight fit...
12. boz Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2005 somewhere on this planet, doing something..... around northumberland or in the middle of the sea Posts: 8774 Mk2 VTS track mk1 turbo vts scooby engined 2CV

    #12 22nd April 2007, 02:57

    anything is possible if you have the time and money/skill to do so.
    
    tbh fitting a bigger engine to the saxo (in the front) would ruin the handling etc.
    would be great for a show car or the drag strip, but shit to drive everyday and on the track etc.
    
    fitting a different engine to the rear of the car would be a different story from what ive herd of z cars civic type r conversion, its supost to be immence with the rear mounted engine.
    
    you carnt go wrong with a vts lump mate, you can get 160bhp with mods on a na engine. which would be better as by the time you buy the red top, pay for cutom parts, labour etc you will be left with a heavier saxo with shit handling and 150bhp then loads of vts blipping past you on track days etc lol
13. boz Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2005 somewhere on this planet, doing something..... around northumberland or in the middle of the sea Posts: 8774 Mk2 VTS track mk1 turbo vts scooby engined 2CV

    #13 22nd April 2007, 02:58

    would love to see a saxo with a 3.0l v6 vauxhall or renualt engine in the back
14. TheMadSaxo Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Derby (Yorkshire Exile) Posts: 531 172 cup - Honda Civic Jordan.

    #14 22nd April 2007, 09:25

    Would be a really bad idea trying to fit one of these.
    
    Apart from knacking up your handling, time effort and cost,money would be better spent going down the usual mod route.