how hard and much?

[mike_jones_401]

to put a faster engine in a 1.1 im fed up of people taking the piss, what engine would be best and how much?

[dynebaruk]

VTR or VTS would be easiest conversions.

Pick one up for a few hundred quid and fit it yourself?

If you plan on paying a garage to do it though it might be cheaper just to put the money towards a bigger engined car and sell the 1.1.

[MaRiO89]

^^^Spot on..

Get a bigger engined car..The 1.1i's are not at all sporty in setup when it comes to brakes and sus so these will need upgrading ideally aswell..Just buy a VTR/S..

[AlexB]

what's your imagination say tbh

easyest is as said
I'm doing a vts into mine atm
make sure you get the same year engine as your car
I had 1 a few years newer (3plug into a 1plug car) and have had to change the whole cars wiring
it's pretty easy to do though
I'd reckonend swapping all the suspesion and brakes at the same time as well

[vtr-tec]

i have a 3plug engine in a single plug car and its had not one fault so far! best off buying a VTS tho

[AlexB]

hmm
when I came to do mine the main loom plug was different so I swapped the looms like

I'll find out if it works soon hopefully lol

[TDID]

Buy a VTR or VTS, easier, probably cheaper in the long run too.

[mike_jones_401]

it probally would be easy to buy a vtr/s but then people would no and i want to suprise them :D

(what about the mi16 engine? )

[andywiddss1]

to put a faster engine in a 1.1 im fed up of people taking the piss, what engine would be best and how much?

sell it buy a vts easy an poss cheaper than buying all the bits to change ur 1.1

u would need engine ecu ect all suspension an rear beam .just buy a vts mate :panic:

[AlexB]

oh you may also need the vts fuel tank and lines

tbh buy a vts/vtr
it's easier
if you decide to convert get another car to use as a runabout as it's not a weekend job

need engine mounts welding in n all sorts

[andywiddss1]

u would get a mk1 vts for 800 quid now

[snottybadger]

Buy a VTR or VTS, easier, probably cheaper in the long run too.

:y:

Plus your insurance will be higher with a VTS engine swap than actualy having a VTS.

I'd only build a sleeper out of something that was a bit oldskool IMO.

[mike_jones_401]

ok thanks im going to get a vts soon not yet :D

[jamie8v]

get a vtr engine on ebay 50k will loom and ecu gear box for bout 250