2.0 conversion or turbo

[lilsax]

not had the saxo vtr long but im looking at doing a turbo or 2.0 conversion just not sure which would be more pratical as im using the car as my daily drive. i have seen a couple of turbo'd vtr's but never a 2.0 out of the Xsara does anybody knows if the engine will fit and if its drivable

[WestyVTR]

dont be silly! 2ltr ina saxo is just a waist of money if you want a 2ltr buy one!! its far to heavy for the saxo!! if you want performance you the SEARCH button & research it.... turbo is a great route to take if you have the cash!!

[Barry123]

bit different... dont follow the crowd... stick a 2.0l in and enjoy being unique :cool:

[Craig]

...........and kiss ur handling's ass good bye lol :P

[lilsax]

i was just wondering was talking to a couple of mates they have told me to drop a 2.0 in but i was thinking more like turbo so it would keep the handling as they handle very well

[Barry123]

...........and kiss ur handling's ass good bye lol :P

...most people do when they lower it excessively :P

May as well kill the handling by sticking a load of power in then making the ride hard as hell

[lilsax]

dont want to make the ride hard had a 206 lowered something stupid and it was terrible looking at lowering the front by 40mm and adjusting the back to make the car look level

[Sean]

instead of going to the hassle of trying to put in an engine which was never designed to fit, spend two thirds of the money and either boost your vtr or fit a vts and tune/boost that. both of the latter would kill a 2.0ltr turbo saxo through corners and handle better generally. :)

[RockinFurio]

why dont u try dropping sumthign else in it that doesnt have the same weight?

[ne_jam]

drop another vtr engine in the back and have a 4wheel drive

[S34MER]

I have seen a Xsara turbo engine dropped into one, but it wouldn't be cheap! I shouldn't imagine that there would be much difference between the cost of the two. But do wot ya fancy mate!!! personally if I had the choice I whack a Supercharger in there, most people prefer turbo's but im a big fan of the S.Charger, love the noise and the way it works!!!

[CHowells]

Im looking to do the 2.0 conversion too, just to be different from anybody else. Im new on here and i have come on thinking people could help rather than slate. Surely it is better to have "constructive criticism" than full on Dont do it sort of thing? If you drive your car sensibly then you shouldnt have to worry too much about handling.

[bullit]

CHowells nothing harsh was said, its just that its been spoke about alot before. were all friendly on here. if you wanna put a 2litre engine in by all means do so. theres driving you car sensibly but then theres having a baby elephant under your bonnet.it all depends on what your after as the handling is one of the most important parts to getting somewhere quick, as is the braking which will also be affected. as for the 2litre as well it has 167 standard where if charged you could be getting 230. There is my view but at the end of the day the choice is yours. bike engine?

[CHowells]

Yeah i have thought about it more today t be honest and have come to the conclusion a 2.0 would probably seem to throw the front enf of the car out not just with the power pushing it but the weight wantign to go that way too. Bike engine would be very good idea hadnt though about that to be honest That surely so much more work though?

[bullit]

not if you pay someone else. lol if youve got money to blow and dont mind spending it on a saxo. like 10grand you can get a rear wheel drive beast.we can all dream. try do a search mate theres been a couple of threads on it recently. basically its a z-max mini but theve deciding to convert the saxo

[S34MER]

BIKE ENGINE?!? its been done before there was a wicked post of the pics on here not long ago!!

[CHowells]

Where was it wouldnt mind having a look at that, only registered earlier on you see

[belly_VTS]

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16024

thats the link for it mate

[CHowells]

thats cool

[S34MER]

no there was a better one than that, it was a black VTS i think?!

[lilsax]

im going for a turbo but talking to a lad in work and he meantioned ditch the injection and go for carbs and bolt on twin 38 or 40's having already got a turbo after 1 you always want another

[Sean]

carbs belong on mk2 escorts. if you want to go multiple injection then go for throttle bodies and standalone ecu. carbs have no automatic adjustment to take things like air temp into consideration so therefore for optimum performance would have to be adjusted every so often manually whereas with throttle bodies the ecu does this for you. also throttle bodies have more even fuel distribution so economy is better than with carbs.

[chazney]

get a 2.0l gti6 engine in there lol :D

[Mitchell]

guaranteed you dont go through with either of the 2. It costs alotttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt of money and not just the money for completing the conversion but actually keeping the car alive afterwards.

you wont do it.

[Tony]

Agreed with the above comment.

You are looking at £5k plus for either and a shedload of hassle. Get a faster car as standard, ie. 172 or VTS and then fit cams to that.

Id ignore the lad about carbs aswel.

[williamsvts]

you will hardly get any steering lock with a 2ltr an dBE gearbox fitted.
have you seen how much its needed to be tilted to fit in the 205s bay? no imagine it in a saxo bay.