engine change

[edinburghsaxo]

hey anyone help me im have a saxo 1.1.but im wantin a 1.4 engine in it?how much will this cost roughly?2 months ago i crashed my corsa sxi gutting now i have a slow saxo so some1 help

[Scott]

would probably be under a grand, but why not if you can afford it, get the VTR or VTS engine, even the vtr is a large step up from the 1.4 and muhc better tuning potential

[jamesg88]

aye because the amount of money you would spend on a 1.4 transplant you should get a vtr or even a vts becuse the power difference is not alot of a big difference from a 1.1 to 1.4 smileys/smiley4.gif

[edinburghsaxo]

so how much would the vtr engine be?how much would a garage charge to fit it?i want a bodykit but most of them say for a VTR/VTS so wil it be able to fit my 1.1?cheers folk

[jonnosaxo87]

u wud be able to if u can source the VT* bodykit from say a scrappy or wherever then put ur bodykit on that...
i thinksmileys/smiley5.gif
also i have a 1.4 and i shudda got a VTR coz the difference from a 1.1 is fairly noticeable but has f.a tuning worthwhile doing really....

[edinburghsaxo]

see if you get the tailgate smoothed does it mean you cant get into your boot? smileys/smiley5.gif can you get a boot release botton for the saxo?

[Scott]

you can get a boot release kit, where a solenoid when turned on pulls the release and pops open the boot or you can do it the cheap way and just have a bit of wire sticking out into the boot that you pull from inside to open the boot

[edinburghsaxo]

any ideas where il get the kit?do they sell it at halfords?

[Ripper3]

I think u should probs get a better one, halfords is ok if u just want cleanin kits and a few things for interiors, but i think ud b better off gettin a more expensive kit thats a safer option

[edinburghsaxo]

any idea where tho?

[Ripper3]

Um...
No, not right now, no, i no i saw somethin in some older Max mags, but i dont have them with me now, sorry...
Check out all the regulars like Carnoisseurs, Demon Tweeks, etc... If u still cant find it, ask ur local bodyshop about the smoothin, and maybe a car electrics company about the solenoids

[Ripper3]

I think that the mechanism used to open the boot via the solenoid is about £40 and can b hooked up to a free button on ur alarms keyfob

[saxoladni]

the best thing to know about all that is in the hynes book for maxing your saxo! http://www.haynes.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDi splay

[edinburghsaxo]

ok people i was racin my pal and he has a pug 106 quiksilver and he ripped me.i want to get a VTR engine what excatcly would i need?and how much.i have a saxo 1.1.or instead of a new engine wat would make mines more powerfull

[jamesg88]

nothing much would make your 1.1 more powerful just go down the vtr transplant route smileys/smiley4.gif

[edinburghsaxo]

well where exactly will i get the engine.what will i all need and wat is the cost?

[jamesg88]

i aint too sure where-abouts you could get the engine from scott will probably be able to tell you but you will need uprated brakes too

[csmphatlips]

go to your local salvage yard.
i wanted to get a new engine i found a vtr one for £600 and that included engine gearbox and the ecu.
but then you need to pay to get it fitted and that can cost loads unless you have a mate that can do it for you.
have you thought of twin webber carbs you can get them for round £250 and if set up right can give you up to 50bhp more.
or if you have the cash supercharge it.
i found one for £750.

[weeskinny]

Sorry to be a c*nt mate, but if I were you I'd sell the 1.1 and buy a VTR. By the time you source an engine, fit it, uprate your brakes, find your bodykit - paint that etc etc etc, you'll find that you could sell your car and put the extra cash towards a VTR/VTS, maybe even have some left over! Seriously mate, sell the 1.1 and buy one of the above... you'll save yourself time, heartache and probably money.

Just my tuppence worth! smileys/happy.gif

Oh and by the way, please don't supercharge your 1.1 - it will blow up. I know a few people with supercharged golf VR6's, and even they have problems... so 1.1 + supercharger = bang!