engine change - Saxperience

edinburghsaxo · 17th July 2004, 03:16

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^p · 17th July 2004, 06:49

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 · 17th July 2004, 06:52

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

edinburghsaxo · 17th July 2004, 19:48

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 · 17th July 2004, 20:41

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 think

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 · 18th July 2004, 23:03

see if you get the tailgate smoothed does it mean you cant get into your boot?

can you get a boot release botton for the saxo?

Scott^p · 19th July 2004, 03:34

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 · 19th July 2004, 18:13

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

Ripper3 · 19th July 2004, 19:11

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 · 19th July 2004, 21:03

any idea where tho?

Ripper3 · 20th July 2004, 00:29

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 · 20th July 2004, 00:30

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 · 21st July 2004, 01:04

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

edinburghsaxo · 27th July 2004, 01:21

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 · 27th July 2004, 01:40

nothing much would make your 1.1 more powerful just go down the vtr transplant route

edinburghsaxo · 27th July 2004, 03:18

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

jamesg88 · 27th July 2004, 03:39

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 · 29th July 2004, 08:53

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 · 4th August 2004, 20:54

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!

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!