who else does complete engine transplants?anyone got one?

[ant]

I've been playing around with a few ideas for next year.... One of which is more power!

I've been looking at the trs website..... http://www.tsrengineconversions.co.uk/products.aspx?1=285&2=291

225 bhp would be frickin awesome 8)

anyone know of any other similar conversion specialists? so i can compare prices and reputations, i'm leaning more towards the scooby side of things the more i think about it.

just gotta find the £'s

ant

 

[VeeDubMan]

A Subaru engine is on my roadmap for my van too...but not at those prices! You can pick up a running car on ebay with the correct engine for less than a grand, get the bell-housing conversion and parts from RJES solutions (http://www.rjes.com/), follow some instructions on the forums (http://www.vwkd.co.uk/bb/) and do the job yourself. Well, that's my plan anyway...at some point.

 

[easy]

Hello mate 8)

I will one day put a big ol turbo lump in me van but until then will put up with life in the easy lane :wink:

The company that I take my van to and who does a great deal of work on our club, builds award winning engines and the engine dood Jase is VW mad :mrgreen: I would give them a ring and discuss your options. He will be able to do you any engine with any spec, turbo or not, porsche gearbox, full fuel management.....anything!

Of course it depends on your budget but a quality builder is worth its wait in gold for peace of mind.

The company he works with are called Interpro and his name is Jase. Give him a call on 01454412777 and he will be able to go through possible outcomes. Dont forget to say that I gave you his name for that all special service :wink:

A class service from a really nice dood.

 

[Loxy]

Went to look at a 2.2 subaru converted t25 a little while back that had been done by TSR, ran nicely & sounded great, having done some reading I gather that TSR have a good reputation with regard to fixing problems that may occur post install but they may not be the most careful with the intial install (only my impression based on some time spent on the internet). RJES seems to be the guy to see about doing the conversion, spoke to him briefly at Vanfest and he was very helpful & his website is very comprehensive.

 

[strongy]

i looked in to this for a while and was put of by the fact the power eats even some of the best gearboxs,still fancey it but wouldent want to be changing the box once a year especialy if it was costing £1000 a go.so if you go for it get the best box money can buy.

 

[easy]

I personally wouldnt bother with the change, far to much time hassle and money, when you could go fo a quality flat 4 without having all the grief :mrgreen:

 

[Trikky2]

I've been playing around with a few ideas for next year.... One of which is more power!


225 bhp would be frickin awesome 8)

Well for playing on a drag strip I guess... - but for on the road its way too much IMO.

The bay's chassis, suspension, dynamics etc are not suited for such high power and would require major modification for it to be reasonably safe IMO.

I have 140 bhp and if I am really honest with myself, I have to admit it is a bit too much for the otherwise stock bay. For instance, it suffers from "squirm" if accelerating hard out of a bend, the rear wheels spin rather too easily in the wet and at anything over 80 mph it becomes about as directionally stable as a Reliant Regal.

 

[easy]

A friend has just had a 2.3 put in his split and he regrets it now as its all a bit much really. Cant go wrong with a really good spec 1776 imo :mrgreen:

 

[Guest]

i have a 1955 being built at the moment in the US, i certainly wouldn't plan to take it over 80mph especially in any kind of side wind. I think it will dyno around 140bhp. Personally i want the extra power for overtaking and easier crusing in top gear and maybe pulling a teardrop.

 

[easy]

The only trouble with the bigger engines based on a 1600 case is that the bigger they go the thinner the case walls etc and this creates a weak point. Now i am no engine expert but have seen and observed many of the high powered engines based around the smaller case go very wrong in time.

Now if your going for the bigger stroker engine then you have the case to suit and this works fine. Its just you will have to have certain considerations when stretching the capabilities of a case designed for a smaller size of engine. What i have seen in various peoples rolling roads where they build and test these sort of engines, the ones that have been stretched up to its extremities lasting not to long as the temptation to put that foot down is very close to all of us. :wink:

Dont get me wrong i am not knocking them honest! i just have seen to many go wrong for the upgrade to be worth my while. Whereas if you spend that extra cash on a bullit proof 1776 then it will perform like no other :wink: 8) or go to stroker and have all the fun.

One last thing, dont forget that American bhp figures tend to be a bit, lets say generous compared to what we would give the engine. It must be that time travelling over the water :wink: 8)

 

[Guest]

PS and BHP are slightly different, is american BHP like an american gallon? a little bit less?

 

[ant]

All good opinions fellas cheers .... just playing with ideas at this stage, i'm selling my A8 soon to fund either more bhp or an early bug/ghia.

What spec engine have you got trikky2?

I've been playing around with a few ideas for next year.... One of which is more power!


225 bhp would be frickin awesome 8)

Well for playing on a drag strip I guess... - but for on the road its way too much IMO.

The bay's chassis, suspension, dynamics etc are not suited for such high power and would require major modification for it to be reasonably safe IMO.

I have 140 bhp and if I am really honest with myself, I have to admit it is a bit too much for the otherwise stock bay. For instance, it suffers from "squirm" if accelerating hard out of a bend, the rear wheels spin rather too easily in the wet and at anything over 80 mph it becomes about as directionally stable as a Reliant Regal.

 

[Trikky2]

What spec engine have you got trikky2?

Its 95.5 B/Ps and a stroker crank giving 2017cc with an FK cam, ratio rockers, IDF's, 4 into 1 et all

 

[ant]

You know i'm thinking about all this and the new engine in my bus has'nt even done 500 miles yet ..... i reckon i should get a bug/ghia and get some use out of the new engine. Could always sell bug/ghia to fund bhp in the future.

 

[easy]

PS and BHP are slightly different, is american BHP like an american gallon? a little bit less?

Im not to sure where the measurement difference is, but the last 3 american spec engines that i have seen on the dyno over here have been different to the spec that the builder claimed. Im sure they are not lying atall just taken from a different place, combination of at the wheels power to at the flywheel etc. 8)

 

[Trikky2]

PS and BHP are slightly different, is american BHP like an american gallon? a little bit less?

Im not to sure where the measurement difference is, but the last 3 american spec engines that i have seen on the dyno over here have been different to the spec that the builder claimed. Im sure they are not lying atall just taken from a different place, combination of at the wheels power to at the flywheel etc. 8)

American horses are smaller :lol:

 

[easy]

They cant be neeeeeehhhaay bad! ....................sorry ill get me hat :roll: :wink:

 

[fredster]

The americans use a different type of horsepower measurement. There's Din HP and SAE HP, we use one and they use the other, but in a nutshell, as Trikky says, their horses are smaller.