Originally Posted by
simps
thanks for the reply i am interested in the zvh build as like u say it is a smaller build so is easier to work on to be honest i could get most of the work done at work in out tooling area as for the drilling and tapping of things but i would rather pay some1 who knows what they are doing i would want 200+ bhp otherwise i could just cam my 16v an put throttle bodies on it but i want a turbo engine and this seams the most likly route for me as it will be well looked after so im not planning on having to have it rebuild every 12 months
Get a 2.0 (try not to get a 2.1 if poss) a company called PEC are selling a steel rods & forged pistons package for around the 900 mark. Couple this with a new or good condition (unground) crank and you will have a great bottom end. Mine has acralite pistons CR 8:1 (maybe a bit less due to sitech headgasket), micropolished crank and farndon H-section rods. I have a stage 2 head with standard cam, this motor should breeze 200bhp, aiming for around 250 once its run in and I can change the cam for a newmans and introduce some boost
