Originally Posted by
botters
hi all ive got the opportunity to get a 2.3 petrol galaxy engine on the cheap its the chain driven one think its an i4 iirc?
i was wondering if anyone has turbo'd one of these or even the 2.0 im thinking of doing this and putting it in my erst does any one know of low comp pistons and turbo spec cams or am i going to have to get my wallet out and get everything custom made?
cheers peeps
the engine is too big to fit into the engien bay
as in it will stick out the top a fair bit so you'll have to put in a bonnet bulge
2.3 is the same size as the 2.0 and you have to use a fillit peice to blank off teh oil feed in the block ot the balancer shafts, fairly simply but it's got to be done right
not too sure about engine moutns, but the rwd and fwd blocks have the same casting, just not tapped out for each application, so at least you are starting with the right version
scorpio's can be had for peanuts compared to galaxy's so if you want bits just get one
change the chain, the kit comes in at around £140 for everyting you'd need and the timing marks are copper linked on the timing chain so you can't get it wrong