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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 11:37 PM
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Mate has a '90 one and he's having the engine rebuilt. He wants to get an extra bit of power out of it. Whats the best way to go?
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 10:20 PM
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C'mon lads, Surely there's something he can do to it !!!!
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 08:57 AM
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fit a turbo lump. sure he can fit a new cam chip it etc th usual
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Old Oct 3, 2007 | 08:11 PM
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go for a zvh conversion use a mondeo black top bottom end u need a new head gasket from felpro and a water pump conversion plate also a 1.3 cvh timin belt tensioner to use the original 1.6timing belt will drop straight in mate
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 07:37 PM
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what kind of power would such a engine make? 2,0 bottum and xr3i head?
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Old Oct 8, 2007 | 05:50 AM
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Put a yb in there.
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Old Oct 8, 2007 | 07:02 AM
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Bin the CVH and fit a 2.0ltr ZETEC on motorbike TBs with cams you are looking at nearly 200bhp.
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Old Oct 13, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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bin the cvh.
fit zetec or if poss rs2000 lump as thats 150bhp as standard
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