James-W

So with my s1 all but done I'm making a start on my graphite rs1600.

Its going to be a road legal track car and rwd
(mainly because I don't want to shell out for expensive 4wd gearboxes and its less things to go wrong)

Anyway what engine does anyone think is best to go for, needs to be, cheap, turbo, reliable at around 300bhp, not bothered on make.

Thoughts so far have been

1.8 vag turbo - (unsure on what gearbox I could use? maybe martin could chip in?)

Saab Turbo - Unsure which engine? ppc supposed to have done a feature on one so may pick a few issues up?

Volvo 740 turbo - hard finding the earlier model with strong internals?

YB - no real downsides apart from cost

Rover turbo?? Not really got a clue here lol

XE?

Would be easier to get a written off car so I know its all there and no issues with wiring bits missing and I can sell parts to recuperate, but even crashed tatty saffs are doing good money now.

Any other thoughts?

joffy

iTrader: (1)

honda s2000? something a bit different, good power as standard and very reliable,

dingla rs

iTrader: (2)

supra and just transplant the lot ,or old skool mk2 rear end and vauxhall engine ,turbosport website some times has few engine packages for sale

dawesy1700

ca18det (1.8T) or sr20det (2.0T) out of the nissan s13's and s14's? thats whats going in my mk2 escort in the next few years. very tuneable and reliable, most drift lads run them, and cheap as chips to get a complete car.

RstAaron.

I'll have a spare 2.3 volvo engine and gearbox going soon. The one in my 940 should be 280bhp with cheap second hand bolt on parts. Under rated engine imo.

James-W

Looked at these but too expensive as I want to get a full donor car for wiring and so I can recuperate some costs, the shell is costing a lot of money in panels and a lot of time so the engine will be a budget one, for now.

This is definitely on my list of maybes! Thinking of getting a full 200sx diff/cradle/suspension and using that instead of the old live axle.

Yep another 1 that is on my list.

I did a little (albeit very brief) reading this morning, so possibly wrong, but only the early engines are strong, 83-85 I think due to thicker rods, am I wrong?
Let me know when your engine is available anyway and price etc.

v man

as said sr20det

RstAaron.

Will let you know mate. Got my base car, a spares car with the bolt on bits I need a spare box and engine and a few other bits all for a grand. Bargain! If you don't go for the Volvo lump I may have to find a Capri to stick the leftover bits in

James-W

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Anyone know anything else about the saab lumps?

RWD_cossie_wil

iTrader: (9)

Nice 302v8 with a turbo!

RstAaron.

If you want the issues of ppc with the saab escort I can dig them up for you. Hopefully haven't been chucked out lol.

GVK.

Speak to 'chip' on here about Saab stuff.