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engine build



just looked on ebay for a 172 engine as a few people will know i have been planning a conversion and found some 1.2 16v engines for £125. Just out of curiosity, if you were to build one of these up with new internals etc could you make one fairly nippy? cams? turbo or supercharger? does anyone actually make stuff for this engine? would be fun if it worked...
any info would be great...
 

DrR

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  VW Golf GTD
Don't see how this would be cheaper and easier than buying a 172.
 
just looked on ebay for a 172 engine as a few people will know i have been planning a conversion and found some 1.2 16v engines for £125. Just out of curiosity, if you were to build one of these up with new internals etc could you make one fairly nippy? cams? turbo or supercharger? does anyone actually make stuff for this engine? would be fun if it worked...
any info would be great...
You could but turbo a 1.2 you could maybe get 150hp and its not as reliablt or cheap as a 172 so why bother.

Theres cams out for it though bodies cna be made for there chargers you can buy turbo use the one the Vauxhall tunning compnay use etc as thats sized well.
 
who makes the cams? any forged internals? can bodies be made up easily? i looked into the regal turbo kits a while ago, just thought a supercharger might be easier than a turbo.
 
  Clio 172 mk2
I believe Mike (Rentech) has a 182 engine for sale at a reasonable price.

Rebuild with cams & matched inlet with new ecu and off you go
 
just looking into stuff at the minute. would it be possible to buy the following for the 1.2 16v engine? and where from? which ones would have to be custom made?
forged internals, rods, pistons etc
cams
new inlet to get rid of the plastic one/matched inlet
throttle bodies
or;
turbo
manifold
pipework
intercooler
mapping etc
that one seems to be the most difficult
or;
supercharger from cooper s
pipework
mounting brackets
mapping etc
would love any option really just to say that i have a 1.2 with bodies or forced induction ;)
purely curiosity at the minute but just looking into it
 
who makes the cams? any forged internals? can bodies be made up easily? i looked into the regal turbo kits a while ago, just thought a supercharger might be easier than a turbo.
Pistons will exists just either got to get them made or go shopping just need to know the size you ned etc get road them either to match or similar to what you have now etc.

Piper do the cams I think

forged internals, rods, pistons etc

None exist as advertised you need to get going with the cataglogues theyre bound to b a piston to fit then ming need custom made road or maybe you'll be lucky ther'll be ones to match the pistons and crank

Crack is custom made but thats big big money lot of other things to spend on before that.

cams

Piper do them there regrings though I think

Cat cams might do some I'm not sure is Shrink do (ask Fred he will have the catalogue and can supply them via yozzasport I expect)
new inlet to get rid of the plastic one/matched inlet

throttle bodies

You can either use bike bodies and fab it yourself just need a few bits the manifold is the biggest thing or else post spec types and again get the manaifold built. You'd need to go stand alone ECU at this level though realy so not cheap.

turbo, manifold, pipework, intercooler, mapping etc
Deibel or somehting like that the German vauxhall tunning place sell kit for a 1.2 16V vauxhall engine fnd out the spec etc they use then egta manifold made up or modying there is it can be. then need to make up the pipes etc SMT add on computers can fix the fueling or better still reamp the stock ecu just need a MAP sensor which sees boost,

There are a few companies ie superchip do a 1.2 16V remaps avaliable best talk to them about price etc.

supercharger from cooper s, pipework, mounting brackets mapping etc
Superchargers a bit bit but not impossible if you don't have air con then there more space to run it off the aux belt an engineering place can make the mount up then. Mapping talk to a custom mapper or again SMT it.
 
cheers edde, any parts you know of fred that will work?
would be great if bodies work but downside is the expensive of mapping/stand alone.
supercharger or turbo would be great if they can be put in right.
fred, what do you know about the cams for this engine?
 
  172 cup'd extreme
cams - only place thats does them are dblias dynamic in germany, and they regrind your existing one for 150 Euro
 


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