how hard would it be to get a vtec engine in a mk2 shell?

[eggy790]

if you had a full doner car?

I fink the sound in a clio would b awesome stripped out.

Went to this lil drag races in bradford on sunday. Al you could hear were vtecs!

Sounded awesome

 

[Fred@BTM]

yo!!!

 

[172bagss2]

Innit!

 

[172Ben]

nothings hard if you have the know how time and money.

The fact your asking the question would worry me a little that u will be attempting it yourself?

 

[Dafthead]

if you had a full doner car?

 

[172bagss2]

:lolup:

 

[eggy790]

lol nah i wont b doing it. Just curious.

 

[Tom Wilde]

Why not just buy a type r?

 

[dan.clio]

Why not just buy a type r?

Thats just boring!

As said above if you have the money, time and patience anything can be done.

 

[A18XHO]

Thats my idea! my b16a or a k20 in a mk1

 

[Djw John]

If you have to ask then dont bother! Folk who are the first to do these sort of transplants are generally pretty damn hot when it comes to cars!

 

[Gumby]

Laguna v6 in the front of a clio?

 

[A18XHO]

Laguna v6 in the front of a clio?

couldnt think of anything worse lol

 

[Gumby]

I could lol

 

[n0rm]

Laguna v6 in the front of a clio?

why??.....................

 

[A18XHO]

big heavey gutless engine. would prefer to ride a mountain bike eveywhere

 

[Gumby]

Laguna v6 in the front of a clio?

why??.....................

I was just suggesting other absurd ideas to put in the front of a clio

 

[edde]

if you had a full doner car?

I fink the sound in a clio would b awesome stripped out.

Went to this lil drag races in bradford on sunday. Al you could hear were vtecs!

Sounded awesome

Could be done yep. Pop down your local scrappies get a Clio then a Honda engine from CTR etc and use a stand alone ECU unless you get a someone who can remove the honda protection stuff or use the whole honda loom.

 

[Poopensharten]

money pit however you look at it

 

[Michael172]

It can be done, and the vtecs can be sourced relativly cheaply, the full lot aswell not just the engine. Youd need to weld in new engine mounts

 

[john182rs]

There is the K20A2 which is the intergra Type R engineand then the K20A is the civic Type R engine, or so im told by Honda.
The K20A2 has already been put in a mk1 clio, an it bloody shifts, the K20A2's are the engines that can be put in mini's so they can reach 62 in 3.5secs and top end of about 160mph.

vTechs in clio's have been done, seen it at pod before some time last year.

 

[Poopensharten]

I know Lotus are doing K20 conversions that should be fun!

 

[ditz]

can be done, but if you have to ask its probably not something you'll be up to doing yourself.

long as you can physically close the bonnet over it you can put ANY engine you want in it.

 

[john182rs]

I know Lotus are doing K20 conversions that should be fun!

Yea a company called z-cars.org.uk do this type of conversation for the lotus elise/exige.
heres a small run of stats for the hayabusa turbo.

Hyabusa Turbo
Hyabusa turbo with half a tank of fuel,fully trimmed for road use with all fluids ready to drive.
Weight 710 kilos
Front axle 305
Rear axle 405 kilos
0 to 60 mph 3.5 seconds
Top speed 140 mph
Power at crank 400 bhp
Power to weight ratio 563/tonne
Turbos can be developed from 300 to 400 bhp depending on customers needs

 

[Poopensharten]

I take it your talking about the Suzuki 'busa?

 

[john182rs]

Yepp that would be the one, they do the hayabusa engine for the elise mainly, but when i visited they said they could do the K20A (civic type r) engine togo in the elise aswell with ITB's if you so wish.
Im planting one in a mini though..

 

[Cupster]

Chap I used to know had an Integra R engine in a mini (not the mincy new one!). He had to extend the front 4 inches and fit 14" wheels iirc.

Blue with a union jack roof, rapid but I never got to got out in it! Heard he used to scalp all sorts of exotics.

edit ......so you should be able to get one in the clio shell, lol