Williams conversion

[Donnie Darko]

Just curious as to what the total cost would be on a valver as i need more power...lol

cheers

 

[will james]

probably cheaper to sell your valver and buy one thats already been done. there are alot about at very lower prices.

 

[edde]

Your looking a paying about £500 to £1k for the engine thn £1k to i it and preferbly another £500~750 to replace all the cam belt etc. Its easier to change the belts when the engines out and much cheaper.

 

[TheJesus]

I paid £700 for a bottom end swap over from a broken 2.0 to a working one with 24500 documented miles... that includes engine and labour... so its not expensive at all really

 

[Smokey]

£3k ish if your overhaulin everything, like i did.

[Edited by Smokey on 01 August 2005 at 5:10pm]

 

[Winston]

1.5k semi overhauled.....fitted it my self

 

[Andy GDI]

or there is one pre done for £2800 chris wood on here...

 

[JayR]

I got mine for just over 1600!!!

45k willy 2 engine with fsh, recon willy box, new cambelt, tensioners, clutch etc............Mustve got a good deal!!!

 

[Red Valver]

whats the advantages of a willy engine over a meggy bottom end on a valver head with cams, flowd, uprated ecu ?

 

[dannyboy]

^^^^^ i woudl like to know this too!!! ^^^^^

 

[edde]

Quote: Originally posted by Red Valver on 04 August 2005
whats the advantages of a willy engine over a meggy bottom end on a valver head with cams, flowd, uprated ecu ?

None infact that combined would be better IMO.
The Williams engine is a valver with a 2.0 botom end (same as the megan bottom end) with a head with bigger valves. Plus the cams have an extra 1 mm travel I think.
However Williams have usally had a hard life is I swopped my bottom with 100k for a Megan one Id get more power as its most likly in a better condition with better compresion etc.
Uprated cams will make more power than Williams cams.
When you say an upraed ECU I take it you mean a remapped ECU as the stock ECU with new maps is fine for most standard modifications.

 

[Red Valver]

well ecu, there are two avenues, remappable chip or omex ......... depends how much im prepared to throw at a 10 year old car.... but i wont get rid of it

 

[dannyboy]

hyperthetically speaking then, a sound willy engine, with a good life, of not being ragged at every given opportunity, would still be better than a 2ltr bottom end on a valver engine? Ive spoken to benr before and h said that the cams on 1.8 16v engine often give dissapointing results, how does the 2ltr bottom end change this?

 

[edde]

Quote: Originally posted by dannyboy on 05 August 2005hyperthetically speaking then, a sound willy engine, with a good life, of not being ragged at every given opportunity, would still be better than a 2ltr bottom end on a valver engine? Ive spoken to benr before and h said that the cams on 1.8 16v engine often give dissapointing results, how does the 2ltr bottom end change this?

Yep the valvers head is restrictive, the Williams has the better head and bigger valves.
The 2.0 bottom end givs better ratios for surface are or something so cams are much better on 2.0.

Then again trying to find a carefully looked after Williams engine might be a challenge.

 

[Plattsy]

ive jus bought a 2litre valver with willy 2 engine and ECU but 1.8 manifold and box, cost £2600

Im thinking of buying a longer ratio gearbox because at 70mph the car is just shy of 4,000revs!! most likely quicker than a 2litre valver with longer box tho.