g60 engine swap

[foster 0]

My cars a 2.0 16v and im looking at changing the engine this year.

How much work is involved in fitting the g60 lump?

I cant really afford the 20v route so failing the g60 engine what else could i look into for a cheap, reliable 200plus bhp.

Thanks.

[Toad 0]

You will need...

 

G60 engine, charger and ancilliaries,

G60 Gearbox (Ratios in the 16v box aren't ideal with the G60),

Engine wiring loom,

ECU,

Radiator,

Pipework,

Coil,

Intercooler + Pipework,

Instrument panel (rev counter is wrong),

Exhaust, possibly fuel pump.

 

Probably all in all, a very expensive conversion.

 

look up Flusted's members gallery, as he converted his valver to G60.

 

I think you could probably do a 20vt for similar money to a g60 conversion these days, or 16v turbo/16v G60.

[kevin 0]

I did this, to be honest you could do a 20vt for the same type of money,or sell yours and buy a g60 corrado ,i spent aprrox £2600 doing this conversion,done well mind with nothing spared.just late nights in the garage!!!!

When you go to sell you ll lose out,your car plus everything = same as before all bar a few quid.

better still buy mine and safe yourself some headaches"""

regards kevin

[flusted 0]

I managed to do my cheap but that was cos i did all the work.

I payed £500 for complete engine conversion minus charger, then bought a charger for £300 on ebay.

I managed to sell most of my 16v engine bits for about £1000! it was tuned and polished though.

[foster 0]

Everything and everybody keeps screaming 20vt at me.

Thanks for the advice guys, we shall have to see what cash allows.

[G60SC_Stoney 0]

flog the car and buy one with a vr6 in it. cheap to buy, nearly 200bhp, no faffing around and its a 6 cylinder! plus you can save up and turbo it for serious power in the future!