2.2 Dimma Hdi

[Jimmer021]

Considering changing the engine to a 6,

Obviously I would would need to change fuel tank, fuel lines, wiring, clocks, subframe, radiator etc all of which is straight swap.

The only difficult bits I have thought have would be sourcing some driveshafts as are longer, where it's been converted to hydraulic clutch the bulkhead as been modified and not sure if it would be possible to convert back to cable so I was thinking of doing a hydraulic to cable adapter like people do with the v6 conversions but the opposite way around, would this be possible?

I haven't looked to see if the car had to be modified to accept the cable gearshift so would have to look into that.

Is there anything that I have overlooked?

My reasoning for considering the change is that I'm getting frustrated with not being able to sort the boost issue, I then wonder once sorted how reliable is it going to be as I have already killed one turbo, and at the moment there is oil coming out of the boost pipes.

Also the engine is quite tight in the engine bay as its so big, so the cam sensor wiring rubs through on the master cylinder.

Also it's based on a rally car so should really be petrol.

But then on the other I think it would be awesome with 2.2 running correctly and is definitely different! And It's great for cruising on the motorway and when running properly i love the low down torque.

But I haven't had a quick petrol yet and you can't beat the sound of a quick petrol, as i would most probably low boost it so not dropping power.