14-07-2015, 11:21 AM
(This post was last modified: 14-07-2015, 11:25 AM by powerandtorque.)
Why not just do a trackday with the engine that's in there? A standard XSi 8v should be plenty capable.
Sure it won't be massively quick in a straightline, but that's not really the point of trackdays IMO... and besides, chances are that unless you're a trackday regular then the limiting factor will still be sat in the drivers seat, the tyres, then suspension/brakes.
I still maintain that the most fun I've ever had on a trackday was in an old Passat estate with ditchfinder tyres. What it lacked in straight line speed it more than made up for in hilarious fun.
Also, yes a GTi-6 head will physically bolt up to a 2.0 8v bottom end... but that's about it.
The 8v manifolds won't fit, the 8v downpipe/CAT won't fit a GTi-6 exhaust manifold, the coolant pipes will be wrong, the compression ratio will likely be wrong, the engine management won't like it, and the gearbox ratios will be ill-suited. Probably more too.
If you really must, then just swap over the complete GTi-6 engine with matching management and pipework.
Sure it won't be massively quick in a straightline, but that's not really the point of trackdays IMO... and besides, chances are that unless you're a trackday regular then the limiting factor will still be sat in the drivers seat, the tyres, then suspension/brakes.
I still maintain that the most fun I've ever had on a trackday was in an old Passat estate with ditchfinder tyres. What it lacked in straight line speed it more than made up for in hilarious fun.
Also, yes a GTi-6 head will physically bolt up to a 2.0 8v bottom end... but that's about it.
The 8v manifolds won't fit, the 8v downpipe/CAT won't fit a GTi-6 exhaust manifold, the coolant pipes will be wrong, the compression ratio will likely be wrong, the engine management won't like it, and the gearbox ratios will be ill-suited. Probably more too.
If you really must, then just swap over the complete GTi-6 engine with matching management and pipework.
1990 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 // 1991 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 16v // 1992 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 // 1999 Peugeot 306 HDi Estate