Looking for an engine...

[dnb]

I can see I need to let you drive the Griff again - talking about torque and weight like that ;)

Diseasal is a very good idea - and it's something no-one has tried as far as I know.  (Plus I can make my own fuel)  It'll be probably be full price tax, but at 60 or 70 to the gallon, who cares!

[Agriv8]

Dailly driver is 1.9 Passot tdi 110 bhp 204,000 miles and genrally abussed apart from oil and filter every 10k.

PPC magazine has a feature on a chap fitting a 1.9 VAG into a westie.

the main issue I can see with that is final drive ratio ( the same issue as fitting the v8 )  you would need somthing arround the 3.1 to 1 diff the good old sierra is used for the diffs in most 7's. There is a 3.14 version but 'Hens teath' springs to mind as it was in the 2.3 Deisel plus the are Ã,£Ã,£Ã,£ trust me I have one add the LSD unit its even more. !!!!

what diff does the Trevor run ? 

Regards

Agriv8

[dnb]

Mine has an old GKN diff which (I think) came from a Jag XJS originally.  TVR had it modified with an LSD unit. 
Final drive in all cases is approx 3.3, and they're like hens teeth too!

The newer ones use a BTR unit and some have a hydratrack diff.  (not sure if this is a trade name for the whole unit or just the LS part)  Not sure on the ratios, but I think they are similar.

I thought about using a UK Impreza diff - they come in 3.45:1 and 3.9:1 ratios.  Jap stuff is just silly - the RA is 4.44:1!

[cliffb75]

Hey no fair - you changed the rules!  :D

If Truck engines are an option then I'd say find the TDi from a Seat Leon Cupra or Golf GTTDi (150bhp) and fit the whole lot in the back of a series 1 elise.

Semi-practical car, less problems with the extra weight affecting weight distribution, box suits the engine and as much power as the car originally had with buckets more torque!

[dnb]

Cliff - that sounds all together too much like a plan!  :D 

I wonder what the insurance would be like?

[Agriv8]

VEMS controlled VAG Oil burner now there a thing. what controls the variable turbo on those ECU ? I know it has an fuel  ECU as mine had a diky fit once. are the injectors ecu controled ?

regards

Agriv8

[rich]

I think the ECU does control the turbo on the VW PD lumps and i'd guess the injectors are ECU controlled.

The best buy is a PD 130BHP lump and not a 150BHP lump as they are rarer and go for a lot more money...The 130's in a Golf or Audi with a uprated intercooler and a remap will do 200bhp all day apparently. They also share some bottom end bits with the 150 so its a pretty strong engine.

I have recently got a Golf Mk4 with a 115PD unit fitted, which peaks at 210lb/ft of torque....

[cliffb75]

Vems has no chance of controlling an engine like that unfortuantely. The injector driving for common rail diesel is pretty complicated stuff (like gasoline DI only worse  :-\) You'd need to keep the original ECU, and probably several other modules for immobiliser etc. Wouldn't be totally straightforward, but I'm sure its do-able. There seem to be plenty of diesel tuning specialists springing up that could surely help you understand what you need.

Insurance isn't going to be worse than any other one-off I wouldn't expect. At the end of the day its just an engine swap, and there's plenty of elises with 1.8T engines now, so its not entirely new.

Rich - some good advice there.  :)

Now I'm going to stop as I'm really not interested in the dirty smelly things (Bah humbug....)

[cliffb75]

Looky

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LOTUS-ELISE-S-REG-ACCIDENT-DAMAGED-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ130106084558QQihZ003QQcategoryZ43114QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Gotta be tempting......