Guest tbirdbooboo Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 hi all just been offered a granada 2.9i engine for under a 100 quid !!!! now would it be a nightmare getting it in a mk3 cab ??? anyone done it before. dont want to go down th rwd road so not sure if its possible . any ideas????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lee81 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Anythings possible but the 2.9 granada engine aint the best of engines. If your doing all the labour yourself (there will be alot of fabrication think weeks worth) it will probably cost a £1000 in parts minimum. You could have a a lot more power from a rst turbo engine transplant which can be had for around £600 which is prity simple to do and would only take around 2 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbirdbooboo Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 hmm, thing is the rs turbo lump and zvh has been done so many times before so would be nice to do something differnt for a change but not too extreme. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eggsy Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 TBH bud I wouldn't go chopping a mk3 to bits........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avul Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 if u really want sumthin diffarent how bout a pinto lump, would need alot of fabrication but u shouldn't 2 cut the engine bay about, but u would need 2 do sumthin wiv the bonnet ( spacer or powerbulge) as i think the pinto's a bit taller than the cvh, engine mount's would b the biggest headache tho, just an idea. sumthin random, sumthin diffarent. a lot of cuttin 4 the v6 2 go in on a car thats fwd & u dont wanna go rwd!!! i love my cabbie even tho its in bits a the mo but if i had the money i'd love 2 ave a rwd mk3 cabbie, b so much fun off the roundabout's..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbirdbooboo Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 hmmm pinto does actually sounds pretty good . dont worry though im not going to chop her up - was just thinking of readying myself incase the engine decides to give up the gift. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smiler Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 If you want different I have photos on my machine of a mk3 track weapon with a K-series fitted. Nice bit of weight saving and I presently have a Rover 75 1.8T with the turbo version fitted. It is a very impressive engine with loads of low down grunt The V6, if you managed to get it to fit, would be too heavy and ruin the cars handling. I wouldn't entertain using a cologne in anything considering what else is available these days. I have the cosworth version sat in my Cortina and a friend of mine has an omega V6 fitted to his Scimitar. The omega makes a better choice of the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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