Just had the rebuild quote back - going to cost £4000 + to rebuild my Mi16 engine in the 205.

Guess thats not an option then, thats twice what the cars worth

Bloody Peugeot parts - £1000 for a set of Pistons/Liners

So what now???

 

Buy a 2nd hand Mi16 lump - that quote is taking the pi55!

 

Buy one of the engines for sale under 'items for sale' from these guys http://www.hiflowheads.co.uk/

Standard mi16's fully re-condtioned for around 1800 or this beauty.....

2088cc Mi16 Fully recon’d , Long Stoke knife edged crank , 0.65mm Rebore, Stage 3 head, Competition Head gasket , ARP conrod bolts, Pair Fast Road Cams, Competition belt, Fully lightened & Balanced flywheel ,crank ,rods ,clutch, Fully assembled, includes all electrics + manifolds + heavy duty engine mount, ideal for 205 GTI conversion. These are torque monsters, don’t be put off by the Cast Block ! (the ultimate for a 205 conversion) £2850.00

 

DW thats utterly crazy Its much cheaper than that - as moose said, check out hiflow...........

 

Are hiflow any good though?

 

Yes, without a doubt.

 

They have a good name and reputation on 205gtidrivers mate.

 

You go to ex touring car people mate and thats the kind of quote your gonna get. Im sure it can be done cheaper though

 

Well I was gonna happily pay £3k for it, but £4k plus is just too steep.

May try hiflow now.

 

DW..

Try DTW Competition Engines in Harlow Essex.. they are who we use on the scoob engines.. They WILL not be as cheap as some though.

David

 

Just check out breakers yards and save plenty.

 

Auto Trader, buy a whole Mi16 or BX 16 Valve

 

like J4CKO said you could pick up a whole BX 16v for next to nothing.. even if you have to pay to get the car scrapped after you have taken the engine out it still wont add up to anywhere near £4000. Alternativly buy a decent car

Dan

 

Buy a decent car???? You cant get a better performance/trackday car than a 205

I live on a narrow street full of orrible little ankle biters and on a pub route so theres no point buying anything newer until we move next year.

As for the "buy a whole car" argument, has anyone seen how many are for sale? About 3 around the UK.

Just wondering if its possible to remove an engine on the street with a Halfords tool kit

 

Yes, but you only need one

 

Bloody Peugeot parts - £1000 for a set of Pistons/Liners

might as well buy a scoob !

 

But they are all dogs

Will need to have a think - keeping the car, and may just rip the bloody engine out myself yet if I can get some room to do it.

 

Can you fit a Rover V8 in?

 

Yup...

This is a much better option Si.

 

Time to go up to Edinburgh then and chat to Andy I think

 

Speak to Andy Baker at www.abmotorsport.co.uk He specialises in 205's, although I don't think he does engine rebuilds, I am sure he will point you in the right direction to one of his contacts.

He has a Longman 1.9 GTi 8v running on throttle bodies at about 200bhp.

 

£3000 to spend, buy an AW11 MR2 Supercharger, thats no question a better track car than a 205

 

HiFlow are selling brand new piston & liner sets for Mi16's for £325+vat at the mo - theres a mention in the discounts section on 205gtidrivers.com

Also members of the site get a discount at HiFlow heads also!

 

Engine lunched itself this morning so the rebuild is no longer an option - sounds like the shells are jangling about in teh sump somewhere now

Will update when i'm back around next week, but the only real option now is to fit a new engine myself or buy an STi

 

Sorry to hear that DW ....... another Mi bites the dust.

Maybe you should 1.9 8V it and join the reliable club

 

let me know if you need a hand

 

Sorry to hear DW, if you're seling the rest of the car - let me know.

 

I'll give you a hand too

 

Whoooooops!

 

Bought a 309 with a mi16 off ebay for £600 ,lowered with slicks