al205mi16

Ive reluctantly had to offer my 205 up for sale, due to grown up things like houses and stuff getting in the way. Majorly gutted. See spec below. Engine only has 1,500 miles on it since full rebuild (proper job, uprated everything). It has over 180bhp @ wheels, approx 220bhp @ fly. It has just been fully resprayed also (excellent job, paintwork was original and bit faded so decided to get her sprayed). Car looks absolutely fantastic, like brand new. Not one stone chip on her. Wheels are brand new. Good Yoko's on her. New MOT. Everything is uprated and she has all the proper bits you could wish for. Its the ultimate 205 sleeper as it looks pretty standard, yet she'll scare the living **** out of most things on the road. Had it for over 2 years and spent over 6 grand (not including buying the car). I bought it privately down in Preston (previous owner was like me, an enthusiast) with the Mi16 engine fitted, it also had the twin carbs and cams and was pushing 162bhp @ wheels. Decided to get it rebuilt about a year ago so she was off the road for a few months. The rear is stripped out and looks mental with the cage. Car has been properly set up on rolling road and is awesome to drive. Surprisingly easy to drive around town, its usable, everyday transport and is ultra-reliable. And it sounds awesome of course! New battery also fitted. Very clean under bonnet. Pampered to extremes (approx 10 services in last 2 years). I have all bills for work done, all carried out professionally by reputable garages. Only 77k on car (2 owners from new, complete with original purchase documentation, started life as 1.9 GTI) and as I said 1.5k on fully rebuilt engine. Carbs are fine, been re-jetted. Head work and engine build carried out by Agra Engineering (good reputation). Must be one of the quickest N/A Pug's in UK. All uprated parts fitted professionally with invoices to prove (huge binder of receipts like you wouldnt believe). She's not too bad on the fuel either, runs brilliantly on Optimax but you can use normal unleaded. Running costs aren't too bad, insurance was very reasonable (through specialist), as for servicing, I went a bit over the top, but you'd get away with an oil/filter change every 3,000 miles, full service every 6k and maybe one hour on a rolling road once a year. Iif you're using her daily that is. It really does look like a brand new 205. I drove it as my only car for over a year and it was 100% reliable.

Engine is uprated to take 8,000rpm. Peaks around 7,600rpm. Despite the power, it has not been thrashed and has only done around 2k in the last year (and 1000 miles of that was running her in). Have done quarter mile (before rebuild) a few times but each time she had new oil before the 1/4 mile day and then i changed the oil again the next day! Extreme I know but I am fussy. Performance times were achieved before rebuild, and she now feels quicker and sharper with more torque. It is genuinely quicker than my M3 Evo up to 100mph.

Does not need much to finish her off, if I was keeping it I'd fit bigger front brakes and a pair of light bucket seats then leave it alone. Handling is superb the cage really stiffened her up, plus the LSD is such a trick bit of kit.

One of the most sorted 205's around by far. I do have pics and a couple of vid clips if required.

Price? I'm looking for around £4,995. Means I'm losing £000's but I've had a lot of fun. Time to put the sensible hat on though.

Its a lot of money for a 12 year old Pug but just look at the spec. She'd give a lot of the Japmobiles a helluva run for their money around any track.

Allan.Brownie@Bakerhughes.com

A 16V RF - PEUGEOT 205 Mi16

SPECIFICATION

ENGINE

Mi16 1905cc 16 valve. Fully rebuilt September 2003, lightened and balanced.
Mahle pistons, re-ground crank, re-worked head. Spesso Group 'N' Kevlar triple-layered Head Gasket. New liners/seals, new cam followers.
Twin 45mm Dellorto carbs. Larger jets. Kent fast road cams. Gas flowed/polished/ported cylinder head.
Fabricated exhaust manifold. Richard Longman/Jenvey inlet manifold. Facet 'red top' fuel pump. Filter King glass bowl fuel regulator. Heavy duty big end and
main baring nuts/bolts. Heavy duty bottom engine mounting bush. Peugeot Sport Group 'A' intermediate section and back box.
Group 'A' Oil Pump. Magnecor Ignition Leads.

TRANSMISSION

Rebuilt Mi16 gearbox with lower ratio diff. Quaife Adjustable Torque Bias, Limited Slip Differential. Quickshift gear linkage.


SUSPENSION

Peugeot Ecosse 60mm lowering springs. Torsion bar adjusted at rear. Koni adjustable shocks all round. Polyurethane suspension bushes.
Alloy strut brace. Uprated 24mm rear anti-roll bar.


BRAKES

Standard front and rear ventilated discs.
Uprated performance pads.
Goodridge brake hoses.


WHEELS

8 x Standard refurbished Peugeot Speedline 205 1.9 GTI 15" alloys.
Yokohama A038R super soft compound 195/50/15 (track use)
Yokohama A539's 195/50/15 (road use)

INTERIOR

Safety Devices 6 point roll cage.
Partially stripped out interior. Polished floor.
Momo Race steering wheel and gear ****. Kenwood CD player. Uprated front speakers.
(although you cant really hear stereo above 40mph!!)

SECURITY

Meta alarm. Cobra immobiliser. Remote central locking.


PERFORMANCE

Maximum Power 221bhp @ 7,600rpm (before rebuild)
Maximum Torque 160lbs/ft @ 5,500rpm (approx)
Power to Weight Ratio - 260bhp/per tonne (approx)

0-60mph 5.5sec (proven)
0-100mph 12.9sec (proven)
1/4 Mile 13.8sec @ 103mph (proven)
Top Speed 155mph (on rolling road!)
140mph (on open road, approx)

trionic

What on the crank was reground and why? Just interested...

Who did the engine build, and how much did it cost?

Sounds like a fab car...