vtr engine in my ax :)

hi im thinking of putting a vtr engine in my ax cuz i jus cant get my lil 1.1 running propa i think its suckin in air around da manifold but iv replaced all the gaskets so im stumped so yano what forget it lol iv got a doner car lined up so i just need 2 know what acctually needs to be dun iv thought about obvious things lyk fule pump due to the multipoint injection and loom/ecu/drive shafts n all dat but im not sure how im gonna connect the engin loom 2 the fuse box inside etc as wiering IS NOT my strong point anything elce im gd 4 but a complete panzy with wires haha :L any help????

throttle bodies ftw!

i'd personally take the whole loom off the paxo including fusebox etc take as much out of it as you can and transfer it over, i would prolly think that new engine mounts would have to be made up aswell,
someone else will probably suggest a simplier method

dont suppose you live in rugby? have done a similar conversion with my AX GTi but with the 106 gti engine. my mate has the vtr engine in his ax with a kent cam and it proper pulls strong! give us a shout and could give some pionters?

nah engine mounts r the same as are the drive shafts it will jus drop straight in and as for changing all the loom i have thought of that and the only problem that i could think of is all the dash controles being different connections but i might try and find out n see if the dash will fit in as i am in no rush and no m8 i live in redditch but i will deffo let you know if i need some advice thanks m8.
ps does any1 know about the dash???

telfaxgti wrote: dont suppose you live in rugby? have done a similar conversion with my AX GTi but with the 106 gti engine. my mate has the vtr engine in his ax with a kent cam and it proper pulls strong! give us a shout and could give some pionters?

is that the burgandy colour one with the cage?

seen that the other week and it shifts!!


ive seen a saxo dash in an ax but its a fair amount of work to do

im buying an ax and doing the vts conversion for a track car but it will probably be dashless with clocks so cant help you there

contact Rickyp_rpm he has a website, he has done several vtr/s conversions on these so should be a big help to you

if you ask PC on here he might have some advice

Berg wrote:

telfaxgti wrote: dont suppose you live in rugby? have done a similar conversion with my AX GTi but with the 106 gti engine. my mate has the vtr engine in his ax with a kent cam and it proper pulls strong! give us a shout and could give some pionters?

is that the burgandy colour one with the cage?

seen that the other week and it shifts!!

my mates is burgandy but has no cage , mine is dark grey/green with omp cage.

defo worth doing for a track car, thats what mine was made for and its a great laff !

I'm sorry, a 1600 16v lump with 130+bhp in an AX? <!-- s:o --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_surprised.gif" alt="" title="Surprised" /><!-- s:o --> <!-- s:o --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_surprised.gif" alt="" title="Surprised" /><!-- s:o -->

That must shift, but fair play has he a death wish?

As for a 1600 8v, I think that's a better choice as the torque will make for a better drive. You could also go for the 1400 8v from something like a 106 XSI would make for a good, cheaper and slightly easier conversion.

ther nice n easy conversions to do, you could do as ppl say and try n swap as much as possible then 4 the dash controls just cut both wires (old n new) n join them?