Non-factory engines: What would you put in your ZT?
 

Hi guys

I'm interested in taking my ZT to the 300bhp mark and with the 1.8T it takes a few quid to get it to that point safely.

Being fairly open minded and not much of a purist, I thought I'd check out some other options.

The 1.8T VAG lump seems to get some fanfare made about it and performance parts are relatively cheap. The engine has a history of being taken to some fairly lofty figures.

AMW Motorsport (previously AA Autosport) have in the past transplanted the engine into a ZS and in the process created an adapter to the existing gearbox. I've reached out for a little more info from them about doing the same on the ZT.

What I'd like to ask is if you were to consider a different engine that wasn't available from the factory and you were looking for performance, what would you choose? Budget wise ~£5k.

Cheers

James

PS, post number 1000!

If money weren't an issue I'd stick an RB26DETT engine from a R34 GTR skyline in with the 4wd :D now that would give you 500bhp+ ;) Very unrealistic though aha.

Would be interesting what the solution is though :}

It might not be AMW... It might be Reyland Motorsport that did the ZS...

That would be crazy!

Being biased (I have a Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo) I would love the engine in a ZT. 5 cylinder loveliness. A nitrous one I think has 600 BHP (FWD :eek:). I think that is the Abarth 2.4 lump turbo'd.

I think you can reliably get 350BHP out of them for a couple of K's.

Mind you the fit is tight in a Coupe. Not sure how it would fit in a ZT. Might need tyre levers and lots of vaseline. :D Oooerrrr missus!

And of course Italian talking to British electrics - "You wanna do what, ma fai!! Come back next week when we are working!!".

My Mrs. had a year-old 220 Coupe many moons ago.....that was...er...nippy, to put it mildly! :eek: Would that mill fit and be tweakable? :shrug: Rover too!

Pete

The old Rover 3.5 V8 was a nice engine... :bowdown: :}
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the Z20LET is pretty popular amongst the Vauxhall owners. 2.0 engine and have seen quite a few claiming the 300bhp mark.

Jag 5.0 supercharged V8. In a FWD :lol: (kidding)

Sell the car and buy a 260.

and supercharge it :drool4: