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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: daggie on July 14, 2006, 07:32:41 AM

Title: engine conversion
Post by: daggie on July 14, 2006, 07:32:41 AM
Right, the vm 2.5 is fucked  :idea:
MMMMM............. BMW 5 pot tdi   :supz:
zorst is on the right side.



whadda ya fink
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Post by: tim_aka_tim on July 14, 2006, 08:03:39 AM
I fink buy this Ford scorpio engine for £250, its the same as the one in yer Jeep.

http://http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-SCORPIO-ULTIMA-TURBO-DIESEL-2-5L-ENGINE-COMPLETE_W0QQitemZ290004462621QQihZ019QQcategoryZ21654QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Post by: daggie on July 14, 2006, 05:59:20 PM
they won't fit
 a different sump that won't interchange  :?
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Post by: tim_aka_tim on July 14, 2006, 06:29:20 PM
poo.  :cry:
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Post by: Anonymous on July 14, 2006, 09:25:14 PM
chuck a 4 litre gas guzzler in it!!!! :twisted:
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Post by: Tank on July 14, 2006, 10:08:24 PM
Be a man and chuck in a V8...... 8)  :cry:  :cry:
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Post by: greggmo on July 14, 2006, 10:53:12 PM
hey tank if ever ya blow a bank of yer cylinders ya can allways have me four popper and strapit to the side thats fooked  :lol:  :lol:  bastard.
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Post by: Tank on July 14, 2006, 11:12:17 PM
Greggmo,me old china,mine may have raw power....but your 4 banger certainly has a lot to offer on its own thats for sure :lol:  8)  8)
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Post by: Mike Pavelin on July 15, 2006, 09:04:53 AM
Too many cheap 4.0s around so not worth the hassle. Either scrap it and get another one or put the stock motor back.
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Post by: daggie on July 15, 2006, 09:18:00 AM
trouble is, I've spent tooooo much money on it allready :roll:

It's a good motor now, I've fixed or replaced bearing etc.......................... :?
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Post by: Anonymous on July 15, 2006, 09:56:51 AM
Daggie

Have you spoke to the bloke in Derbyshire that rebuilds VMs?
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Post by: daggie on July 15, 2006, 10:11:59 AM
yup  :shock:  :shock:
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Post by: Anonymous on July 15, 2006, 10:13:09 AM
Sounds £££££s :shock: