New Engine?

Well I've been saving up my pocket money and decided to put a new engine in my car but I've heard there can be compatibility problems so I'm just wondering if anyone has any clues about it. It's to go into a 2001 Astra 1.7Dti. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated

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only problem i can see is you'll have to use a quite high RON fuel for it which i doubt is available at the pump

? what engine are you putting into it?

Sith wrote:

? what engine are you putting into it?

The one in the link

Seems like a good plan, and an astra is a good base to start with. I dont know much technically about this kinda stuff, but it cant be that hard a job to do.

Cant open link at wiork. What engine is it?

If its a petrol you will need a new tank, pum and things like that.

Anyone know how tunable this engine is?

WSA wrote:

only problem i can see is you'll have to use a quite high RON fuel for it which i doubt is available at the pump

Actually, I think they'll run on paraphin

What engine is it? The link doesn't work on my phone

just make up a few mounts really, try some paraphine and see how it goes.

oh and dont forget a new set of clocks those things tend to rev quite high and go like f**k lol.

Lmao, jut opened the link, lol!

Callum,

I'd start with some kind of spaceframe to sit that engine one but keep the standard rear axle. Then develope a little cockpit, its gonna get warm and quite windy around it. Have a bucket on a string to drop feul in, glue astra front on cockpit, have go kart steering and go for gold!

Made a quick enginering diagram to explain



*not the lack of bucket, still, in the primary stages of development

10cm jet engine... I like it.

And a 4" high car! basic design looks intriguing, may have a problem fitting rear lights/numberplate etc, i can see a problem with the wing mirrors too..

i think the driver will get sucked into it...that or itl be hell of a hair dryer!

I wish people would read the design, there is cockpit

Ye dimensions arnt final... hehe

some how i wouldnt really be to worried about the fact you have no rear lights or a number plate, would be kind of hard to miss or hear it coming.

Wow Chris! Thanks mate, that's a really sweet design. I might take it up to Huw and see if he could do it for me... Next problem is ride comfort. I'm worried I'll be compromising comfort for speed. What springs should I use?

I think you'd be better off trying to shock-proof the seat rather than the car itself, mite save a lot of hassle, also if you put soft springs on the ahem, "cockpit" section then your next problem will be how to prevent lift-off!

kee21 wrote:

I think you'd be better off trying to shock-proof the seat rather than the car itself, mite save a lot of hassle, also if you put soft springs on the ahem, "cockpit" section then your next problem will be how to prevent lift-off!

I'm going to possibly suspend the seat so it has room to move. And to prevent lift-off....lead weights. A fuck lot of lead weights!

Callum, what happened to your photography equipment?

I've still got that. It's my filming equipment that's gone There's two write ups of the story so far on these links. I've got some more i need to update it with
Part 1
Part 2

ouch!

thats fucking shit man, how do you get a permit?