Suzuki Club UK

Just sat here bored and wondering... What engines have been put in a vitara and pushing some decent numbers.
im wondering what else could be done if I lose the 4wd and stick with rear wheel on the road.
iv love a girly looking vit with loads of power to suprise some sports car drivers.

used to have a mk4 golf turbo with 270bhp and 360ftlb. And suprised alot of expensive car drivers
just a bored thought!!!


Neil

Years ago Suzi Qs made a ford cosworth hybrid LWB Vit.

Oh really, il have to have a look at that

I see someone put a v12 jag engine in a vit, cant see pictures though :/ sounds easy enough

What sort of bhp are you looking for?

a gv2000 2.0 16v is a fairly easy swap, it's what I'm putting in my SJ with a vit gearbox, not the most powerful at 126bhp but I'm sure you could get some good power out of one with some tuning.

not looking really yet but was just wondering what fits in the chassis and body, then if i see an engine come up cheap iv got an idea as to what will go in.

gv 2000 you say? is it a 4 cyl 2.0?

126 sounds better than what is there now i guess, il keep an eye out for when you do that, should be interesting.

thanks scottie

Heres a good start for fast Vit ideas



Let me have a go when you've finished it!

upjakscreek wrote:not looking really yet but was just wondering what fits in the chassis and body, then if i see an engine come up cheap iv got an idea as to what will go in.

gv 2000 you say? is it a 4 cyl 2.0?

126 sounds better than what is there now i guess, il keep an eye out for when you do that, should be interesting.

thanks scottie

Yes it's the J20A 4 cyl 2.0, hopefully ill get started in a few months, I'm in the process of stripping down the donor vehicle

If you're willing to go a bit further afield the mid-late 90s Vauxhall engines are pretty good.

The X20XEV, reliable as all hell and still pumps 136bhp and 136lb-ft of torque.
There's the two C20 monsters. The well known 'Red-Top' C20XE, with 150 brake and damn near 200lb-ft of torque.
And of course the C20LET. Used to make Cavaliers fly that engine. Basically a red-top turbo, upping it to 200 brake and 210 lb-ft.

Pretty sure all of those will mate up to a Carlton gearbox.

If you want something a bit bigger there's also the X25XE and X30XE V6 engines. They're from Omegas but I think you could still fit them to a Carlton gearbox.

You can blame my dad for my freakish knowledge of 90s Vauxhalls.

Oh yea, didnt think vauxall, 2.0 rt on tbs sounds nice, mate had one in a corsa, wouldnt need all the managment then either , just sorting the mountings I suppose, do I need to ask if a 413 transfer box would bolt up to a Carlton box lol, they seem to fit everything

thanks, gave me asomething else to look at.

Neil