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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Stuff all that tekkie bollix, V6's are cool as & pull like the proverbial. Keep up the oil/filter changes & change the cambelt/water pump every 40k or 4 years.

  Then ENJOY!!! 8-)

reeeaaally missed my v6 today, havind to drop a couple cogs joining the motorway at 55mph in the 2.2 just feels like i have to work it soo hard!
really if i could use a 2.6 and do the trips that i mostly use mine for to see what differance in mpg i get id be happy.
i really dont want to get a v6 then find im much worse off fuel wise, but i have this feeling i wont be as im having to push the 2.2 hard.

Console yourself with the fact that the 2.2 has a bigger/longer bore and stroke than the 2.6 (I think)

[ninjapirate]

Stuff all that tekkie bollix, V6's are cool as & pull like the proverbial. Keep up the oil/filter changes & change the cambelt/water pump every 40k or 4 years.

  Then ENJOY!!! 8-)

reeeaaally missed my v6 today, havind to drop a couple cogs joining the motorway at 55mph in the 2.2 just feels like i have to work it soo hard!
really if i could use a 2.6 and do the trips that i mostly use mine for to see what differance in mpg i get id be happy.
i really dont want to get a v6 then find im much worse off fuel wise, but i have this feeling i wont be as im having to push the 2.2 hard.

Consle yourself with the fact that the 2.2 has a bigger/longer bore and stroke than the 2.6 (I think)

i dont feel consoled     i want more power! more cylinders! lol as its the workhorse run around, and i did majorly fail at buying something bigger but cheap to run, i have to be quiet lol  its a major improvment over the car it replaced, and worth every litre of extra fuel it uses. maybe i can just release some more horses from it.

why did the 2.2 vectra engine make more power then the 2.2 omega? 

[TheBoy]

Vectra lump is very, very different

[LJay]

Stuff all that tekkie bollix, V6's are cool as & pull like the proverbial. Keep up the oil/filter changes & change the cambelt/water pump every 40k or 4 years.

  Then ENJOY!!! 8-)

reeeaaally missed my v6 today, havind to drop a couple cogs joining the motorway at 55mph in the 2.2 just feels like i have to work it soo hard!
really if i could use a 2.6 and do the trips that i mostly use mine for to see what differance in mpg i get id be happy.
i really dont want to get a v6 then find im much worse off fuel wise, but i have this feeling i wont be as im having to push the 2.2 hard.

I went from a 2.2 auto to a 3 litre manual and still got roughly 300 miles to a tank. Not sure what the 2.6 figures would be though.  And it is infinately more fun to drive.
I tend to do a lot of short trips, school run etc. so economy isn't great for me.  Can/could get 500 miles on long motorway runs though.
I dread the day I no longer run a V6.

I'm guessing big car means bigger engine doesn't need to work as hard as the smaller one does? :-/

[ninjapirate]

Vectra lump is very, very different

really? i thought someone on here told me it was basicly just the belt/chain differance. which is why i was wondering if i could use any vectra parts to increase power, it seems not then lol

[LJay]

Stuff all that tekkie bollix, V6's are cool as & pull like the proverbial. Keep up the oil/filter changes & change the cambelt/water pump every 40k or 4 years.

  Then ENJOY!!! 8-)

reeeaaally missed my v6 today, havind to drop a couple cogs joining the motorway at 55mph in the 2.2 just feels like i have to work it soo hard!
really if i could use a 2.6 and do the trips that i mostly use mine for to see what differance in mpg i get id be happy.
i really dont want to get a v6 then find im much worse off fuel wise, but i have this feeling i wont be as im having to push the 2.2 hard.

Consle yourself with the fact that the 2.2 has a bigger/longer bore and stroke than the 2.6 (I think)

i dont feel consoled     i want more power! more cylinders! lol as its the workhorse run around, and i did majorly fail at buying something bigger but cheap to run, i have to be quiet lol  its a major improvment over the car it replaced, and worth every litre of extra fuel it uses. maybe i can just release some more horses from it.

why did the 2.2 vectra engine make more power then the 2.2 omega? 

Rear wheel drive versus front wheel drive for starters?

[ninjapirate]

Stuff all that tekkie bollix, V6's are cool as & pull like the proverbial. Keep up the oil/filter changes & change the cambelt/water pump every 40k or 4 years.

  Then ENJOY!!! 8-)

reeeaaally missed my v6 today, havind to drop a couple cogs joining the motorway at 55mph in the 2.2 just feels like i have to work it soo hard!
really if i could use a 2.6 and do the trips that i mostly use mine for to see what differance in mpg i get id be happy.
i really dont want to get a v6 then find im much worse off fuel wise, but i have this feeling i wont be as im having to push the 2.2 hard.

I went from a 2.2 auto to a 3 litre manual and still got roughly 300 miles to a tank. Not sure what the 2.6 figures would be though.  And it is infinately more fun to drive.
I tend to do a lot of short trips, school run etc. so economy isn't great for me.  Can/could get 500 miles on long motorway runs though.
I dread the day I no longer run a V6.

I'm guessing big car means bigger engine doesn't need to work as hard as the smaller one does? :-/

well this is what im thinking, the roads i use it on the 4 pot doesnt have the umpth i like.

to be fair, im lucky that most of my trips are national speed limit, shortest trip is about 14 miles round trip to shops and 90% of that is at 60+ mph.  its also smiles per mile too, i can live with a couple mpg drop lol

[TheBoy]

Vectra lump is very, very different

really? i thought someone on here told me it was basicly just the belt/chain differance. which is why i was wondering if i could use any vectra parts to increase power, it seems not then lol

I suspect that the engines are tuned differently anyway, for drivability of the different cars.  Remember, the Omega is rather heavy, so low down torque is far more important than a peak bhp figure, which only serves as a penis measurement tool down the pub

[ninjapirate]

Stuff all that tekkie bollix, V6's are cool as & pull like the proverbial. Keep up the oil/filter changes & change the cambelt/water pump every 40k or 4 years.

  Then ENJOY!!! 8-)

reeeaaally missed my v6 today, havind to drop a couple cogs joining the motorway at 55mph in the 2.2 just feels like i have to work it soo hard!
really if i could use a 2.6 and do the trips that i mostly use mine for to see what differance in mpg i get id be happy.
i really dont want to get a v6 then find im much worse off fuel wise, but i have this feeling i wont be as im having to push the 2.2 hard.

Consle yourself with the fact that the 2.2 has a bigger/longer bore and stroke than the 2.6 (I think)

i dont feel consoled     i want more power! more cylinders! lol as its the workhorse run around, and i did majorly fail at buying something bigger but cheap to run, i have to be quiet lol  its a major improvment over the car it replaced, and worth every litre of extra fuel it uses. maybe i can just release some more horses from it.

why did the 2.2 vectra engine make more power then the 2.2 omega? 

Rear wheel drive versus front wheel drive for starters?

no these were flywheel figures i was looking at so the layout wouldnt make a differance.

i suppose what i would spend getting more power from my 2,2 would A pay for more fuel on v6, and b buy a v6 lol

def have the omega bug tho! even toyed with finding a nice mv6, i have a classic car policy for pre 1989 cars thats dirt cheap so something like a 205 diesel could fit on that for the shorter trips.

[ninjapirate]

Vectra lump is very, very different

really? i thought someone on here told me it was basicly just the belt/chain differance. which is why i was wondering if i could use any vectra parts to increase power, it seems not then lol

I suspect that the engines are tuned differently anyway, for drivability of the different cars.  Remember, the Omega is rather heavy, so low down torque is far more important than a peak bhp figure, which only serves as a penis measurement tool down the pub

yeh im guessing the omega is more torque orientated for its size. but if its a totaly differant engine i wont look no further