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Ken T

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Depressed by lack of horsepower?
« on: 23 November 2006, 22:46:47 »
Having a browse, as you do, I came across this helpful site, 'www.regal-shop.co.uk', which for a very reasonable amount of dosh, will enable you to boost the power of a standard 2.2 engine up to 260BHP. That would certainly make all the V6 people take notice ;D. Not quite Lotus Omega/Carlton standard but heading that way. Mind you it doesn't say how long the engine will last doing that ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Depressed by lack of horsepower?
« Reply #1 on: 23 November 2006, 22:51:30 »
260BHP!!!!!!!!, think mines got about 26BHP at the moment :D
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Re: Depressed by lack of horsepower?
« Reply #2 on: 23 November 2006, 22:53:53 »
260bhp??

From the 2.2??

 ;D ;D

That will be a supercharger kit then!

Either that or Regal will find themselves up on misrepresentation charges!  ;)



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Re: Depressed by lack of horsepower?
« Reply #3 on: 23 November 2006, 22:56:42 »
260 BHP I'd be happy with the 150 BHP it's supposed to have.  

Took a 1.8 Zafira out on Tuesday - full of 7 adults - had more pull at 70+ MPH and returned 32 MPG. :o
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Re: Depressed by lack of horsepower?
« Reply #4 on: 23 November 2006, 22:58:57 »
260 from a 2.2litre -- nope sorry i dont buy that.

EITHER very dear or if it does work it will reduce the life of your engine  :-?
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Re: Depressed by lack of horsepower?
« Reply #5 on: 23 November 2006, 23:02:26 »
Rubber crankshaft - that's the clue......
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Re: Depressed by lack of horsepower?
« Reply #6 on: 23 November 2006, 23:15:00 »
I also came across a site showing a Lotus Omega hitting 300KPH. Funny how some cars become Icons. Someone, I believe, put a Lotus engine into a UK Omega. Now as standard there is little enough room( where am I going to fit all this LPG Kit I just bought?), but to put in a straight 6 plus the turbo's, etc,  there can't be any space left. Ah I got it, take out the washer bottle. ;D
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Re: Depressed by lack of horsepower?
« Reply #7 on: 23 November 2006, 23:44:28 »
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Rubber crankshaft - that's the clue......

Rubber crankshaft - that must be a modification then - I thought they were made of butter?  :o
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Re: Depressed by lack of horsepower?
« Reply #8 on: 23 November 2006, 23:59:49 »
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Someone, I believe, put a Lotus engine into a UK Omega.  .....
OK Graham  take a step forwards!  ;)
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Re: Depressed by lack of horsepower?
« Reply #9 on: 24 November 2006, 06:41:50 »
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Rubber crankshaft - that's the clue......

Rubber crankshaft - that must be a modification then - I thought they were made of butter?  :o

www.acmerubbercrankshaftsforomegas.com
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Re: Depressed by lack of horsepower?
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Re: Depressed by lack of horsepower?
« Reply #11 on: 24 November 2006, 08:53:52 »
Yet again Regal bull.......the engine in question is the Z22SE .....not the Y/Z22XE.....a totaly different beast with inlet manifold and exhaust manifold swapped, chain driven cam, all alloy etc....
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Re: Depressed by lack of horsepower?
« Reply #12 on: 24 November 2006, 09:03:48 »
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Yet again Regal cock up.......the engine in question is the Z22SE .....not the Y/Z22XE.....a totaly different beast with inlet manifold and exhaust manifold swapped, chain driven cam, all alloy etc....

I'll tell my dad then - he's got one in his Vectra CDX.  Love to see my mum at the lights...  ;D
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Re: Depressed by lack of horsepower?
« Reply #13 on: 24 November 2006, 10:26:41 »
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Someone, I believe, put a Lotus engine into a UK Omega. Now as standard there is little enough room( where am I going to fit all this LPG Kit I just bought?), but to put in a straight 6 plus the turbo's, etc,  there can't be any space left. Ah I got it, take out the washer bottle.

Yep, 's been done. Remember that the Omega's somewhat similar to the Carlton and Senator under the skin, so there is enough room, The only thing that got in the way was the windscreen wiper assembly.

There's someone else on the Autobahnstormers putting a stright six engine into an Omega who's cambelt snapped.
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Re: Depressed by lack of horsepower?
« Reply #14 on: 24 November 2006, 10:31:25 »
You want this.....


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ultimate-Vauxhall-Engine-Conversion-2-8T-VXR-280PS_W0QQitemZ320050015744QQihZ011QQcategoryZ10404QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

280Bhp of Vaux V6 with a turbo, variable valve timing, all alloy..... and they sound fanatastic (note, Alfa use the 3.2 version of thsi V6......)
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