Andrew C Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 Has anyone got advise on fitting a bigger engine into a Lupo. I bleave you can fit a 1.8t. What will it in tail and what else will I have to re place ie running gear, gear box and ect. Who could under take the work in the north west area. Cheers Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR5V Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 Do you have the budget? Seem to recall someone saying the going rate for 1.8t conversion at a garage is over £4k in labour for the conversion, thats excluding parts. Anything is possible - If you try really hard you can fit 2x W12 engines into a Lupo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C3peteo Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 4k! Wowsers. That's a huge amount of money for the work involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR5V Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 that may have been the go away price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 I charge more than that. Minimum 100h work. Think about what is involved. Not just engine usually- even gearboxes and gear linkages need changing. Clutch system. Loom and ECU. Fuel system. Exhaust. Induction system. Cooling. Drive flanges etc. That is for standard stuff. Then people usually want a turbo or supercharger. And suspension. And brakes. Then the bespoke stuff like Dewiper. Delock. Window tinting. Hifi. Full interior incl roof lining. Wheels. Paint job. Cheaper to buy a much more expensive car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausage Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 If you have to pay people to do it then it will be cheaper to just find and buy one already done. If you can do most of it yourself then it's going to be your time and the parts plus whatever you have to pay to get done. If you get a donor car and sell off most of the bits you wont need then the cost will be very small, plus you hear the engine running instead of trying to get an unknown engine running. DIY with donor = a few hundred quid, otherwise as said above it will be a few thousand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR5V Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 Thinking about it £4K is either 100 hours at £40 or 80 hours at £50 - that’s assuming VAT included - taking vat off your down to £41 & £33 daze rate. Seems very cheap. plus whoever takes on the work is dealing with a lot of used parts and adapting the loom to work with left over in the Lupo - ignoring drive shafts and engine mounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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