joeturnerrfx Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 hi lads and ladysme and my dad are going to undertake the project off putting a 1.8t in a lupo , i would be grate full if people could help out by putting up bits off info they know and websites / companies that sell bits that i would needthe car we have is a 1.4 16v , and we are going to put a 1.8 225 bhp engine in ( althought we dont have an engine sourced yet )what drive shafts and mounts will be needed ? looms etc ? any suggestions on suspension and brakes ?any recomendations from expericance ?cheers joe+ anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWB's Lupo Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Have you upgraded brakes / suspension yet? Any reason why you want a BAM engine as well? That is a lot of power in a little car? You would probably need to look as LSD's to get that power down on the floor as well? That alone will set you back a lump. For the loom you can try a company called ACR you send them the donor loom and the existing and they create you a hybrid basically. You will probably need a Lupo GTi Pedal box as well as you will end up with a hydraulic gearbox. There are quite a few threads on here worth looking through them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWB's Lupo Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Custom Driveshaft's: Thread started yesterday:http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=85521&pid=986211&st=0entry986211 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeturnerrfx Posted December 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Cheers mate , the reason we want to go for the 225 limp from the go is that we want to have a reliable 225 bhp then we can work on that from their , we know how we can get the engine to 280 bhp with just simple mods , and with that power I think we would be happy ( for a while atleast ) , we will look into LSD at a later date once we get the car running and driving , As for other mods . At the moment the car is standard , so will need a disk set up on the rear too ? So was leaving that open to recommendation ( sensible ones and not silly expensive ones ) And cheers for the heads up on the loom Joe + anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWB's Lupo Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Wouldn't concentrate so much on the rear - obviously the easiest would be a Lupo GTi setup, I would be more inclined to upgrade your suspension and front brakes before dropping the lump in - I presume you do want to stop the car? G60 / Lupo GTi / Polo GTi front brakes is a starting point. Maybe some Coilovers or something and an ARB if your car doesn't have one would be a starting point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 I wouldn't run 225bhp+ on rear drums personally, if you just upgrade the fronts I'd expect them try & lock up on you. G60/GTI brakes all round FTW, standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWB's Lupo Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 I wouldn't run 225bhp+ on rear drums personally, if you just upgrade the fronts I'd expect them try & lock up on you. G60/GTI brakes all round FTW, standard.Yeah I appreciate what your saying - However if I was in his situation I would be more worried about the 1.4 brakes trying to stop 225 Horses. And the 1.4 Suspension.Rear Brakes do very little on the car - Although I would still upgrade them if I was doing this conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Yeah the fronts are the priority fo sho, you need the rears to balance it though imo, having front wheel skidded on a motorbike (imagine the road rushing up & smacking you in the face at 40mph) I never underestimate the importance of half decent rear brakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeturnerrfx Posted December 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 cheers for the input folks- the conversion is going to be done in one go- so brakes and suspension will be done at same time as the engine - its easyer to do whilst the car is in bits , so all the input and advice is appreciated , i want to make a shopping list and get all my bits together before i touch the car . so then we can just go at it , although i will probs end up just getting something every month and doing it cheersjoe + anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty_82 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 4 Pots or go home lolAs a bare minimum id say g60 discs and carriers, as a standard that id consider decent id go for 4 pots with 280mm+ discs, but remember wheels will always need to be bigger when you go with much bigger brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTdi Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Think I know who this is!Once you've cracked the 1.8t in yours, can do mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeturnerrfx Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 james you do know who this is , but keep it on the hush the saxo is for using for work and this beast for santa pod and the odd night out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTIWOLF Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Fancy doing mine as well mate? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeturnerrfx Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 haha by the sounds of it a few might want this doing ! i will have to see how my own project goes before saying we would take another one on . my dad has been a mechanic for the last 30 odd years and he certainly knows his way around cars - im a welder and fabricator so i will be doing the welding and knocking bits up needed, as well as getting my hands dirty and learning what i can joe + anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTdi Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Well if you master it (and let me drive yours) i'll pay you to do mine! Im keeping it on hush, told everyone your getting a micra...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeturnerrfx Posted January 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 haha a micra ?! surley me driving a saxo vtr about will thow them off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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