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Hi guys sorry for not replying for a while i have been busy in Uni and stuff. But I need you guys to help me i have a 1 of a kind 406 SRi Turbo "I Love Saying That" anyways ha i need some help on a new engine my engine runs fantastic its never ever let me down but its done 146k Now? Thats the question i am going to go mad this year on a big Turbo Convension so i want to know were is the best place to get a New Immaculate engine low miles. I already spent £ on the engine like a Dump Valve, Induction Kit, Ecotek, FSH Power Boost Valve and its always runnig Super Unleaded all the way and please tell me how much would it cost me on a big turbo, wastegate, Manifold and everything i want to to be rapidoooooooooooo not rapid lol. So please "HELP".


AND HOW DO I CHANGE MY 1.6 8V TO MY 2.0I SRI TURBO UNDER MY USERNAME.

Why mess with a combination that has worked perfectly for so long? Tinkering is leaving you open to problems. I've seen it SO many times: A car is running perfectly, no troubles at all... some chav tinkers with its engine and thereafter its always off the road with the bonnet up.

My 1996 2.0l Petrol has done close to 190K now and is still going strong.
As long as you don't drive em like an asshole and constantly high rev it, it should be perfectly fine.
That being said, I by no means drive like a granny. I cruise at 80 on the motorways and from time to time push the engine to clear it out. But I relax on country roads and city/town streets, theres no point racing around on them.

I've put 75K on the car in under 5 years and the engine has not given me one problem yet.

I say leave the thing alone.

Converting your SRi Turbo for big, reliable power is easy.............

Buy a Nissan S13/14 200 SX 200BHP standard, 250 BHP with some easy tweeks, 300 BHP is possible too on standard internals with water injection / proper fueling etc

The peugeot engine is quite difficult (and expensive) to get near to 200 BHP because it was not designed to run high boost etc. It is a nice Torquey unit with decent grunt but Big Power is not easy.

Ok thanks guys for your help but i still want to know if i want to modify my engine even more do i need a new engine or just shall i stick with this one?

If you modify the one you have, you're leaving yourself open for engine troubles.
Like Welton said, they're not designed for max power. They're designed for torque and economy. You faff about and you'll break it eventually.
Thats not to say that sensible, minor tweaks won't hold. But I'm of the opinion that these engines run at the BHP they do for a reason. That reason will be because thats how they tested to be at their best.

If you must have a gutsy car, the 3l V6 should do the trick ;)

Blue406 wrote:If you modify the one you have, you're leaving yourself open for engine troubles.
Like Welton said, they're not designed for max power. They're designed for torque and economy. You faff about and you'll break it eventually.
Thats not to say that sensible, minor tweaks won't hold. But I'm of the opinion that these engines run at the BHP they do for a reason. That reason will be because thats how they tested to be at their best.

If you must have a gutsy car, the 3l V6 should do the trick ;)

very true, the turbo is pretty much at its power Vs. reliability Vs. economy limits as standard, its a dead end trying to tune it as theres not that much potential for power unless you want to invest insane amounts of money, but then its not a pug anymore
just get a v6 if you want to keep with the 406, or as welton said get one of them nissan's, one of my friends invested about £1,000 in one and had almost 380bhp at the wheels to play with that car was insane

Ive heard quite a few horror stories about High boost cars with Eco tek valves.
Aparrently they have a habbit of leaning out the fuel mixture too much.
;)