Bore the Engine to a 2.2L

[rsg]

Hey guys,

Wanted to know if anyone has ever tried this on the FTO?

I was thinking of getting the engine bored out to a 2.2 Litre, and then re-sleaving the cylinder with chrome sleaves. After this I wanted to either ceramic coat the pistons, or to buy some new ones such as Wiseco ceramic coated pistons.

This will apparently reduce friction quite a large amount, keep the pistons and engine cooler, prolong engine life as well as increase performance(naturally).

Has anyone got any info or had any experiences with this?

raf

[Myfeckin FTO]

Raf,

Not convinced you will get large gains going down this route - did you find out what the story is with the power loss on your engine yet? - I would imagine you would be throwing good money after bad unless you know whats happening there first.

If you want max BHP gain for the money - you would be better off going down the turbo route - the GR engine seems to take well enough to a turbo - there are already a few in existance in the UK.

[rsg]

I haven't found the problem yet, but I;m gonna take it to another mech so he can check it out.

I went and got a price today, and the guy there reckons the equivalent of about 300pounds will get my pistons ceramic coated, bored the engine out to a 2.2litre, ceramic coat the head and the exhaust inside and out.
I think that a very good price, plus this reduces engine heat and I've heard of a few guys doing this before turbo charging as your engine doesn't get as hot and performs a lot better.

It's also a lot cheaper to ceramic coat as opposed to buying Wiseco pistons for example which alone will cost me about 600pounds.


There is nothing really stopping me from getting a turbo afterwards, and having it perform better. I'll just have to get some facts of this and see wha sort of gains I can expect. In the mean time I still have to find out what's up with the car.

raf