In the begining there was 1.7 engined Opel Rekord C -66
After first summer the original engine got ripped off from engine bay.
Then it required a bit of welding. After that the hell broke loose. CIH engines are too old and powerless, so something new had to be done.
20XE with OHC 240 Getrag was fitted in Rekord.
Due to high cost of throttle bodies turbo charging was only reasonable option to achieve resonable power.
At this stage 1 Ihi VF29 was fitted under hood.
Exhaust pipe needed a bit of improvisation.
Though it went quite near front tire it did NOT heat up the tire nor front fender.
Then I wired up the engine for Tatech Pro 6 engine management system and "rusted" the valve cover
Then just before end of summer 2008 I got engine running!
Picture is taken in Opel club finland summerparty 1/4 mile line up
btw. I won
After that event I registered the car and the regiseration went rather easily.
At this point the setup was this:
- 20XE with Z20LET pistons
- Tatech Pro 6 engine management system
- Ihi VF29 turbo charger
- 630cc injectors
- Audi Coil On Plugs
- OHC 240 Getrag
- Opel Commodore A LSD rear axle
- Spax KSX Shock absorbers in every corner
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In 2008-2009 winter I assembled roll cage, Sparco EVO bucket seats and 4-point harnesses.
Summer 2009
Tested few times quarter mile and results were a bi disappointing. Best time 14.19s and highest end speed 171 km/h.
Because of that hell broke loose before the end of summer.
Saab B204 engine, adapter plate and BMW ZF gearbox.
Toyota Hiace axle and four link kit from Summit
First version of exhaust manifold with Holset HX40Super
Firewall done.
At this point.
- Saab B204 engine
- BMW ZF gearbox from e36 M3
- Sachs -618 clutch
- Toyota Hiace axle with LSD
Hopefully running on street on next summer.
Picture links:
http://keimo.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Saabel%20Rekord%20C%20-66/
http://keimo.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Opel+Rekord+C+2.0+Turbo/
Updates will be done when something happens
