Peugeot 406 Coupe 3 Litre V6 engine into a 205

Discussion in 'Peugeot 205' started by ronnyadonis, Sep 30, 2005.

  1. ronnyadonis

    ronnyadonis Guest

    Fitting a Peugeot 406 Coupe 3 Litre V6 engine into a Peugeot 205.
    Is that possible or easy task?

    Ive seen this conversion done in a Maxpower or REDLINE issue some time
    back i think. so it is possible. Amount of work the guy had to go
    through Im not sure.

    All advice welcome.
     
    ronnyadonis, Sep 30, 2005
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    Carl Gibbs Guest

    Anything is possible, but save yourself a lot of money and hassle and stick
    the Mi16 engine in. You can buy the parts off the shelf, the engine will
    cost you peanuts and it'll fit straight in with the minimum of hassle. To
    fit the V6 you'll probably need lots of parts fabricated (exhuasts,
    manifolds, radiator, engine mounts, driveshafts etc etc), then you have to
    try and get it in the engine bay, wire up all the electrics, find a gearbox
    that will fit and lots more.

    Then think about driveability. I'd imagine the V6 is fairly torquey low
    down, and in a light car like the 205 that probably means lots of wheelspin.
    You can sort the Mi16 so it is more 'revvy', which would suit the car a lot
    better IMHO as it would allow it to build up the power and reduce traction
    issues.

    Just my 2p anyway.
     
    Carl Gibbs, Sep 30, 2005
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    Kevin Speed Guest

    Also bear in mind the weight of the V6 , it would make the back end very
    light , and an absolute mare in the rain.

    Go for either the Mi16 , or a Xantia 2.0L Turbo engine. My mate has one in
    his 205, and its mental!!

    I am putting an S16 167Bhp engine out of a ZX ina 205 fairly soon.

    For the Mi16 , make sure you get the shortened manifolds , so you dont have
    to tilt the engine though
     
    Kevin Speed, Oct 3, 2005
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    G.T Guest

    Hi,
    I guess I'd go for a 1.9 160HP version (alloy block). Motronic ECU, great
    reliability.
    GT's 2p trick : fit a twin cooling fan (for example from a Diesel) : the
    real 405MI16 had these as standard.

    Regards,
    G.T
    205 Diesel & turbo-Diesel : www.205d.com
     
    G.T, Oct 4, 2005
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