ZT performance upgrade

[Geeman37]

Hello there.
You'll have to bare with me, new to the game.
Can anyone advise me on a way of upping the BHP on my ZT 180. Looking for around 210, 220BHP?

[Kermit power]

What sort of budget are you looking at?

Can you afford to just trade the 180 in for a 260 (around £11k) and get 260bhp with RWD to boot?

[Geeman37]

Would love to but only had the 180 a couple of months. I am new to the MG scene & did not know the 260 excisted. If i had known the ZT was this good i would have dived in a lot sooner.

[Platinum]

Do you need an auto? I think the 260 is only available with a manual gearbox.

Edited by Platinum on Thursday 20th December 23:39

[Kermit power]

Platinum said:

Do you need an auto? I think the 260 is only available with a manual gearbox.

Edited by Platinum on Thursday 20th December 23:39

Correct-ish. If you want an auto, then you need to find a Rover 75 V8 or one of the small number of auto 260s in Australia!

[Platinum]

Kermit power said:

Platinum said:

Do you need an auto? I think the 260 is only available with a manual gearbox.

Edited by Platinum on Thursday 20th December 23:39

Correct-ish. If you want an auto, then you need to find a Rover 75 V8 or one of the small number of auto 260s in Australia!

Oh, I didn't realise they made any auto MGs.

[Kermit power]

Platinum said:

Kermit power said:

Platinum said:

Do you need an auto? I think the 260 is only available with a manual gearbox.

Edited by Platinum on Thursday 20th December 23:39

Correct-ish. If you want an auto, then you need to find a Rover 75 V8 or one of the small number of auto 260s in Australia!

Oh, I didn't realise they made any auto MGs.

There's only something like 3 or 4, and I don't think any of them are in this country.

[cyberface]

Geeman37 said:

Hello there.
You'll have to bare with me, new to the game.
Can anyone advise me on a way of upping the BHP on my ZT 180. Looking for around 210, 220BHP?

Dave V6 on X Power Forums may be able to help, he's got a tuned up V6 (albeit in a ZS rather than ZT).

What you really need though is a V8.... with a supercharger.....

Back in the real world, the V6 is a LOT lighter than the V8 and, being FWD, handles differently - a full geometry job on the FWD ZT will give a touring-car type sports setup without too much hassle, and surely it can't be hard to get a nice sound out of the V6??? Alfa V6 engines sound glorious, you just need some decent exhausts. It was the same with the V8s... but with a smaller market we had to get some bespoke jobbies designed for the club.

I'm sure a major manufacturer makes great sounding zorsts for the V6 engine.

Dave V6 will know, but if you're interested in making a bit of a project car then you could always sling a rotrex supercharger in there and play with the ECU. If they can fit a Mustang V8 in the ZT engine bay then there'll be enough room for some extra gubbins in there with the V6