Engine swap

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Engine swap

Post by willow2u » Sat Jul 18, 2020 11:01 pm

Would you consider a bongo with a totally different engine less of a bongo
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Re: Engine swap

Post by Bob » Sat Jul 18, 2020 11:43 pm

Depends.

BMC 'A' Series - a little less Bongo.

Napier 'Deltic' - a lot more Bongo.
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Re: Engine swap

Post by ever after. » Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:34 am

Probably only a matter of time before we'll be able to get an electric motor put in them for a reasonable price.

They're going to be clamping down hard on emissions, adapt to survive and all that :lol:

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Re: Engine swap

Post by willow2u » Sun Jul 19, 2020 11:05 am

2.0 common rail diesel with 5 speed automatic gearbox
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Re: Engine swap

Post by willow2u » Sun Jul 19, 2020 3:03 pm

Are you planning on a manual or auto and 2 or 4wd
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Re: Engine swap

Post by WestyK » Sun Jul 19, 2020 5:38 pm

I have often wondered about this and always thought the newer engine would make a good swap. There is plendy of room in the engine bay and with enough fab skills anything is possible

I wonder if the Ford Duratech 2.0 or 2.3 which was shared with Mazda ine the MX5 and 6 and has a Mazda bell housing pattern could be made to fit.
for better still the 2.5 or 3.0 v6 from the ST Mondeo or Jag. can get rear wheel drive gearboxes from the Jag as well.

YB sounds very interesting. With turbo or NA.
keep us posted. :D
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Re: Engine swap

Post by willow2u » Sun Jul 19, 2020 6:19 pm

I’m going bmw you’ve obviously got a petrol mines a Diesel, engine And box is all in still needs all the wiring sorting and exhaust shouldn’t be to much aggro but I’m sorting out rust issues now sills arches etc
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Re: Engine swap

Post by Bongolia » Mon Jul 20, 2020 12:09 am

plonkatronix wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2020 1:07 pm I have been working on the fitment of a YB cosworth 2.0, currently trying to find am alternative to the 4x4 auto gearbox [-o<
Interesting that would be a flyer!
Could you not get a flex plate made and marry up with the existing box?
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Re: Engine swap

Post by Bongolia » Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:58 pm

Q: 300BHP Why?
A: Because we can. 8)
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Q2: when is a Bongo not a Bongo?
A2: When its got 300bhp.

Just make sure that PortaPotti is locked down. :shock:
It will certainly upset the VW/Subaru fraternity :twisted:
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Re: Engine swap

Post by willow2u » Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:15 pm

What about one of the Ford v6 engines I think one revs to about 8.6k tweak it a bit at least it would be a bit more relaxed than a steroid 300 horse il4
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Re: Engine swap

Post by willow2u » Sat Oct 03, 2020 8:55 pm

Is The 2.3 engine a v or inline and turbo or normal
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Re: Engine swap

Post by mickc » Sat Oct 03, 2020 10:07 pm

I quite fancy the idea of a Chevy 5.7 small block V8 with autobox, I know where there's one going at reasonable money.

Would be quite the upgrade, not so much for the hp increase but the torque increase would be quite something.

As said before, my biggest worry would be the effect on drive shafts and diff.

Time to get the tape measure out.

As an aside, if people start fitting larger (and possibly thirstier) engines to the Bongo, is there a larger fuel tank that could be fitted without too much aggro? I've often wondered if anyone has fitted a larger tank to a stock Bongo given the less than ideal fuel consumption, I'm getting 26-28 mpg motorway and 18-20 mpg urban from my 2.5 diesel.
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Re: Engine swap

Post by Dangermike » Mon Dec 07, 2020 12:09 am

I’ve been thinking about how easy it would be to fit a Landrover TD5 engine in one,
I mean I’ll never do it, but I would love to
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Re: Engine swap

Post by willow2u » Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:59 pm

I think that’s what I’ve done if it’s the bmw 2.0 engine
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Re: Engine swap

Post by Northern Bongolow » Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:17 am

That's worth a pic or two surely.
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