Ford transit connect - 275bhp

Hal1

Just reading this guys plans to push a few extra HP from his van. I'm really surprised of what these vans are capable of.

Its runing 18psi at the moment, im going to up the boost to 22psi and change the map slightly and i should be over the 300bhp mark

Interesting.




Link added http://passionford.com/forum/general-discussion/329586-had-my-transit-dynoed.html

Ciaran500

Ehh, link?

Anan1

Sounds like it's a petrol turbo - has it had an engine swap?

Hal1

I forgot to mention it runs 100% on LPG.

Anan1

Hal1 wrote: »

I forgot to mention it runs 100% on LPG.

According to the thread it 'only' makes 200bhp on LPG.

vw4life

thats cool

http://passionford.com/forum/pictures-video-and-photoshop-forum/320573-show-me-your-standard-looking-cars-with-big-bhp-2.html#post4443073

Hal1

Anan1 wrote: »

According to the thread it 'only' makes 200bhp on LPG.

Yeah, but it will and more when he increases the boost and fine tunes the mapping.

Henry Ford III

If it's running on LPG it's a petrol engine. If it's got boost it's turbocharged.

If that's the case it's an engine swap, as no Transit Connect comes with a petrol engine.

ford jedi

thats pretty much old news ford brought out a turbo petrol connect a few years ago think it was the the connect x put out 200 bhp as standard think its running on the old rs focus engine

bazz26

Anyone remember this:



2.9 litre V6 260bhp.

Anan1

ford jedi wrote: »

thats pretty much old news ford brought out a turbo petrol connect a few years ago think it was the the connect x put out 200 bhp as standard think its running on the old rs focus engine

Wasn't that a one-off built by Ford engineers?

Anan1

bazz26 wrote: »

2.9 litre V6 260bhp.

Bunch of babies - check this out.;) http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ylt8_renault-espacef1_dating

vw4life

vans rock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfUSBmEzv7Q&feature=related

Henry Ford III

I remember Supervan1 roaring around Brands Hatch many moons ago.

vw4life

Renault(boo) v's Ford(yay)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQilW1pHpuM&feature=fvw

Henry Ford III

ianobrien

bazz26 wrote: »

Anyone remember this:



2.9 litre V6 260bhp.

Wasn't the Supervan 3 a re-bodied Supervan 2?

I think the original Supervan 2 had a Le Mans Sports Car chassis and a 600hp endurance racing engine. I imagine that Cosworth removed the endurance racing engine when rebuilt into the Supervan 3 and fitted the 2.9 BOA Cosworth

The Original Transit Supervan ran with a GT40 engine/gearbox and was geared for 180mph. I remember reading about one "demo" run against the latest Ford BTCC cars at the time (Alan Mann or Broadspeed Escort) and the Transit lost after spinning on the wet track.......

Edit - I was wrong about the opposition in the race - It was a group 2 Escort. I found the clips on youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnqdIsBJT0A

Slidey

There is a Merc dealer in Ireland with a Lambo engine in a Vito.

I haven't ever seen it but I have heard of it enough times to believe it

Hotwheels

A few transits in england were fitted with the cosworth engine and running gear...

Renault F1 also had an Espace fitted with their V10 engine back in the 90's

Man I wouldn't mind driving a renault if it sounded like this...:D

vw4life

Slidey wrote: »

There is a Merc dealer in Ireland with a Lambo engine in a Vito.

I haven't ever seen it but I have heard of it enough times to believe it

I must root out the pics I have of that yolk

Marlow

Well, if you have enough money, you can by a Claer CT3, CT4/993 or CT5/R.

Those are based on VW Caravelle (T25, T4 and T5).

The T4 comes with a tuned Ruf Porsche 993 engine at 522 bhp, the CT5/R has a Ruf Porsche 997 engine at 720 bhp. Can't remember what the T25 model (CT3) outputs, but it's plenty.

/M