Now before I get slated here...........................................

 

Seriously, how hard would this be?

 

does anyone know if there is a particular engine that would be easiest to do this with?

 

For example does anyone know if the gearbox would have to be changed or is there an engine out there that could work with most of the running gear of the Zed?

 

The reason I ask is that obviously the fuel economy of a zed is not great, but if all you are after is looks (and what better car to look great in?) why not?

 

The idea would be to use the car purely as an advert for a company - all logo'd up and driving around towns for people to see. Business wise the fuel economy of the Zed wouldn't add up, but if a diesel engine could be dropped into it relatively inexpensively what would the options be.

 

I'm not after some super-duper Twin Turbo diesel engine or anything, but something like a primera or avensis engine.

 

So ideas anyone?

ouch thats not cheap

need your head tested to be even thinking off putting a diesel engine in a z, if your bothered about fuel economy you bought the wrong car to start with LMAO

Cheers for all the replys

 

I think a LPG - NA is really the only way to go with this one then.......if it ever gets done that is!!

 

did you not see the post i put up before with the link to the place that had lpg converted a twin turbo masser and a supercharged XKR??

 

Up on the first page i think, that looks quite interesting!

this may sound stupid, but why not have a cheap deisol car for everyday commuting and the zed for the weekend

this may sound stupid, but why not have a cheap deisol car for everyday commuting and the zed for the weekend

:duffer:

need your head tested to be even thinking off putting a diesel engine in a z, if your bothered about fuel economy you bought the wrong car to start with LMAO

 

this may sound stupid, but why not have a cheap deisol car for everyday commuting and the zed for the weekend

 

 

some people just don't read all the thread do they?

Why not put a steam engine in it and take a friend to stoke your boiler.LOL

Quavey - I did read it there just now.... a twin turbo V6......sounds like a familiar type of engine there!!!!

 

And 16.5mpg at somewhere around 40p a litre (about £1.81 a gallon)

compared to 17.6mpg at around 97p a litre (about £4.41 a gallon)

 

Very interesting reading......plus the Zed even in TT gets about 18-25mpg (ish)

Why not put a steam engine in it and take a friend to stoke your boiler.LOL

 

 

:rofl: ..........assuming I'd have any friends left after this thread :tongue:

:rofl: ..........assuming I'd have any friends left after this thread :tongue:

I'll be your friend, everyone loves a tryer.

Will probably see you at Chatleraut. :duffer:

Probably will come even if I am zedless by that time

 

............I'd love to go to a meet with my non-diesel zed though !!

Probably will come even if I am zedless by that time

 

............I'd love to go to a meet with my non-diesel zed though !!

I'll be zedless unless Overhaulin steal my car before a week on Sunday.

is anyone actually got a zed going!!!

 

I'm selling mine, BigMincey's selling his, you won't have one and Berrica prob won't have his

We'll have a Zed stand with no zeds on it :rofl:

is anyone actually got a zed going!!!

 

I'm selling mine, BigMincey's selling his, you won't have one and Berrica prob won't have his

 

ME!!!!!! I'm going in mine!!!! :tongue:

We'll have a Zed stand with no zeds on it :rofl:

Bigmincey is selling his after the classic show and so is flikz. If Stewart (badmonkey) takes his we can all just stand around his. At least we will have some where to put the beer lol. :wack:

And the winner is :tongue:

And the winner is :tongue:

 

 

AMAZING :bow:

lmao.......classic!!!

This thread has made me very upset :( please. Just imagine a beautiful Zed cruising round powered by an ugly diesel engine eurghh! The very act of doing it would lose more money than it ever saved in petrol because the car would be worthless from then on.