My MG ZS Turbo....
 

Okay guys and girls....its time to come clean.... I don't know whether any of you have twigged onto my "project" comments...
But as you may have already guessed i'm currently half way through my MG ZS TURBO project....
A bit of history
The plan originally was to buy an already turbo (T16) converted 1999 420 GSI.... it had a few parts on it which where worth alot of money and really made the car....then use the car as a track slag!
So in Jan' i parted with £500 and picked up my anthracite 420 GSI Turbo...SWEET! or not....on the way home it blew a core plug out and dumped its water out, overheated and stopped...opps!
The engine was due a rebuild anyway so i wasn't over worried....
Anyway as time passed i started stripping the 420 and started finding small swimming pools in the foot wells and boot....after hours of re-sealing lights, windows and doors....i found out the roof had rotted underneath the roof rack strips and hence was flooding my race car with water! doh!
This was the final straw and i stripped the car right back and scrapped it!

The next chapter
A red ZS V6 saloon became available, engine gone, suspension stripped, interior stripped and basically just a shell.... but nether-less a deal was struck and the shell was mine! woop woop!! :trampoline:
The ZS shell was going to be the new home for my T-series turbo lump after a complete re-build and beef up! :judge::pimp:
After days and weeks of work....the car currently stands as below:
-V6 wiring loom stripped from car (for sale!)
-Entire 420 wiring loom put in its place
-New red monaco seats
-New carpets
-Suspension assembled
-Interior 95% back together
-Engine stripped and being completely overhauled.

Fun bit!
So thats it so far....now the fun part...the TO DO list :D
-Bits to Order:
-Forged pistons
-Forged rods
-Gas flowed head
-DTA s60 ECU
-Heavy duty clutch
-660cc Injectors
-Standard engine rebuild parts!
-SPAX coilover suspension
-Up-rated head gasket and head bolts
-Larger turbo (undecided which!) possibly a Garret T23rs
-Tubular Manifolds with external wastegate
-Large front mount intercooler
-Possibly water injection system
-Lightened and balanced flywheel

I've already got piper fast road cams and vernier pulleys to go...:cylon:
The ECU im ordering has 2 selectable maps via a toggle switch (how cool is that!!) i.e economy and performance..... i'm such a kid.... stuff of my dreams though! ha ha!!

So thats currently where i stand with regards to the project :trampoline:
Im aiming for big figures, in an ideal world i would love 400bhp, but i would be more than happy with 300+bhp! (aim high shoot low!) (i know people are going to mention "uncontrollable on the road" "more than is actually EVER needed" but who cares.... i gotta 350bhp zed.....you don't! :tease: ha ha! no i do understand that it will be a complete pain the the backside to drive with that much power, hence the dual maps to bring the car down to a more manageable power level, but to have a Scooby slaying ROVER is a rover geeks dream! (like me :D)
I'll try get some pictures of it through the stages and post them up....
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sounds great mate, see what Quaife have in the way of diff's for it that should sort it out, want some pics up though! see it through the stages

while the box is out i am VERY tempted by a Quaife....might see how far the budget can stretch....

i like quaifew a lot, my dad uses them sometimes, they have a lot of time for thier customers as well, sending out callenders, and when i started my apprenticeship they sent me a load of stickers for my box:D great company

looks like it's going to be a beast:happy2:

As if we hadn't twigged Dan ;) Looking forward to the updates and progress. The shell looks familiar :D

I always thought the T16 was made for the ZS... I,l keep an eye on this project ... Let me know when its ready to test..... I have a 310 BHP Scooby ready and waiting lol

Could not agree more! lovely engine and soooo tunable! crazy bosses at Rover strike again!
ha ha that sounds like fun!! be a perfect test!! its a deal winner buys the cokes! ha ha!:pepsi:

Looking good!
Is the red one just parked on a load of bits and bobs!? :smile2:

lol! it looks like that doesn't it ha ha!!