Does this mean there's potential to turbo the VX engine which could see a lighter alternative to the iron Turbo engine? Also, with the extra few CCs, and more aggresive tuning, I guess we could expect notably more than 175bhp...2.0 litre all-aluminium turbo engine that produces 175 bhp and was derived from the 2.2 litre engine from the VX220.
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Jim_Cross
, May 03 2003 05:25 PM
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Jim_Cross
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Posted 03 May 2003 - 05:25 PM
According to this site, the forthcoming Signum has a 2.0 turbocharged engine based on the 2.2 engine from the VX.
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Posted 03 May 2003 - 06:47 PM
There are already 2.2l turbos on the road!
MS-Design have put a turbo on the 2.2 Ecotec. You can view my thread on the subject one page back in this tuning section. 
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Posted 03 May 2003 - 06:49 PM
Above post was me.
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Posted 03 May 2003 - 07:24 PM
Ahh, thanks Speedy
Reading sites like that...it's like playing GT3...but real life 
Reading sites like that...it's like playing GT3...but real life
Edited by Jim_Cross, 03 May 2003 - 07:25 PM.
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Posted 03 May 2003 - 11:40 PM
Turboing the VX's engine wood involve dropping the compression ratio and possibly require internal strengthening for higish boooost
Loti.
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Posted 04 May 2003 - 12:10 AM
MS-Design do lower the compression ratio on the 2.2 Turbo.
The Ecotec is pretty tough - if you do a search on this forum you'll find info about GM taking it way up in bhp before getting major problems. They got over 700bhp in the end. 
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