[FINALIZED] Mk2 V6 for sale - £1750

[brgbrm]

A standard V6 Mk2 conversion has 200bph and 200lb/ft of torque.

It's all about the torque. If you've driven a normal na, even a later rev, you'll know the power does not come in until quite high up. With the 3 litre Camry, power is available from about 1600. Put your foot down, and feel the surge ...

- engine conversion by Paul Woods. Based on a rev1 tubby. This is what Paul says of the car:

"Having owned this car for quite a while ( it was my original demo car) i
can confirm the shell was 100% solid, it was pristine underneath.... this
one is a bargain and i miss that car."

- brand new OEM Bilsteins all round
- Eibach springs low-mileage
- polybushed
- new drop links
- 3 litre 3vz 1991-1996 Camry engine
- clutch good for 300bhp and fitted < 5k miles ago
- good tyres
- Sony face-off CD player
- very 17" scruffy wheels, need refurb
- possibly set of 16" wheels available separately (not staggered)
- Momo gear knob
- Rhon shift gaiter
- Momo steering wheel
- Toms sideskirts
- Autopista rear bits including spoiler
- splitter stuffed imho
- exhaust blowing and needs fixing straight away
- paintwork/bodykit marked,chipped etc
- serviced Pacific Works < 2k miles ago
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MOT and tax until December 2010.

A Two Brutal creation. A Jekyll and Hyde car. Tractable and easy
to drive when you want ... power on when you feel the need ...

Marc

[brgbrm]

Here is foxy stoat's video of his v6. This is approx how you can expect my car to sound once the exhaust is fixed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_PkswoXMx0

Awesome isn't it! This was the video that me get a v6 ... you might say in fact that the video 'torqued' to me!

[foxy-stoat]

Good luck with the sale Marc, but I think you need a lot more photos of the current state of the body work to get some interest, and theres no photos of the business end either!

Now its hot n sunny, you should give it a good clean/wax and take a dozen or so pics.

Also, is it just the manifold thats blowing or is it the flexi? Mine went very early on so I had a proper flexi welded on as the stuff that Mr W used for the first few swops didnt cut the mustard. You can pick up flexi pipes all sizes quite cheaply, I bought this one the other day, but I think its a wee bit too big for what I need:





I have a much smaller one if its any good to you, as sorting out small mechanical faults would help you sell quicker as you will just get knocked down your already reduced price.

I noticed that once the exhaust started blowed, the car seemed a lot less powerful, you notice the same?

[brgbrm]

Hi Wayne

Ok, thanks, I will do. What is the business end, the engine?! Yes, I will go clean it at the weekend, it's just that I saw a car ad. Sunday morning, went to see it, and bought it, and I didn't really expect to, so I'm kind of wrong-footed and short on cash to buy the new one! Really, I want to sell the V6 this week, or I'll have to take out yet another vehicle insurance policy. I only have a single drive, I can't have 5 vehicles either!

I'm not mechanically minded, apart from very simple things, but I'm pretty sure Luke at Pacific Works said the manifold. I've actually had the flexi replaced. Initially I went to Kwick Fit who said some gaskets had blow, then Hi-Q did the flexi, then Luke had a go, I did try emailing Luke a few days ago to get a complete answer on what worked is required on the exhaust but not heard yet. I don't think it's as simple, unfortunately, as just the piping underneath the car, or I'd get it fixed myself.

Power. Luke improved the exhaust no-end, and when I got the car back from him, it was just a smal blow, and power was fine. Now all you can hear is the blow, and yes power is terribly down! I assume the ECU is totally confused apart from anything else. It definitely needs properly sorting.

Good luck with the sale Marc, but I think you need a lot more photos of the current state of the body work to get some interest, and theres no photos of the business end either!

Now its hot n sunny, you should give it a good clean/wax and take a dozen or so pics.

Also, is it just the manifold thats blowing or is it the flexi? Mine went very early on so I had a proper flexi welded on as the stuff that Mr W used for the first few swops didnt cut the mustard. You can pick up flexi pipes all sizes quite cheaply, I bought this one the other day, but I think its a wee bit too big for what I need:

What car do you have now (you may start a separate thread for this Q, I'd like some of this thread left for singing the praises of V6es!! Mine in particular!

[foxy-stoat]

I see well if you get more pics up that should generate a little more interest, it took months of my v6 to sell in the end. From memory, you still have the EGR (exhaust gas recirculating) stuff on your v6 (business end) engine, it could be something to do with that that needs fixing.

I have a v6 engine in my shed in bits with all the egr gubbins, that i am trying to sell at the moment, which I doubt will go. If you need anything to fix your car, your welcome to anything that could help you out, but I guess you need to know what part is broked.

You'll want the car as close to 100% on performance as possible if you want to sell it quickly.

[brgbrm]

It's not manifolds. It's now been into my local garage, and it's downpipes. It needs custom downpipes making. I've just been given a ballpark from powerspeed to do them for £300, which is actually less than I was allowing for in pricing the car. The problem is that they can't do it until end of next month.

So I'd rather someone made me an offer for the car as it is, because it's going to break my heart to hear it all wonderful sounding again and then have to give it away ...

[foxy-stoat]

Cant you buy a set of downpipes and get them modded to fit?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Exhaust-Front-Pip ... 2eac62bb13

Wont be as much as £300 and you would get it fixed a lot quicker.

When my flexi went, my mate welded a new piece in there for like £50. Any place that can weld can modify existing downpipes to work on your system.

[brgbrm]

More photos, in fact lots more photos! :

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/105805905 ... directlink

If you click on the thumbnail it will display a higher-res photo.

[MID LIFE CRISIS]

Hi Marc, thanks for the photos. The body kit bits are not my cup of tea unfortunatly, good luck with the sale mate.

Jayson

[brgbrm]

That's fine Jayson, not everyone likes bodykits .. me included!

[jasongtr]

free bump. I recently bought a V6 and i have to say its great. I paid £2000 too (although mine was running fine) i would hope the mods i have done and plan to do will increase its value as i was told i bought it cheap. Try not to sell it for any less as they are great cars and well worth it, rev1Tubby performance without the headaches. That said i wont be selling mine until i get a series1 exige. Good luck with the sale

[brgbrm]

Hi Jason

They are great vehicles aren't they. I love both my vanilla na and the v6, but whereas the na feels like a horse that needs riding well, the v6 feels more like a racehorse that can't wait to start running. Originally I thought mm 178 vs 200 bph, so what. Doesn't work that way at all though, it's all about the torque and drivability.

Well, if yours was 2k running well, I've reduced my price to £1900, it doe shave new bilsteins and polybushes which cost £500-ish earlier this year to buy and have fitted.

Series 1 Exige! I've just bought an S1 Elise which is why the v6 has to go. If I had the money they'd all stay, but ... V6 to S1 111s is about mm say 0-60 of 6.7 at a guess for the V6 to 5.5 for the Elise, but for that 1sec drop I'm paying 5 times the cost of the v6. An Exige would be 18-20k minimum wouldn't it?

Marc

free bump. I recently bought a V6 and i have to say its great. I paid £2000 too (although mine was running fine) i would hope the mods i have done and plan to do will increase its value as i was told i bought it cheap. Try not to sell it for any less as they are great cars and well worth it, rev1Tubby performance without the headaches. That said i wont be selling mine until i get a series1 exige. Good luck with the sale

[jasongtr]

i know what you mean the power difference doesnt look much on paper but in the real world its massive.

when i bought my car it had eibach springs/kyb inserts, poly bushed arb's and torque mounts. s bits drop links (need changing though) induction kit, trd topmounts. short shifter and a clifford alarm.

i have changed the rev3 lights. wheels, full interior.

£1900 is cheap i think, if you can hold out then do someone will buy it, advertise it on twobrutal if you havent already.

With regards to the elise its again not all about the power, when i first drove one i was amazed at the pin sharp handling - it changes direction like a fly, having said that about the power i would want a honda conversion (i havedriven an S2 elise with a honda engine and its fantastic) but for me the ultimate is a series 1 exige with a supercharged honda engine, then there isnt much on the road that will come close to its total performance, supercars included (not inc top speed though)

[brgbrm]

Hi Jason

You reminded me Luke did new drop links for me too, I've edited the ad again. What are torque mounts? I've only been out in my Elise twice, would you belive this we just gone one of the best so far, and I was painting and decorating my partner's parents new place!! :{ But yes, 'race / kit car like' is my first impression. Very raw. *Excellent*.

I'm not interested in top speeds any more, I don't go above license losing levels except on a track. No, honest.

You mention Honda. One thing that is obvious from the seloc club forums is that people go through various models, just as we here go mk1/na/trubbo./modded etc etc, and yes I'd like probably a non-Rover variant at some stage.

[jasongtr]

torque mounts are the front and rear engine mounts, they stop the engine lurching forwards/backwards with the torque of the engine (obviously only V6's need these )

the engine is rock solid in mine if you push it from behind towards the front of the car, with std mounts you will see the engine move slightly - which i would guess cant do the engine and gearbox mount much good in the long term, it does add extra noise in the cabin on idle, but the walbro fuel pump drowns that out ...lol

[jasongtr]

double post sorry

[jasongtr]

You mention Honda. One thing that is obvious from the seloc club forums is that people go through various models, just as we here go mk1/na/trubbo./modded etc etc, and yes I'd like probably a non-Rover variant at some stage.

what elise do you have series 1 or 2, only the early series 2 ofthe newer shape cars can be converted to honda power i believe, but i guess you will have either a series 1 or an early series 2 if you have the rover engine anyway as the later series 2 cars have the toyota engine form the celica (i think) vvti thingy

[brgbrm]

It's an S1 111s, with 143bhp / 128lb/ft. Like the V6 MR2 I was after a 70%road/30% track car. Very conscious of the fact that it's one thing risking the 2k V6 on the track, another thing risking 10k+, so even if I could have afforded the S2 I didn't want to. For now, anyway!

What is a vvti thingy? I know I have a vvc thingy.

what elise do you have series 1 or 2, only the early series 2 ofthe newer shape cars can be converted to honda power i believe, but i guess you will have either a series 1 or an early series 2 if you have the rover engine anyway as the later series 2 cars have the toyota engine form the celica (i think) vvti thingy

[jasongtr]

variable valve timing, another power band high up the rev range, like a low pressure turbo almost. You can certainly feel it pull more when it cuts in

[cdti]

It's an S1 111s, with 143bhp / 128lb/ft. Like the V6 MR2 I was after a 70%road/30% track car. Very conscious of the fact that it's one thing risking the 2k V6 on the track, another thing risking 10k+, so even if I could have afforded the S2 I didn't want to. For now, anyway!

What is a vvti thingy? I know I have a vvc thingy.

what elise do you have series 1 or 2, only the early series 2 ofthe newer shape cars can be converted to honda power i believe, but i guess you will have either a series 1 or an early series 2 if you have the rover engine anyway as the later series 2 cars have the toyota engine form the celica (i think) vvti thingy

IIRC the elise came with both the 140 and 190 1.8 Toyota engines. The 190 is the VVTL-i snd the 140 is VVTI. The rover VVC system works in a similar way to valve lift in the Toyota, but is working all through the rev range rather than after a certain revs.