1988 Peugeot 205 - BX 16v conversion

Hmmm, liking the 205 but at the same time tis a shame the bx had to die.

Meh.

Only positive thing i can say is nice shiny 205.

Cool I've got F26XOE, white 1.9, nice to see a cousin of hers !! and my other ones a valver, keep up the good pug work !!!

put the pug engine in the bx

Knew id get mixed comments! As much as it annoyed me gutting the bx, it needed new brakes f+r, the bumpers are cracked, and its generally quite tired. my old engine could go in the bx, but its really not worth it. This conversion is something ive always wanted to do, and hey, its my car! I'm not cutting corners with this, its being done right first time.

Phil, what does your 16v perform like? mine will be standard internally, just induction and exhaust. Id imagine its still pretty fruity!

The Mi16 is mega, let it sing and you are away, not got any decent photo's here now, but she's just on standard injection at the moment with a filter and exhaust, RR'd about 165 bhp, a cage and seats, really good fun and used mostly on trackdays now with the occasional run out in the summer

Here's they are together !



Best bit is the LSD, it's a Quaife ATB and the single best thing that's ever been put on the car in terms of performance.

Interior



Seat runners let in to the tunnel to get the chairs nice and low



and these should be finished for the summer if pull my finger out, GSXR throttle bodies with an Emerald ECU, then she should be about 200 bhp with any luck

Fair enough I guess How much better is the BX engine? power n characteristics?
I drove one I nearly bought but it was a wee bit tired or summat I think, whatever I wasn't over impressed.

what did the BX club lot make of it? and have you found a buyer yet, I know those guys are very keen to keep em on the road, so even for spares you should get a buyer easy enough.

You'll love it.

the BX boys think
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
stone the heretic , hang draw and quarter the infidel , drag his entrails through the streets behind the godly power that is a CITROEN BX GTi 16 VALVE,

Oh I feel so much better now I've got that out !!!!

end of the day all cars have a shelf life and when they are passed there best its better they live on in one form or another rather than just be commissioned to the bone yard.

Its when the near perfect ones get ripped apart it hurts as there are relatively so few left

If you pay for a car its up to you what you do with it ,

I like the BX coz not many chavy oiks in there burberry clad saxos, corsas and clios know what the hell it is
( most of them were just starting to suck on there mums boob when the last BX was built )

so when you totally own them on the road its sooooooooooooo much more fun because they are not expecting it ,

the DXC 160 bhp non cat models like mine have been known to hit over 140 mph in standard trim