ford granada scorpio 2.9i v6 12v 94

Took me a while to find a vid of Geoff Kershaw (he of Turbo Technics fame) twin turbo 24v Sierra.

You missed off the second part of the sentence?

Power is easy if you have money.

The 12 valves have always taken to turbos nicely as Turbo Technics proved again and again, but the 24v is a better starting point than the 12v is, go ask Geoff who designed most of them. The 600bhp twin turbo 24v in his car was originally designed for "Minker 2" although it never got off the ground.

So as i said,

If yours accelerates as fast as your mates 24v engined cars they've got serious issues with their cars I have to say, the 24v should be over a second quicker to 60mph and about 15mph faster, with much better mid range acceleration.

24v is a tough old boot of an engine but many people ignore the timing chain tensioner and chain guide and it all falls apart.

the engine I used in my Cortina was bad when stripped to be checked.

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But, if you don't want to go that route then whacking a turbo on is probably the cheapest way to get more power, if you can do it for less than a grand though i'll be suprised.

Which bits of the 12v are stronger than the 24v?

Far as I know Geoffs 24v was stock, running variable vane turbos and was making 530bhp, could be wrong though, i've been away from 24vs and sierras and stuff for a while now.

Yes .. i knew the specs of the 24V when deciding on what to buy. I do think my mates were blasted around the estates and not looked after. I bought my 12V in 2003 and i know the 24V then was a lot dearer ....parts / and as you said the timing chains were ignored. I think they're about 3metres long if i'm right. Looked at 2 - 24V's and must of been tired. I read a lot about the 24V ..ok faster, more mid torque etc but at the time was put off by price and things I read ... mates ones too. I compromised with the 12V ..bought a really nice one but lost out of course on power. Its weird i used to see more 24V for sale and few 12V cars. Even now parts and mods are much more accessible for the 24V but more expensive all round. It really comes down to budget. Insurance companies are always telling me i have a 24V lol .. must have been more made than 12V ??
I'm going to call Turbo technics and see what they say. I do really appreciate your advice etc. As I said moding mine is a recent thing ''as you can tell '' and still learning a lot. If i found a good cossie at a decent price now i would most likely buy it knowing more over the last few years but i don't need masses of power just a decent improvement.I know as was said turbos take well and by the vids '' I never knew of '' can see too well now. Nice Capri! Bet he has as Tyre shop somewhere :-)
I think keeping the 12V decision was made on the condition / mileage and rare interior / spec etc.
Thanks guys .. new here and new to moding so appreciate all advice and comments etc. Maybe mid life crises lol ... cheers :-)

Ahhh £8K-14,000+ .... :-( ... if i can find a good cosworth 24V ... yes i know ''dooh'' lol

Hi ... yes i spoke to a few ppl and they said the same .... best to use a V8 ... seen 2 scorpios with V8's and very nice!! I have been offered a 24V cosworth 92 with full history and 100K ... seriously considering it. Thanks :-)
.... ohh saw your post on stainless exhaust etc ... don't know if you saw my reply? I bought all i needed on eBay for £120 ... mid box with stubs ready to weld ... 2 x 1metre T304 2" x 1.5mm stainless tubing and a universal rear 3" silencer. Have a quote from a local guy of £80 to sort it ... ''EVERYWHERE'' you were advised wanted £600 - £900 to make me one up ie demontweeks, long life etc
A company called Cybox and fastlane styling sorted mine. If you want a show car go tig weld but if your looking for performance normal welds are just as good.
Cybox are a proper exhaust supplier ''Cybrand ltd'' ... 0151 666 5366 ... if your still looking just give them your box dimensions and either they'll have one ready made or make one ... mine with the 2 x 1m
lengths come to £74 .., fastlane styling are on there selling lots of universal induction kits and rear stainless silencers.
Apologies if your sorted. :-)

24v is strong enough to take a low pressure turbo on the stock compression ratio, thats what I meant when i said a stocker can run 300bhp with a turbo, which means no off boost loss of power and it shouldn't drink loads of petrol.

Everyone I know who has run 12v turbos has said they drink fuel like its going out of business even when just poodling round because lowering the compression drops the power and they only have 150bhp to start with.

I cant remember who it was I was talking to about it when I had mine, his was supercharged rather than turboed, but it was running 3 or 4 psi and made 298bhp on the dyno with just the supercharger and i think megasquirt, the engine hadnt been altered.