General Barchetta with Lancia Delta HF Turbo Engine

[Theta2]

Hi guys, what do you think to this conversion? Looking to buy a barchetta and give it some poke via 1 of the 2 spare deltas I have. Also as the delta gearbox is the same as the 20vt coupe I may put a viscodrive system in it.

Note the engine I'm looking at is the 1600 HF Turbo with 140bhp plus it's gearbox.

Can you think of any issues with the conversion?

Thoughts?

Many thanks, Alex

 

[Crachat]

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[HP]

There's a guy completed the 16VT conversion and one of his comments was that he may have ruined a perfectly good car. In all honesty I've not felt the Barchetta would fare well with tons more power.

You know 140bhp isn't much more than the standard 1.8 has?

 

[Barchetta Bloke 440]

You know 140bhp isn't much more than the standard 1.8 has?

This was my initial thought too....

All that work for 10bhp.

 

[s130]

All that work for 10bhp.

And of course the dreaded turbo lag.