scorpio engine on contessa

RedOne · 17th May 2007, 17:52

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Originally Posted by swathyd

Can you give details of that shop in chennai.

Swathyd,
Do not know details except shop name was "Top Gear" and it was in Saidapet. Area was CIT nagar or some such name.

There is a guy (or at least to be) in Trivandrum called Chandran who did these conversions. Old school self-taught kind of mechanic, but a perfectionist. I remember I went to him to fix a differential problem in my father's old Amby and he sat with it for 2 days, smearing ink on the wheels and taking imprints on paper till he got it aligned perfectly.

He had a shop near Chaka before the bypass.

Gears,
Red-One.

swathyd · 17th May 2007, 21:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedOne

Swathyd,
Do not know details except shop name was "Top Gear" and it was in Saidapet. Area was CIT nagar or some such name.

There is a guy (or at least to be) in Trivandrum called Chandran who did these conversions. Old school self-taught kind of mechanic, but a perfectionist. I remember I went to him to fix a differential problem in my father's old Amby and he sat with it for 2 days, smearing ink on the wheels and taking imprints on paper till he got it aligned perfectly.

He had a shop near Chaka before the bypass.

Gears,
Red-One.

When you met him last time.

nitrous · 17th May 2007, 22:19

Top gear is quite a good place.
The chap was a former Electra Automotive employee.
He was tuning Ayub Khan's(2005 National road racing champion-saloon class) race esteem till they discontinued the series in 2006.

Steeroid · 17th May 2007, 23:53

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Originally Posted by RedOne

There is a guy (or at least to be) in Trivandrum called Chandran who did these conversions.

He had a shop near Chaka before the bypass.

I think its the same chap who was doing the MM540 conversions, because that garage was also near Chaka.

sunilchakola · 18th May 2007, 13:04

My uncle own a petrol contessa he change the carberator to Zen. He is getting good power n Milege comparing to the stock.

TurboDiesel · 20th May 2007, 10:38

We have 4 Contessa's ,

One is fitted with 2.4L Turbo Diesel 110BHP ISUZU direct import from Abu Dhabi costs us 80K in good condition, just a couple mods to the fendition and the car now reaches excess of 170Kmph. The front suspension is also stiffened using springs from Tata Sumo victa
ISUZU diesel is perfect match for contessa because you donot have to match the gerabox, since its already a ISUZU unit.
The engine comes in following variants.
2.2L NA 70BHP 290KG
2.2L TD 90BHP 310KG
2.6L TD 140BHP 355KG
You can also go for V8 engine from GM/ISUZU 5.5L 230BHP but it needs much more modifications.

swathyd · 20th May 2007, 18:37

Dear turbo diesel what is the weight of contessa 2.0 used in ambassadors and stock contessa.

vezj420 · 20th May 2007, 19:20

Early on this thread, someone (Steeroid?) mentioned that our Conti is based on the Vauxhall Victor 1970's platform, and that it could fit a V8...upon googling, I found this vid:

Clips: The World's Quickest Street-Legal Car Is a Vauxhall Victor? - Jalopnik

It's not a Victor, but just goes to show you the tremendous potential that a car like the Conti could have with the right transplants! can't wait for those pics!

theMAG · 20th May 2007, 22:17

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Originally Posted by TurboDiesel

just a couple mods to the fendition

What's a fendition ?

iraghava · 20th May 2007, 23:17

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Originally Posted by theMAG

What's a fendition ?

I think he means Foundation aka Mountings.

elf · 21st May 2007, 12:21

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Originally Posted by iraghava

I think ...

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TurboDiesel, welcome to the forum. What's a 'fendition'?

veyron1 · 21st May 2007, 14:33

5.5L V8? Specs and details, puh-lease....petrol ya diesel? Torque kitna nm? 5 or 6 speed tranny? Weight? Price? Availability? Which original car is it from? Details, specs, puh-puh-lease...

TurboDiesel · 21st May 2007, 16:34

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Originally Posted by swathyd

Dear turbo diesel what is the weight of contessa 2.0 used in ambassadors and stock contessa.

The weight of Stock HM+ISZ engine is 260Kg net, this engine is noway near an original Isuzu, because its manufactured at Uttarpara West Bengal by HM but with some technical know from Isuzu, it is much noisier, slow pickup, 58BHP only, and cannot able to climb steep hills with fully laden though, when subject to Rohtang Pass at Manali HP[personal experience]

TurboDiesel · 21st May 2007, 16:37

This Vauxhall Victor not a Contessa
[img][COLOR=#008000]www.ncvc.org.uk/images/vehicles/MCA1%20V.JPG[/COLOR][/img]

[img][COLOR=#008000]www.ukemergency.co.uk/police/dsc04829.jpg[/COLOR][/img]

TurboDiesel · 21st May 2007, 16:42

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Originally Posted by theMAG

What's a fendition ?

Fendition is a technical term derived from the combination of suspension cage with mounting support for engine. It is a special mounting cage on which engine rests.

17th May 2007, 22:19	#48
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 329 Times View My Garage	Top gear is quite a good place. The chap was a former Electra Automotive employee. He was tuning Ayub Khan's(2005 National road racing champion-saloon class) race esteem till they discontinued the series in 2006.
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18th May 2007, 13:04	#50
sunilchakola BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 124 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	My uncle own a petrol contessa he change the carberator to Zen. He is getting good power n Milege comparing to the stock.
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20th May 2007, 10:38	#51
TurboDiesel BANNED Join Date: May 2007 Location: NSR Posts: 41 Thanked: 30 Times	We have 4 Contessa's , One is fitted with 2.4L Turbo Diesel 110BHP ISUZU direct import from Abu Dhabi costs us 80K in good condition, just a couple mods to the fendition and the car now reaches excess of 170Kmph. The front suspension is also stiffened using springs from Tata Sumo victa ISUZU diesel is perfect match for contessa because you donot have to match the gerabox, since its already a ISUZU unit. The engine comes in following variants. 2.2L NA 70BHP 290KG 2.2L TD 90BHP 310KG 2.6L TD 140BHP 355KG You can also go for V8 engine from GM/ISUZU 5.5L 230BHP but it needs much more modifications.
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20th May 2007, 18:37	#52
swathyd BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: thiruvananthapuram Posts: 774 Thanked: 26 Times	Dear turbo diesel what is the weight of contessa 2.0 used in ambassadors and stock contessa.
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20th May 2007, 19:20	#53
vezj420 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 266 Thanked: 23 Times	Early on this thread, someone (Steeroid?) mentioned that our Conti is based on the Vauxhall Victor 1970's platform, and that it could fit a V8...upon googling, I found this vid: Clips: The World's Quickest Street-Legal Car Is a Vauxhall Victor? - Jalopnik It's not a Victor, but just goes to show you the tremendous potential that a car like the Conti could have with the right transplants! can't wait for those pics!
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21st May 2007, 14:33	#57
veyron1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,424 Thanked: 53 Times View My Garage	5.5L V8? Specs and details, puh-lease....petrol ya diesel? Torque kitna nm? 5 or 6 speed tranny? Weight? Price? Availability? Which original car is it from? Details, specs, puh-puh-lease...
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21st May 2007, 16:37	#59
TurboDiesel BANNED Join Date: May 2007 Location: NSR Posts: 41 Thanked: 30 Times	This Vauxhall Victor not a Contessa [img][COLOR=#008000]www.ncvc.org.uk/images/vehicles/MCA1%20V.JPG[/COLOR][/img] [img][COLOR=#008000]www.ukemergency.co.uk/police/dsc04829.jpg[/COLOR][/img]
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