Gauging how much money I need

[bashbarnard]

I'm after a bosch pump and injectors. Then though I might as well build up an entire engine with new rods too to.make it a bit safer so I'm looking for complete engine including pump. Just so I can build it. Bench test then drop straight in with a hdi box too.

[Toms306]

Pfft, should just dropped my HDi lump in.

It'll cost a lot more for an XUD...Bosch alone is like £60!

[bashbarnard]

True I was gonna buy ure engine for spares for cousin but u already striped it. For me it's xud the whole way. Veg oil ftw!!!

[Toms306]

Lol, each to their own!

On topic though, I've never owned/broken an XUD so I have no idea of the costs.

[bashbarnard]

Well I've seen them.on the bay complete for about 150 but saying that I don't trust some people on there. I'd rather buy off forum or off my local scrappy as he would let me thrash car round to check it's ok. Basically I want a good tested one.

[Piggy]

just buy a ph1 with xud turbo and a bosch, take what you need and sell whats left and then scrap the shell.

you should be able to find a cheap/tatty low MOT ph1 for £200-300. once you have taken what you want and sold any remaining bits and scrapped the shell, you should have only had to "pay" £50 to nothing for the bits you need

FYI Chris has a xud block with HDi rods ready fitted for sale

[bashbarnard]

I think that's what I'll do tbf I can drive things back on trade plates to so long as it's got test. I'm thinking about hdi rods but I've set a friend of mine looking into alternatives. I was intrigued by tom's "super secret rods" probably end up going hdi if we can't figure it out. Has chriss one got bosch on. Not that I can afford it till next month

[Seb_Ryan]

Tbh a decent set of rods gonna cost ya about 400 I'd say, they'll have to be custom made
Complete engine say 150?
Arp studs ain't they 150-200?
Plus new gaskets etc etc possibly 200 if u go new rings
That'd without big turbo and all that stuff

[bashbarnard]

The rods that I'm thinking of using I should be able to get cheap I'm just waiting on.measurments to come back to me. If not I'll stick hdi rods in. I'm not going mega power so won't need arp head studs. Just a little more omph while running veg. probably just run a t2 tbf.

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Just want reliability

[Chris_90]

just buy a ph1 with xud turbo and a bosch, take what you need and sell whats left and then scrap the shell.

you should be able to find a cheap/tatty low MOT ph1 for £200-300. once you have taken what you want and sold any remaining bits and scrapped the shell, you should have only had to "pay" £50 to nothing for the bits you need

FYI Chris has a xud block with HDi rods ready fitted for sale

My bottom end sold a while ago it's in a 205 d turbo on here some were that grey one forgot his name now