Project- 306 2.0 8v Turbo

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Bug bear now is that i sent my V5c off to the DVLA over 6 weeks ago to have the engine change amended, still no V5 yet

Some people have said leave it, but i have it on good info that when you take you car for MOT now the emissions programme will test your car to the info that is on the DVLA, cant see me getting away with saying its a 1.8 any more

From the MOT point of view it doesn't matter, as the emissions test is the same regardless whether it's a 1.8 or 2.0 turbo, namely a standard CAT emissions test.

Same tax bracket too being a pre-2001 car, so no change there either.

DVLA can be a pain when it comes to changing engine details on the V5 though and nowadays they seem to ask for various bits of documentation that you quite possibly won't have. Sometimes people have to get a little "creative" shall we say...

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Hi, i would love to see what a 205 is like with this engine in, i bet its an animal.  I totally agreed with you, so what if it has a small turbo and a 1 bar boost limit, in a 306 and especially a 205 its bloody awesome, and because its the same bttom end as the gti-6 it will take the 6 speed box, best of all its a factory built turbo engine, and although its a bit of a shit to fit, its way cheaper than turboing a gti-6.

How's the fit in a 205?

IMO the engine is far better suited to the original donor saloons than it is a 205, but everyone has different thoughts and preferences. The lazy slab of mid-range torque works well in a heavy saloon car, but to me in a 205 whilst quick it just ends up feeling distinctly lazy and unrewarding, in much the same way as a diesel.

*dons his flame suit making that statement on here*

The bottom end isn't the same as a GTi-6 btw. The block is similar and the crank the same, but that's it off the top of my head.

6-speed 'box wouldn't be a particularly good choice for that engine either IMO - the 6-speed ratios are closely stacked and fairly short, which is ideal for an N/A 16v engine but ill-suited for a turbo engine that doesn't like to rev. Not only that, but the 6 speed internals are a fair bit weaker than the 5 speed too and they can strip cogs with standard torque levels, let alone higher.