Bare with me on this one...I'm not going to be tempted to do it, I'm just intrigued 
Does anyone know the dimensions of a fully built up engine, or the space you have to play with in a Puma engine bay?
The reason I ask (and put it here) is that I have developed a bit of an interest in forced induction since getting a Saab 9000 a little over a year ago. Only the 'slower' 150bhp 2.0 LPT with a Garrett T25, although a stage 1 ECU and a few parts stolen from a higher spec model allow for 220BHP and 250NM. The thing about these engines is they're virtually bullet proof, standard internals can take 400BHP easily meaning they cost very little to achieve high power, all that's really needed is turbo, intercooler, injector, fuel pump and fuel pressure regulator uprades as well as the ECU mapping, but there are plenty of people around that can do that for peanuts and it's easy to be able to set yourself up for ECU mapping at home (understanding it all is another matter!)
The downside size-wise is that it's a pretty tall block, but other than that it's not too much of a monster. I have no idea of gearbox compatibility issues, or the rest, but wondered if anyone had thought much into it before. There are a fair few Astras with the engine in (obvious GM *spit* connections). I do have a 9000 due to be scrapped on my dad's drive with the 2.3 FPT engine in, unfortunately an auto but won't take much to convert, almost tempting to buy a dirt cheap MOT failure Puma but I've got enough on my plate.
Does anyone know the dimensions of a fully built up engine, or the space you have to play with in a Puma engine bay?
The reason I ask (and put it here) is that I have developed a bit of an interest in forced induction since getting a Saab 9000 a little over a year ago. Only the 'slower' 150bhp 2.0 LPT with a Garrett T25, although a stage 1 ECU and a few parts stolen from a higher spec model allow for 220BHP and 250NM. The thing about these engines is they're virtually bullet proof, standard internals can take 400BHP easily meaning they cost very little to achieve high power, all that's really needed is turbo, intercooler, injector, fuel pump and fuel pressure regulator uprades as well as the ECU mapping, but there are plenty of people around that can do that for peanuts and it's easy to be able to set yourself up for ECU mapping at home (understanding it all is another matter!)
The downside size-wise is that it's a pretty tall block, but other than that it's not too much of a monster. I have no idea of gearbox compatibility issues, or the rest, but wondered if anyone had thought much into it before. There are a fair few Astras with the engine in (obvious GM *spit* connections). I do have a 9000 due to be scrapped on my dad's drive with the 2.3 FPT engine in, unfortunately an auto but won't take much to convert, almost tempting to buy a dirt cheap MOT failure Puma but I've got enough on my plate.
