Peugeot 405 T16 - tunning?

Hello!

Please, can anyone direct me where can I find out what modifications I can
do on 405 t16?
I'm mainly interested in engine upgrades. money is not a question.

Does enyone know what things can I upgrade?
Turpocharger, ECU, intercooler...

Thanx

 

Ooooh, have you got one ? They're NICE cars !

Where in the world are you ?

The Turbo is already a fancy variable-geometry unit - changing it for a
bigger one is simply going to introduce more lag. As with any Turbo car, you
can raise the power level by raising the boost level - but you need to do
your research into what's safe.

Your best plan is to lower your intake temps - the cooler the intake, the
denser the air, so the more air you can get into the engine. You want a huge
front-mounted intercooler in the front bumper, etc.
http://www.paceproducts.co.uk/ or http://www.allardturbosport.co.uk/ will
make you up a custom intercooler to fit.

I'm pretty sure the T16 uses standard 405 brakes (double check this !) - so
they're not really upto the job. The larger discs and calipers from the 306
GTI-6 are a straight swap.

 

I'm from Zagreb, Croatia

So, You think I should just mount a bigger intercooler and change brakes,
and not to replace turbo?

 

If you look on www.tuning.co.uk (i think) at the brake fitments, the Turbo
405 seems to have a fitment of its own of slightly bigger. Of course, that
might be bollocks

 

Hi,

I'm surprised they sold T16s in Croatia. Bought in Croatia or imported from
another country ?

Also I'm surprised you want to boost it up, 'cause up to 220HP under the
right foot would be far enough for most drivers - 250KPH max speed, pretty
well reached, IIRC !

 

Hi,

It has "special" discs, diameter : 283mm, thickness 22mm when std 405s
(including Mi16) has (or had) 266mm thickness 20.4mm. Both provided by
Bendix.

 

Ah, it uses the standard GTi-6 discs already then (283mm x 22mm).

I had suspected as much, but I've read in the past about another T16 owner
who had the standard discs on his - must have been a Friday Afternoon car

 

Read the rest of the thread - it turns out that you've already got the 306
GTi-6 brakes, so there's no need to upgrade them.
I wouldn't bother replacing the blower - any gains you see, will be at the
expense of lag.
Go the front-mounted-intercooler route.

 

Long time no see, BTW !

Remember me from a few years back ? I've been away in Rover Turbo land, but
I'm back with a 406 Coupe V6

 

Hi,

True !

but
Eeeek ! A friend of mine has a 620Si (2.2 petrol), posh looking, but would
not replace a good Pug !

That *is* a nice car. I guess I'd get one if I had more money (quite cheap,
£6500 for a '99 2.2 petrol for example). What have you done with your Mk2
405 GTX ?

 

Hi,

Yes. They've got the same PN, indeed, hence the straight swap you
mentionned.

Sure ! Damn, I still remember the white T16 I've seen once... The only one I
saw, indeed... Was quite discreet (not that much difference with a standard
Mi16, just 16" wheels), but the noise forced me to turn my head, and so I
saw it was a T16. OK, OK, I don't have to force myself so much to turn head
when there's a Pug I feel as being "special" in the street

 

to all:

I have a budget of around 12000EUR that I want to spend on engine tuning
(turbocharger, inercooler, camshaft, pistons, valves etc....)
Does anyone know where on the internet should I look?
Where can I find those things at one place?
Thanx

 

I part-exchanged it for the Rover 620 TI (2.0 16v Turbo).
And then in January this year, I part-exchanged the Rover for my 2001 Coupe
V6 SE - pics up at http://www.nomgle.com/406coupe if you're interested

 

I think the rear spoiler's different too
http://pug.valittu.net/members.surfeu.fi/peugeotsivut/t16/p405t16.jpg
The standard spoiler doesn't have the flared ends, does it ?

 

Hi,

I haven't had a look to the picture yet, but I think it was the LeMans
spoiler. Not that much difference, anyway

 

Hi,

Mmmm, sure it's not a Rover unit, who supplied the engine ?

Come on, we all know how a 406 Coupé is

 

Yeah, it was a Rover engine. The Rover 600 is actually a Honda Accord
underneath, and all the petrol-engined models use Honda engines, except the
Turbo which uses Rover's T16 Turbo engine.

 

Hi,

Indeed ? I thought they stopped doing engines themselves for ages ! And did
it worth its 16v coupled to a turbocharger ? i.e, power ? Max speed ?

 

200bhp, 240Nm, 0-60 in 7s, 145mph are the standard figures.
Mine was tweaked slightly from about 10psi to about 12psi though, so it'll
have been slightly quicker.

It was great

The new Pug offers similar performance though - it does weigh a bit more
(1400Kg+ whereas the Rover was about 1300Kg) but I've got 210bhp and 285Nm
as standard now

 

Hi,

Mmmmm, that sounds good
A bit slower than a T16 (160MPH max), but not that bad !

Sure, and certainly a far better acceleration figure.

Sure. Errr, and what about avg MPG when trashed ? Oh, OK that's not a
car you buy for economy, sure it was something like 15-20L for 60 miles.

Yeah. But the V6 is given for 210HP as standard, should give 207 BHP,
considering that a HP is 736W when a BHP is 746W. OK, just looking for the
little thing here, I don't wanna piss you off with all these figures