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Post by KevMayer »

If you want a quick Xantia, and one that handles well, why don't you buy a cheap Activa off ebay.

I did exactly that a couple of years ago. I fitted a manual boost controller and the car used to fly. It cornered so well too. It was a lot of fun. It maybe a cheaper option in the long run.

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Post by MikeT »

How quick is the Activa? Can it run on veg oil without conversion? Tell me more about the boost controller please.
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Post by Xaccers »

Activa is petrol unless you find a diesel one from France.
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Post by CitroJim »

You'd love an Activa Mike but they can be (are) a money pit and will keep you fully occupied keeping it in good nick. If you do, be careful in buying one as they are complex, even by Xantia standards, and there are some really rough ones out there that would cost a fortune to get right. Imagine 10 new spheres, a new rad and a couple of new Activa Rams, which most will need, will leave not a lot of change from £750. And then there is the fish-like thirst to consider. Against that, they are a lot of FUN.

To address the Ollie Read tendencies, I'd be very tempted to get hold of a scrapper 2.1TD engine and do a transplant. The Activa and the 2.1TD shares a lot of mechanicals. You'd also need to do a Bosch pump transplant before you could run it on veg though as the 2.1TD uses the Lucaus EPIC.

To offset costs, sell the 2.0 petrol engine to a 205GTi owner :D Not to me though, my GTi is a totally standard one and that is how it is going to stay.

On the subject of the BE3 gearbox. It is as strong as an Ox, built like a brick outhouse and handles well over 150BHP with no problem at all. As said, the slight weakness is in the sun and planet gears in the diff. This is cured by fitting an LSD.

Be careful with NOS. It is a great way of turning your engine into a grenade....
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