@PDoubleE I used to have a ZS 180 and a 620Ti loved the noise and smoothness of the V6 and the ZS felt a lot more sporty. Although there wasn't much in it when you raced them side by side, that TI just felt so much faster. Can't beat the kick up the arse power deliver of the T16 Vs the KV6. Love the ZS 180 though, wouldn't of minded a super charger, but I always though If I put the T16 in the ZS, I'd have the best of both worlds. In the end I built a ZR trubo which is a whole nother ball park
I had a MG ZR 2.0 it looked brilliant , but the guy I got it off had took the piss and the head gasket had blown. It also needed a new bonnet as the clasp that kept it shut was rusty as hell , I put bonnet clips on , I wanted to get it fixed but I didn't have the money. I took it out a couple of times for short distances , I tell you something I would love to have driven it when it was not buggered as it was quite fast when the turbo kicked in!
Yep I bought a 1.8 160bhp facelift ZR for my first car the otherday, 15 years of history, 5 years being taken to lotus which specialise in the k series engine. And in that record about 6 years ago it had a mls head gasket, new head bolts and a replacement oil tray installed.
The stock T16 Turbo lump responds well to a couple of simple bolt on mods. T28 turbocharger, turbo back exhaust and an FMIC will see around 250bhp at standard boost. My old 420 Turbos with the same mods were awesomely quick and surprised a lot of things. Fun cars! An Impreza or Evo with 300bhp would be a good match for a 250bhp Rover Turbo.
@@boywarrick stock evos come with more than 250hp and they are awd they will beat a 250hp rover anyday of the week they are faster of the line and faster in the high end i have no fucking clue what the evo driver is doing in the video but its not driving Rovers are fantastic cars and fun to drive if you get the right one but a rover will never beat an evo in a straight line or on the track and thats just a fact, to even think that an awd drive car with more horsepower would lose to a car with alot less horsepower and torque but fwd in a straight line is fanboy levels of stupid, the subaru on the other hand is in the same boat awd and faster than a rover in the low end and high end, your comment is stupid and makes no sense.
@@incandescentadolescents1889 You call me stupid yet don't understand basic physics? Power to weight and drivetrain loses define performance, not outright power figures. Let's say for arguments sake that you took a 280bhp AWD Evo weighing 1400kg and a 280bhp FWD Rover Turbo weighing 1250kg. Providing the FWD car has no issues with wheel slip/spin, it WILL be quicker. It has similar power and torque, less weight and less drivetrain drag. There's no trickery going on. The lighter car requires less momentum to move the weight and has less losses through its transmission. Now, let's say that the Evo has 300bhp @ 1400kg and the Rover 250bhp @ 1280. AWD drivetrain losses are about 20% and about 12% for a FWD car. The Evo loses 60bhp through the tranny, so 240bhp to the road. The Rover about 30bhp, so 220bhp. Notice I never ever said a 250bhp would BEAT an Evo, just that it would be a good match for it. They're both putting down similar power to the road but the Rover has less mass. I'm not an idiot, I know a FWD car is no match for an AWD on a hard launch, but when rolling the 300bhp Evo would not pull away from the Rover. A 150bhp car may leave one with 100bhp standing, but as the base power figures increase, it takes a LOT more power to make a noticable difference in acceleration. I could be talking shite though. I'll just ignore the last X number of years I've spent driving, modifiying and racing cars of varying power levels, weights and transmissions. Do you have any direct experience of drag racing a 300bhp Evo vs a 250bhp Rover Turbo? I have plenty and can absolutely 100% confirm that a 300bhp Evo/Impreza/(insert generic Jap AWD car here) is a very good and fair match for a 250bhp FWD Rover Turbo in terms of outright acceleration. You're also right in saying I'm a massive Rover fanboy. I've had many and even to this day, still own a 250bhp Rover Turbo. I'm also a massive Subaru fanboy and own an Impreza STi as well. So while you're sitting there calling me a fanboy with my 'stupid' comments, also understand that I have the ability to drive these cars on a regular basis and am able to gauge the performance based on REAL WORLD experience. Where's yours?
What have you done to your VVC to get 190? I have a piper VVC exhaust cam, fully ported head incl port-matched inlet manifold, Z&F stage 2 remap and full janspeed head to back (manifold and cat). That should fetch 180bhp and is about the max you can get out of the VVC without touching the bottom end.
That must of hurt the evo drivers pride
Bet the Evo driver shat himself when that ZR set off.
I love Mg zr
@PDoubleE I used to have a ZS 180 and a 620Ti loved the noise and smoothness of the V6 and the ZS felt a lot more sporty. Although there wasn't much in it when you raced them side by side, that TI just felt so much faster. Can't beat the kick up the arse power deliver of the T16 Vs the KV6. Love the ZS 180 though, wouldn't of minded a super charger, but I always though If I put the T16 in the ZS, I'd have the best of both worlds. In the end I built a ZR trubo which is a whole nother ball park
I had a MG ZR 2.0 it looked brilliant , but the guy I got it off had took the piss and the head gasket had blown. It also needed a new bonnet as the clasp that kept it shut was rusty as hell , I put bonnet clips on , I wanted to get it fixed but I didn't have the money. I took it out a couple of times for short distances , I tell you something I would love to have driven it when it was not buggered as it was quite fast when the turbo kicked in!
Loved the exhaust pop on the way into second! :)
The T series engine never had a head gasket issue, it was only the K series that did... easily solved with a MLS gasket.
Yep I bought a 1.8 160bhp facelift ZR for my first car the otherday, 15 years of history, 5 years being taken to lotus which specialise in the k series engine. And in that record about 6 years ago it had a mls head gasket, new head bolts and a replacement oil tray installed.
my 14 smokes parked evos all day
The Evo still won but that was impressive. There has to be more to it than just a T series conversion. You can see a front mounted inter-cooler
And the bonnet struggling to keep shut lol.
The stock T16 Turbo lump responds well to a couple of simple bolt on mods.
T28 turbocharger, turbo back exhaust and an FMIC will see around 250bhp at standard boost. My old 420 Turbos with the same mods were awesomely quick and surprised a lot of things. Fun cars!
An Impreza or Evo with 300bhp would be a good match for a 250bhp Rover Turbo.
@@boywarrick stock evos come with more than 250hp and they are awd they will beat a 250hp rover anyday of the week they are faster of the line and faster in the high end i have no fucking clue what the evo driver is doing in the video but its not driving Rovers are fantastic cars and fun to drive if you get the right one but a rover will never beat an evo in a straight line or on the track and thats just a fact, to even think that an awd drive car with more horsepower would lose to a car with alot less horsepower and torque but fwd in a straight line is fanboy levels of stupid, the subaru on the other hand is in the same boat awd and faster than a rover in the low end and high end, your comment is stupid and makes no sense.
@@incandescentadolescents1889 You call me stupid yet don't understand basic physics? Power to weight and drivetrain loses define performance, not outright power figures. Let's say for arguments sake that you took a 280bhp AWD Evo weighing 1400kg and a 280bhp FWD Rover Turbo weighing 1250kg. Providing the FWD car has no issues with wheel slip/spin, it WILL be quicker. It has similar power and torque, less weight and less drivetrain drag. There's no trickery going on. The lighter car requires less momentum to move the weight and has less losses through its transmission.
Now, let's say that the Evo has 300bhp @ 1400kg and the Rover 250bhp @ 1280. AWD drivetrain losses are about 20% and about 12% for a FWD car. The Evo loses 60bhp through the tranny, so 240bhp to the road. The Rover about 30bhp, so 220bhp. Notice I never ever said a 250bhp would BEAT an Evo, just that it would be a good match for it. They're both putting down similar power to the road but the Rover has less mass. I'm not an idiot, I know a FWD car is no match for an AWD on a hard launch, but when rolling the 300bhp Evo would not pull away from the Rover. A 150bhp car may leave one with 100bhp standing, but as the base power figures increase, it takes a LOT more power to make a noticable difference in acceleration.
I could be talking shite though. I'll just ignore the last X number of years I've spent driving, modifiying and racing cars of varying power levels, weights and transmissions. Do you have any direct experience of drag racing a 300bhp Evo vs a 250bhp Rover Turbo? I have plenty and can absolutely 100% confirm that a 300bhp Evo/Impreza/(insert generic Jap AWD car here) is a very good and fair match for a 250bhp FWD Rover Turbo in terms of outright acceleration.
You're also right in saying I'm a massive Rover fanboy. I've had many and even to this day, still own a 250bhp Rover Turbo. I'm also a massive Subaru fanboy and own an Impreza STi as well. So while you're sitting there calling me a fanboy with my 'stupid' comments, also understand that I have the ability to drive these cars on a regular basis and am able to gauge the performance based on REAL WORLD experience.
Where's yours?
@@incandescentadolescents1889 Your own comments make you look stupid, power to weight ratio is thing.
@mctommydmctomt Its a 2.0L Turbo T16 engine.
Not the 1.4 K-series engine.
Loving the reg :L t16 FTW!!!!!!
GT28 with the stock manifold?
Un misil el ROVER !!!
What have you done to your VVC to get 190?
I have a piper VVC exhaust cam, fully ported head incl port-matched inlet manifold, Z&F stage 2 remap and full janspeed head to back (manifold and cat). That should fetch 180bhp and is about the max you can get out of the VVC without touching the bottom end.
Is this on a 1.6 or 1.8 lump?
@@ryanhodgkin7475 VVC's are all 1.8
T16 ftw though. That plate is worth money in the rover/mg community
Mate, that is the best reg I have EVER seen. Jealous.
I own a 1400, I am thinking in swaping the engine but I don't know which one use
KV6 ;)
how about a rover t16 220 turbo
Honda B18 + gt30 = 450whp at about 1/2k
Built engine 2k max extra = 600+ whp
Do it yourself or labor alone will be 4k+
Omex any good ? Gota T16 all forged but need a decent ecu.
@TheVtieg6 its lives in bucks area mate
Love that reg!
FFS what's under the bonnet of that wee green car?
@LiquidCars video of said zr turbo ?
@THEMSD85
t28 and omex 600 ecu
@jakz104
around 240 bhp
Billyboy696 wow 240 hp ? Ottimo , bellissima auto....
I'm from trinidad which suspension can replace rover200 parts anyone?
I'm getting hold of a T20.. though my 1.8vvc is pulling 190bhp..
iMann iFail t20?
love to know what bhp the mg is putting out????
I wonder how many have said or think 'ah it must be one of those Honda engines'.
Nope, Rover power all the way.
@PDoubleE Put a T16 engine in it, dead easy swap!
i want a t16 in mine
mg zr 220 turbo sam dwen , thats mine
T16 turbo
Damn pole.
stock evo vs extremely modified mg zr*
stock mg
looooooooool clearly
Worst camera man ever 🤦🏽♂️
La honte ! niquer par une Mg ! mdrrr !