Since you'd have more luck at squeezing a drop of water out of a dry flannel than trying to get more than 10bhp out of the 1.25, the only logical step is to drop in a new lump. 

I'm planning on fitting coil overs and and a rear disc conversion in the meantime so the swap won't be happening for a while

At a rough guess I'd say £2500-£3000 depending on where you go. A lot more than the cost of some coilovers and rear brakes that's for sure.

7 hours ago, Manegg said:

Since you'd have more luck at squeezing a drop of water out of a dry flannel than trying to get more than 10bhp out of the 1.25, the only logical step is to drop in a new lump. 

I'm planning on fitting coil overs and and a rear disc conversion in the meantime so the swap won't be happening for a while

That isn’t the only logical step, the logical step is to not spend any money modifying this car, save up and buy a more powerful car.

Have to agree- save your money and get something newer!

1 hour ago, MarksST said:

That isn’t the only logical step, the logical step is to not spend any money modifying this car, save up and buy a more powerful car

I get your point but that would be boring. Besides owning something different that makes people turn their heads is far more satisfying than owning a brand new motor.

 

If you've got money and time to spend then do it, it would be a great learning experience....personally I would put the money towards replacing the car as save myself a load of stress.

Yes I agree, don’t modify it, just get another car. It would be money down the drain on a car that would not be worth much and have insurance complications for the rest of its life.but I’m a 58 year old miserable old git

13 hours ago, Frembrit said:

If you've got money and time to spend then do it, it would be a great learning experience....personally I would put the money towards replacing the car as save myself a load of stress.

Id probably take it of the road and do it bit by bit because I know insurance would be a  bomb, besides the shell is nearly perfect

3 hours ago, isetta said:

Yes I agree, don’t modify it, just get another car. It would be money down the drain on a car that would not be worth much and have insurance complications for the rest of its life.but I’m a 58 year old miserable old git

Which sounds more impractical a k swapped fiesta or trying to fit a pd130 into a 106

On 11/15/2021 at 6:48 AM, Luke4efc said:

At a rough guess I'd say £2500-£3000 depending on where you go. A lot more than the cost of some coilovers and rear brakes that's for sure.

Luke is right- likely more than the car is worth now, or ever would be.

A sound shell is nice but mate, it's a 2007 Mk6; sack it off and get something else!

9 hours ago, Manegg said:

Which sounds more impractical a k swapped fiesta or trying to fit a pd130 into a 106

Is there any reason you're wanting to cross marques?  It's much easier to stick a 2.0 ST engine in a Mk6, or a 2.0 GTI-6 engine in a 106.  Then you could show it off at marque specific events as well...  Mixing VW & Peugeot upsets enthusiasts...been there, done that!!  

11 hours ago, Manegg said:

Id probably take it of the road and do it bit by bit because I know insurance would be a  bomb, besides the shell is nearly perfect

Insurance will still be a lot afterwards.

I've got a 10 year old Mondeo and have thought about getting it mapped (or bluefin) for about £400, which would increase my insurance by about £30...but you know what? I can't be bothered now and it's getting old. I'd sooner put that money towards my next purchase (Tourneo Custom sport 😎) ... although I just spent £7000 from that fund on solar panels 😂. That's me though, a bit old like @isetta but not miserable yet, just rational/sensible 😉

13 hours ago, TomsFocus said:

Is there any reason you're wanting to cross marques?  It's much easier to stick a 2.0 ST engine in a Mk6, or a 2.0 GTI-6 engine in a 106.  Then you could show it off at marque specific events as well...  Mixing VW & Peugeot upsets enthusiasts...been there, done that!!  

Their a rabid bunch 🤣 it's my mates 106 and a mate of his offered the motor out of a totalled Ibiza

You’d be best off buying a damaged or cheap EP3 and will have near all what you need. Apart from the obvious like custom mounts ect

4 years ago I had a EP2 and done the K20 swap which cost me around £2500 and that was just to get it running with no mods. I imagine a mk6 will be a fair bit more 

On 11/15/2021 at 9:43 AM, Manegg said:

Besides owning something different that makes people turn their heads is far more satisfying than owning a brand new moto

Im afraid a k swapped mk6 fiesta won't turn many heads lol. 

On 11/15/2021 at 11:56 PM, Manegg said:

Id probably take it of the road and do it bit by bit because I know insurance would be a  bomb, besides the shell is nearly perfect

Hi.

If you ever need any help with insurance for this type of conversion then please feel free to drop me a line.

Regards,

Dan.