Casanova 0 Posted May 2, 2007 I know this engine was used in the AX GT and 205 XS, as well as the 205 GT, SR, XT and Roland Garros. Have I missed any? (including special editions) § Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swordfish210 20 Posted May 2, 2007 the XT was actually fitted with the TU3-A engine which was rated at 80bhp instead of 85bhp, this was due to a slightly less agressive cam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trogboy 17 Posted May 2, 2007 TU3S only in the AXGT and 205 XS. the others are all varients of TU3 but with different cams and usually different carbs with a smaller secondary venturi and correspondingly different getting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casanova 0 Posted May 2, 2007 I thought the GT and Roland Garros were for sure? § Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trogboy 17 Posted May 2, 2007 You could well be right with the Rolland Garros but the GT is a 5 door XT and they were both 80bhp. I don't know why they never did a GS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casanova 0 Posted May 2, 2007 There we go, you learn new things every day. So 80bhp was the most a 5 door ever got? § Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars Posted May 2, 2007 i've got a roland and it is a tu3s, as for the gt im pretty sure its the 5 door xs (should be gs) has the same carb and im pretty sure the same cam if not very similar? only difference is the gearbox i thort. i used to have a gt and im sure i had a rolling road printout sayin 84.5 bhp at standard (couldve been another car i spose i never had it checked myself) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BERTMAN 40 1 Cars Posted May 2, 2007 AX GT, XS and the GT were the only cars with TU3s engine, GT was a streched XS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars Posted May 2, 2007 thats what i thought (and the roland!! essentially a special edition xs) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trogboy 17 Posted May 3, 2007 I stand corrected. Like you say you learn something new every day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enfield 0 Posted May 3, 2007 Yep, GT is TU3s. I had one with single point injection (75bhp). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casanova 0 Posted May 3, 2007 So the best 5 door 205 is a decently specced GT? Did they do any special editions based on it? (like a RG 5 door, or otherwise) § Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars Posted May 3, 2007 nope just the standard i think, some came with extra options like the 13" alloys, leccy windows etc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trogboy 17 Posted May 4, 2007 Yep, GT is TU3s. I had one with single point injection (75bhp). Not being anal but that wouldn't be a TU3S then as the engine code would be something like TU3M/Z or TU3A i.e. 1360cc alloy blocked engine with a mono point injection system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars Posted May 4, 2007 I know this engine was used in the AX GT and 205 XS, as well as the 205 GT, SR, XT and Roland Garros. Have I missed any? (including special editions) § Surprised no one has mentioned it, even though people who have responded own them! .... 205 Rallye! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaveW 6 Posted May 4, 2007 205 rallye is not a Tu3s. its a tu3f2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars Posted May 4, 2007 205 rallye is not a Tu3s. its a tu3f2. Smartarse It is effectively the same engine though! Rallye was just a low spec XS!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaveW 6 Posted May 4, 2007 i have heard its an iron block tho? xs block is light as i can pick it up on my own(no head on). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casanova 0 Posted May 4, 2007 I'm sure I read that the Rallye only gets 75bhp. § Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trogboy 17 Posted May 5, 2007 (edited) The UK spec rallye engine (TU3.2 or TU3F2) is pretty different really having a different cam, different carb (secondary venturi is smaller) and an iron block so all in it is heavier and lower powered than a TU3S. Surely the point in identifying which cars had engines with the TU3S (K2A) code is so that people known they are getting a lump which should be 85bhp as stock and not 80 or 75 you get with the lower spec engines. Otherwise this is a waste of time. You might as well say that all of the TU3 engines are TU3S's, just a bit lower spec! Kind of negates the point in having engine codes in the first place. mini rant over Edited May 5, 2007 by trogboy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casanova 0 Posted May 5, 2007 Exactly! Rallye = different, s*itter engine (although god knows why) § Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars Posted May 5, 2007 obviously what they shoulda done is stuck the tu24 in the english version rallye aswell as the foreigners one and we'd all be larfing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
