Coupe Turbo, Eddie? If so, then this is normal!

The 220 Turbo chassis was well known for being inadequate for the 200+BHP that can be developed by the T Series turbo engine

 

it's just a standard 220. I decided against the turbo as I knew of the handling and (just as important) the insurance is a nightmare

 

Eibach springs in combination with Koni
dampers seem to be the amongst the most popular combination for the coupe - might be a tad firm though for a non-turbo.

 

Eddie, I agree, the Rover 200 Coupe is a really nice looking car, even now, all this time after it was launched.

Believe it or not, the R220 Coupe Turbo was my dream car for a few years in College! Then along came the MGF and that replaced it!

I still remember sitting in an MGF at the motorshow one year thinking, yeah - one day I'll have one of these. Just shows, dreams can come true sometimes

 

Thanks for the help.

I've always been a Rover fan, the 220 Coupe is fast, but I still think my old MGB GT was more fun- for a start you could get the tail sliding out instead of the front pushing wide=P

 

Re: Re: 220 Coupe handling

Eddie wrote:
Thanks for the help.

I've always been a Rover fan, the 220 Coupe is fast, but I still think my old MGB GT was more fun- for a start you could get the tail sliding out instead of the front pushing wide=P

Sounds like you could do with a MGF/TF Great fun on a slightly damp road

 

1997-on 218VVC Coupe was my favourite - a very smart car indeed

That revvy engine is great!

 

I was thinking of changing to a 218 VVC, as my my 220 is getting on a bit (it's a 93K with 84000 miles), but I've just had it serviced and for the first time since I've owned it it's not too noisy on the motorway. Usually I find there is lots of wind noise coming from the sunroof. Do any other coupe owners have this problem?

 

one word... koni

hi
i have a rover 220 turbo coupe my self and i know of the handling problems..
but since i have added the alloys, the suspension, it seems to be the best thing about for me.
i had a koni dampening kit, which i paid £350 for (rrp near £500, went to max power show.. execellent.. apart from the pocket..) and it lowered it 35 mm and boy can you tell the difference...
my car produces more than the standard 220 turbo coupe did do, but i think it still needs more it no just sticks to the road and you know its not going nowhere unless you tell it.. its lovely
oh and as for the insurance, im paying no more than £800 fully comp for mine and im only 21 with 4 years no claims, protected too..
hope i have (sort of) helped...

 

1997-on 218VVC Coupe was my favourite - a very smart car indeed

That revvy engine is great!

Yep thats why I got one.:bgrin:

 

I've got a coupe turbo, Boge springs and top adj gas Konis, but if I was choosing again I'd get oil dampers as gas ones can be a tad harsher than oil ones over the little bumps grids etc.

I think the best mod for the front end has got to be Powerflex front tie-bar bushes, these tighten the front end up really well.

I do track days and the car handles well, but can get slightly twitchy at the back if doing fast sweeping bends. But you do have confidence in it.

What about using the springs/dampers from an MG
Fronts ZR
Rears ZS

 

To try and improve the skitishness and overall handling, why not try fitting front and rear strut braces, this should add a bit of torsional ridigity to the chassis.