swill_omnibus
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Registered: 12th Dec 07
Location: : S. wales Drives: Dodge Caliber
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Said once and will say again, amazing car fella 
Shame your selling up now as it's my inspiration 
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
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Hows your build going?
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swill_omnibus
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Registered: 12th Dec 07
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Gota get this ECM loom thingy and after that it's done! Should have come yesterday and would have had the car but the part didn't come 
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DaveyLC
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What bit is that? There should be two plugs on the Car -> ECU loom, a 6 pin grey one and the big "slidey" black one.. They are part of the same bit of loom. Nothing else is required..
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DaveyLC
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swill_omnibus
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If im correct that's the very one! Goes from ECU through the bulkhead and then onto the ECM!
Mine came with purely the engine loom
Wonder how my battery will connect??
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DaveyLC
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There is a plug the same as that already in the corsa for the starting & charging system dont get them mixed up
The grey one in that pic is just for the power feed to the injectors plus the temp. gauge and oil pressure feeds.
Where are you getting all this ECM malarky from?
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DaveyLC
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...Your car started life as a 1.4 16v yeah?? Post me your old loom (including all the plugs from in the drivers kick panel) and the new loom and I will make you a plug and play loom for your 1.8.
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swill_omnibus
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Well i got my mate doing it, im providing the parts he's fitting, i helped little bits here and there and he's on about the loom to the ECM.
I'll get up there and see if i can get it all for you. Shall let you know thank you
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DaveyLC
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Save yourself the heart ache and let me do it for a few quids lol!
Like I said give me the whole original loom (back to the 9pin plug from the foot well as I need the conenctor and some of the wires to extend the vectra loom) and the new loom with the two plugs on the end..
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DaveyLC
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I've been doing a few bits and bobs for PVS  finally fitted my bump stops which has stopped the car from knocking my teeth out
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DaveyLC
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Benkid
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^^^why wasn't I there lol^^^
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*JonnyG*
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How much does it cost for a 1.8 fella? or even the 2.0 vecta engine? or is that a no go?
What bhp do the 1.8's have too?
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swill_omnibus
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The 1.8XE1 has 115BHP and the Z18XE has 123BHP But is fly-by-wire so would be abit more work.
The 2.0 vectra engine is basically a redtop conversion (mount etc wise)
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*JonnyG*
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But they didn't do a redtop in the newest vectra did they? and surely for a 1.8 with 115bhp. The 1.6 with few mods would be better to get it to 150bhp, or is the 1.8 better to mod?
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DaveyLC
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The 1.8 is a long stroke block and has much more torque than the 1.6
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swill_omnibus
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Sorry meant mounting etc are the same as a redtop conversion in general sorry.
And the 1.8 having more capacity and as DaveyLC mentioned being long stroked can produce much more torque which gives better pulling power
And the 1.8 doesn't have anything silly like an SAI and stuff and good head design
I am a worshipper of DaveyLC 
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elliott023
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Registered: 1st Jun 08
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i want this car lol, i wuder how it wud look with some carbon door cards and abit lower
[Edited on 13-07-2009 by elliott023]
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