pagey
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Can anyone remember which months total vauxhall had the guide to this, and what bhp increase it was proven to have gained? Thinking about doin this as the next step. 
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Iain M
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think the best way to do it is run it with a venier (sp) then you can dial it in better, think the gains are about 7-10bhp but i may be wrong
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broster
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we did the fitting and results here, i shall dig out the graphs....
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pagey
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Yes mate, that would be great, would be cool to see the gains
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Scotty C
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Page, I wouldn't fit it yourself..
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Oli_p
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autmumn 2007 issue 76. REsults shown from mag were an increase of approx 20bhp and 47lb/ft, but bearing in mind car used was said to of had a healthy engine so would vary on car/engine condition
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pagey
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oli, cheers for that, well the engine ive got has done 4k, and was a new manufactured unit, so im sure it would be a decent increase, 20bhp, seems quite a bit, il def get it done!! 
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pagey
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Scott, I was thinking of doin it, but to get the most out of it, i need it set up on the rollers, which i cant do.
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Oli_p
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no problem had the magazine to hand anyway . most people set vernier to 7 degrees retarded approx half a tooth but as said to get most rollers would be best bet
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Olsrey
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Link
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alan-g-w
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What do you mean by a new manufactured unit? As in brand new from Vaux?!
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Nic Barnes
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normally see around 10bhp from it. probably better choice than most aftermarket cams out there really.
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Olsrey
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
normally see around 10bhp from it. probably better choice than most aftermarket cams out there really.
For the price of an XE inlet cam though its good bhp/£.
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pagey
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olsrey thanks for the link bud, i nearly had to get in the attic to search through the old mags lol! def good bhp for £, not sure whether to get a new xe cam or 2nd hand tho, alan, yes mate brand new it was the engine
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alan-g-w
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ooft, how do you find driving without the arm and the leg it must have cost you?
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Nic Barnes
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pagey i never understood that u2u you sent me last week. didnt quite get what you were on about?
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pagey
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Is there a way to tell a good 2nd hand one, to a worn 2nd hand one? I understandabout blue, or very worn lobes, but how to tell a mint one? As a new one from vaux is over 200quid! and a 2nd hand one is about 30 quid lol!
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alan-g-w
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If you were really that bothered I think the only way to properly check it would be with a DTI or similair suitable measuring eqipment.
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Scotty C
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For what it's worth, i'd put your hand in your pocket and buy a brand new one.
Fuck using a DTI 
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alan-g-w
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Would be a way to definetely tell a mint one though. Can't think of any other way.
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Scotty C
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Yeh, it is the only way I think. But the point I was making is it's a bit OTT just to save a few ££
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pagey
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Fuck it il just get a new one, itl just take me a bit longer to do 
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alan-g-w
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quote:
Originally posted by Monster
Yeh, it is the only way I think. But the point I was making is it's a bit OTT just to save a few ££
Aye agreed.
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