GP123
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Sorry if this has been asked a thousand times, but i have searched etc..
Which corsa b is the best to drop a c20let engine into? the easiest to convert.. like 1.2 or 1.6 sport etc. Also what do redtop turbo engines go for nowadays. Thanks for any help..!
[Edited on 27-11-2013 by GP123]
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BenC1985
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Its not a redtop turbo. Its a c20let. Can be put into any shell if you have the skills and tools.
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GP123
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How much money are you talking to get a c20let engine into a corsa b? Can the engines be got cheap enough? Different mounts etc needed?
Also, is the saab 2.3 turbo engine worth looking into?
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tom130691
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the easiest to convert is supposedly the 1.2 8v
you would need a good 1k all in i would have thought to drop a LET in
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Aidan-Fleming
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The engine alone will be 1000. Then you have mounts. Strengthening kits, fuel pump, shafts, cvs, hubs... The list goes on! Unless you want to do a bodge job then you'll cut price down. But nothing worse than a shit looking let bay.
And no don't think about the 2.3 Saab. It's the b204 or b204r engine from Saab people use.
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Cruise corsa b
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Just finished my c20xe and that cost me 1500 - 2000 you can chuck them in for cheaper but as aidan said it will be a bodge job. just save up and do it properly
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quote: Originally posted by Aidan-Fleming
The engine alone will be 1000. Then you have mounts. Strengthening kits, fuel pump, shafts, cvs, hubs... The list goes on! Unless you want to do a bodge job then you'll cut price down. But nothing worse than a shit looking let bay.
And no don't think about the 2.3 Saab. It's the b204 or b204r engine from Saab people use.
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Darryl H
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quote: Originally posted by Cruise corsa b
Just finished my c20xe and that cost me 1500 - 2000 you can chuck them in for cheaper but as aidan said it will be a bodge job. just save up and do it properly
8valve shells are supposedly easiest but are more likely to be filled with rust. If you can get a decent shell sorting the right mounts and wiring should be fairly straight forward especially with help on here.
Cost me similar for the XE, I wouldn't try and do it on the cheap. I did that on sensors etc and it just came back and bit me in the arse.
If you can budget in a rebuild as well then that would be worth doing seeing as most have never been touched although having a "rebuild 10k ago"
[Edited on 03-12-2013 by Darryl H]
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Buy one already done to
A high standard.
Otherwise budget 2k+ without the price of getting a good shell, then have it strengthened
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