BabyBlade
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Did a 250 round trip yesterday to pick me 2.0 8valve 130 cav sri engine
Had to strip the fecker into three parts, gearbox, lump and head
Gearbox werent to bad but fuck me how heavy's the lump Cant imagine me 1.4 weighing anything near that
Manadged to fit everything in the back
Back was sitting a lot lower
May not look low to those of you that have mega low cars but trust me the front end was looking a lot higher
Lost a race to a mercedez sprinter on the way home there just wasnt enough weight on the front and the damn thing wouldnt go round the corners
Anyways a nice little pic of me new lump
Will be fitting it myself over the next month or two, cant wait
Steve
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vibrio
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could you not find a 16v?
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BabyBlade
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Didn't want one.
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Marc
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Daimos will tell you how good this engine is, yet he has a 16v himself.
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AK
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the c20xe isnt that heavy with the gearbox off
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BabyBlade
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quote: Originally posted by 16vmarc
Daimos will tell you how good this engine is, yet he has a 16v himself.
Yeah seen his comments in the search i did.
It's a strong engine
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BabyBlade
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quote: Originally posted by Adam Kindness
the c20xe isnt that heavy with the gearbox off
Hmmm well I feel mines heavy, cudnt carry it v.far
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sxi16vjoe
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How much did you pay for it?
They are pretty good engines. had a go in a Nova with one of these
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Drew
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quote: Originally posted by Sethion33
quote: Originally posted by 16vmarc
Daimos will tell you how good this engine is, yet he has a 16v himself.
Yeah seen his comments in the search i did.
It's a strong engine
one of the sttongest by vaux oh and i had one :d
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Adam-D
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nice strong engines easy-ish to maintain tunable and i think they have more torque and less to go wrong 8v-16v
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Drew
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yeah got more torque
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BabyBlade
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i know
Reasons i decided on it was it was a lot closer to me than any redtops i found on mig altho didnt look else where for one.
there cheap and reliable
and easy diy, plus the torque and i'm more of an 8v fan than a 16v, more fun to drive
Payed 130 for the lump,ecu,loom, and gearbox with 85,000 miles on the clock
Probably can get them cheaper but still cheaper than any redtop!
Steve
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bubble
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130 for a 2.0 8v?
id have that over a 16v anyway
good lad
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Drew
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good price that
i payed about 220 for mine but that was 2 years ago (age showing again )
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BabyBlade
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oh lol
Thought they went for like 100quid i read somewhere on here
Am happy just got to bike around until i get it all done
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BabyBlade
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Did you have any times or figures done on your car Drew?
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saint
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Is there anyone who gets all the engine parts, brakes ,gear box etc that does the conversion for you?
How much would a 2.0l 8v conversion be from a 1 litre?
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drunkenfool
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Im excited 4 u mate, cant wait till we can go driving together with pure 2.0 vauxhall power
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BabyBlade
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quote: Originally posted by saint
Is there anyone who gets all the engine parts, brakes ,gear box etc that does the conversion for you?
How much would a 2.0l 8v conversion be from a 1 litre?
Labour wud be the same which is normally 500 quid mate.
Fitting kit is under 500 i think
Speak to Beardy, He's a sound guy
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BabyBlade
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quote: Originally posted by drunkenfool
Im excited 4 u mate, cant wait till we can go driving together with pure 2.0 vauxhall power
I know
I rekon we'll be on par considering u got 17's and a shit load of ice!!
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vibrio
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I take it your going to strip and rebuild the engine
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corsafreak
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sethion i had to change my eibach front springs for courtenay 2.0 items as it was riding on the bumpstops. tis better now that the shocks can do their thang .
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ed
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quote: Originally posted by vibrio
I take it your going to strip and rebuild the engine
Who wouldnt though?
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BabyBlade
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quote: Originally posted by vibrio
I take it your going to strip and rebuild the engine
I'm replacing the head gasket, cam belt, oil pump and water pump, oil filter.
Don't see why i should rebuild the whole engine
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BabyBlade
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quote: Originally posted by corsafreak
sethion i had to change my eibach front springs for courtenay 2.0 items as it was riding on the bumpstops. tis better now that the shocks can do their thang .
How much are the 2.0 springs dude?
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