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MarkSXI

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15th May 04 at 02:18

Right then,

Ive got me a corsa C 1.2 sxi and someone has given me a cav 2litre 8v which im going to re-build the engine and have a turbo conversion done on it. Im going to keep the F16 box aswell, but what drive shafts will i need??.
The one on the corsa already or the cav ones or some made up???. Also where can I get the engine mounts from??.

cheers

modded_corsa

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15th May 04 at 07:44

dnt think you will get the cavvy enigne into your corsa c mate

summat to do with ecu etc.....and also thiknk theres an issue with the ignition.....you would have to get one of the newer 2litre engine if you wanted to do a conversion into your corsa c.....

MarkM

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15th May 04 at 07:49

I also dont see the point of putting a very old engine into a new car...get a newer engine as said...

daman2k

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15th May 04 at 07:51

quote:
Originally posted by sport16v
I also dont see the point of putting a very old engine into a new car...get a newer engine as said...

exactly what i was thinking

stuyw

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15th May 04 at 08:18

u can stick an older engine in a corsa c as there are turbo'd corsa C's. more work involved due to electronic speedo, P/S etc.

MarkSXI

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15th May 04 at 10:05

no work involved with the speedo m8 as its picked up from the lefthand front wheel and is seperrate from the engine ecu, so is the PAS. Also my point is i already have the complete cavalier with engine and box, with i was given for FREE so why do i want to spend more money on another engine when im already spending money on a turbo conversion!!!.

Fraser Young

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15th May 04 at 10:30

Took M-tech months to do the wiring on a C20LET, Eventually running dual ecus, an that's what they do for a living... lol

kev_corsa

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15th May 04 at 11:21

do a search mate, theres been loads of questions asked about this, its supposed to be realy difficult with a C

BeArDy

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15th May 04 at 11:26

i will keep you posted as i am going to do one soon
and i also know a kid who has a 2lt turbo corsa C who did it himself who i am going seeing this weekend some time.

i think the 2 ECU's are cos one controls the car and one controls the engine

Ian

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15th May 04 at 12:06

Thats a C20LET though isn't it Beardy?

RobHayes

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15th May 04 at 15:13

y not sell the cavalier u've been given and put the money towards a LET, save u the hassle of turbo'in a NA engine

Greg_M

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15th May 04 at 15:50

there is a z20let corsa c which regal(i think) did for him for £12k!

Fraser Young

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15th May 04 at 15:54

Regal (Cossvaux) do C20lets/Z20lets for round bout 7k

Greg_M

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15th May 04 at 15:56

in a corsa B yeah. but a corsa C, the guy paid 12k

Fraser Young

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15th May 04 at 16:02

No, in a corsa C...

Greg_M

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15th May 04 at 16:08

there was a guy at donny that had to pay 12k for a z20let in his corsa C.

Fraser Young

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15th May 04 at 16:09

Prob. depends when it had been done etc...?
e.g. first few might have taken alot more time, was talking to them the other day on phone an def. said bout 7-7.5k...

Greg_M

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15th May 04 at 16:11

think his was the first, tbh. so prob got it to a tee now. 7k aint that bad in a corsa C tbh. its around 4k for it into a B, and thats c20let, z20let will be less miles ect

bubble

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15th May 04 at 16:27

quote:
Originally posted by MarkSXI
no work involved with the speedo m8 as its picked up from the lefthand front wheel and is seperrate from the engine ecu, so is the PAS. Also my point is i already have the complete cavalier with engine and box, with i was given for FREE so why do i want to spend more money on another engine when im already spending money on a turbo conversion!!!.

not entirely true. on later c's with abs and early systems, they have a wheel speed on each wheel. u will need to run 2 ecus one for engine and one for car. it does cost mega bucks to do this conversion as a separate engine/body loom has to be made due to the Can-Bus System on the corsa c. imo, not worth the hassle

MarkSXI

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16th May 04 at 01:18

Do u mean the multi-timer ecu that controls the car electrics and the bosch m1.5.5 controls the engine??.
If this is so, are u saying that they communicate with easy other in a digital form and not in the normal way??.

Adam-D

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16th May 04 at 08:32

is it not possible to tune the 1.8 corsa c sri engine?

Greg_M

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16th May 04 at 08:37

quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
is it not possible to tune the 1.8 corsa c sri engine?

think the inlet manifold is about the be released, there's no cam kit that i know of, but its prob as quick as the 2l 8v anyways, dunno for sure

Adam-D

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16th May 04 at 08:40

what i thought probly be cheaper to tune the 1.8 than pissing around with a older engine

only conversion viable would be the turbo i guess

Fraser Young

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16th May 04 at 09:54

Yeh dbilas do an inlet/cam kit for the z18xe, which combined with an ECU upgrade is supposed to +40bhp...

MarkSXI

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16th May 04 at 11:39

Well ive got the wiring diagrams for the engine ecu and as far as i can tell all the sensors and everything else is going into the engine ecu (M1.5.5). Also it takes a signal from the lefthand speed sensor, the right hand sensor is only fitted to cars with the easytronic gearbox. As far as i can tell and been told by other people is, if i use the cav ecu and wireing loom the engine will run. But the wiring for the engine cooling fan has to be re-wired because thats controled by the (M1.5.5) and so is the dash coolant temp gauge, also i think the rev counter maybe a problem.

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