Cole
Member
Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
User status: Offline
|
what are the advantages and disadvantages in doing this conversion have a friend who is thinking of going 2.1 turbo let just wanted to ask has anyone done this and whats involved cheers
|
Dan
Premium Member
Registered: 22nd Apr 02
Location: Gorleston on Sea, Norfolk
User status: Offline
|
probably not worth it if your just gonna do that and not go eds chip route..
spend it on stage 2..
Adult GiftsClick here to vist us
|
Corsa Sport Gav
Member
Registered: 12th Feb 03
Location: Durham, County Durham Drives: A6 Allroad
User status: Offline
|
hasnt venom dun this?
|
Dan
Premium Member
Registered: 22nd Apr 02
Location: Gorleston on Sea, Norfolk
User status: Offline
|
i think he has yea
Adult GiftsClick here to vist us
|
CorsAsh
Member
Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
User status: Offline
|
he's gone up to 2.2 hasn't he? Using omega bottom end IIRC...
|
Cole
Member
Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
User status: Offline
|
he is planning on going the whole hog new management the lot aiming for around 400bhp but is it worth going to 2.1 to acheive this
|
bradfincham
Member
Registered: 20th Sep 02
Location: East Of England Drives: Clio 172
User status: Offline
|
yep, no replacement for displacement!
if you want 300 bhp then no i would uprate internals on the 2.0, and hybrid turbo, phase 3
|
Dan
Premium Member
Registered: 22nd Apr 02
Location: Gorleston on Sea, Norfolk
User status: Offline
|
obvious answer to this is a yes really, any mod to enhance the performance is worth it, if he is going full hog.
just make sure the rest of the engine can handle that sort of power.
Adult GiftsClick here to vist us
|
AK
Member
Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
User status: Offline
|
omega bottom end?
|
AK
Member
Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
User status: Offline
|
its alot of money though...
88mm is max bore size on 20let/xe.... but not recommended
Frontera uses a 2.2.... its block is th esame, just a diff crank to increase the stroke...
QED do a 2.2 block that can be bored out to a 2.4..... dunno what pistons etc
|
3CorsaMeal
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 02
User status: Offline
|
can't wait to tune my 2.9 V6
|
Cole
Member
Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
User status: Offline
|
what sort of costs for the oversized pistons etc
|
AK
Member
Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
User status: Offline
|
550..... but you would need head re-bored, new bearings etc
|
AK
Member
Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
User status: Offline
|
head block
|
Teddy
Member
Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
User status: Offline
|
You cant have 2.2 - the block wont allow it.
|
Marc
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
User status: Offline
|
quote: Originally posted by Teddy
You cant have 2.2 - the block wont allow it.
I thought this too.
|
Teddy
Member
Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
User status: Offline
|
You cant buy oversize pistons to make the block 2.2
You can get 89 pistons for a 2050 bore which therefore makes the block a 2.1 but no further.
|
timrud_
Member
Registered: 3rd Jul 04
Location: Sheffield
User status: Offline
|
I know its possible to take an XE to a 2.3, so why not a LET?
|
Teddy
Member
Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
User status: Offline
|
quote: Originally posted by timrud_
I know its possible to take an XE to a 2.3, so why not a LET?
Where have you seen that?
If your refering to Vauxhall displacement of 2.3 the Chevette HSR was 2.3 twin cam but the engine is totally different.
I have never seen anything above a 2.1 because of my points made above.
|
AK
Member
Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
User status: Offline
|
new crank... will increase the stroke.....
2.2 bottom end on frontera is a 20xe with a diff crank
QED do a 2.2 bottom end that can be bored out to 2.4
hence - you can have a 2.4let
|
3CorsaMeal
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 02
User status: Offline
|
where do u bore out on the bottom end?
i may sound stupid, but i alway thought it was the cylinders that determined Capacity
|
AK
Member
Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
User status: Offline
|
the cylinders
stock c20xe it 86mm, mine is now 88mm
|
Teddy
Member
Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
User status: Offline
|
quote: Originally posted by Adam Kindness
new crank... will increase the stroke.....
2.2 bottom end on frontera is a 20xe with a diff crank
QED do a 2.2 bottom end that can be bored out to 2.4
hence - you can have a 2.4let
The head would not fit on a 2.4 "bored" block
There would be no cylinder clearance.
The 2.2 Frontera block isnt a moddifed xe either.
|
AK
Member
Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
User status: Offline
|
not modified..... diff crank
|
Fad
Member
Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
User status: Offline
|
i know somoeone building a 2.2 LET ( i think) Spent 6k just on the full steel bottom end. Fuck knows what the sequential box is going to cost him
|