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Whittie

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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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20th Feb 08 at 16:55

Rough cost? And how hard is it to locate parts?

Gearbox (f28)
Turbo
Hoses
Turbo Coolant Kit
Breather Hoses
Coolant Hoses
Ancillary Hoses
Gearbox spacer kit
Pair of motorsport shafts
Pair of motorsport hubs
Tie rod lowering kit
F28 mount kit
Chassis bracket
Rubber mount
PAS Pump Mount
F28 2wd Plate
Intercooler
13 Row Oil Cooler

What would be the rough cost?

And what is missing off the list?

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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20th Feb 08 at 16:56

suspension? exhaust? brakes

Whittie

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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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20th Feb 08 at 16:56

Got all that.

ShEp

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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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20th Feb 08 at 16:59

dont need the f28 so you could save yourself a lot of money there

I had an f18 in mine

was the dogs

RobHayes

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Registered: 6th Sep 03
Location: Lincolnshire
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20th Feb 08 at 17:00

pistons? inlet?
or do you mean bolting an LET engine into a car alread fitted with a XE?

Whittie

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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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20th Feb 08 at 17:00

Do quite a few miles to work and back though, a 6th gear would be a little money saver tbh.

Theres an f20 box on the car atm.

Hamish

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Registered: 4th Apr 05
Location: Ashtead, Surrey Drives: 100bhp Mint with Hole
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20th Feb 08 at 17:00

New inlet system, exhaust manifold & exhaust

Ellis

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Registered: 11th Sep 07
Location: Aberdeenshire
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20th Feb 08 at 17:00

Not be easier buying a LET engine?

Whittie

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20th Feb 08 at 17:01

quote:
Originally posted by RobHayes
pistons? inlet?
or do you mean bolting an LET engine into a car alread fitted with a XE?

Yeah, basically adding the turbo, to make it a 2.0 turbo instead of the 2.0...

craig_s

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Registered: 5th Mar 06
Location: Birmingham Drives: mk4 astra gsi
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20th Feb 08 at 17:01

ecu £100
loom £100
pistons £300
top hat £20
amal valve £20
hot start valve £20
fuel tank vent valve £20
air flow meter £50
oil feed pipe for the turbo £20
getting the blocked drilled and tapped for the return pipe£?
fuel pressure reg £20
air temp sensor £20
throttle body £20
gasket's £50

and you may want an oil pressure gauge and sender £40 and a boost gauge £30

may be other's that i have missed and they are just rough prices.

[Edited on 20-02-2008 by sri power]

Hamish

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Location: Ashtead, Surrey Drives: 100bhp Mint with Hole
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20th Feb 08 at 17:01

turbo oil return

Whittie

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Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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20th Feb 08 at 17:01

quote:
Originally posted by Neepheed
Not be easier buying a LET engine?

Probably, which is why i was wondering the cost

If i was going to do that, i'd get a different shell tbh. Newer, with electics.

Hamish

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Registered: 4th Apr 05
Location: Ashtead, Surrey Drives: 100bhp Mint with Hole
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20th Feb 08 at 17:05

so you shouldnt have sold your sport

bored or xe power already

ShEp

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Location: Dingwall, Highland
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20th Feb 08 at 17:06

quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
Do quite a few miles to work and back though, a 6th gear would be a little money saver tbh.

Theres an f20 box on the car atm.

my c20let with the f18 was no worse on petrol than my 1.6 sport

in fact i reckon it was better on fuel, remember its a standard engine

Whittie

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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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20th Feb 08 at 17:11

quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
so you shouldnt have sold your sport

bored or xe power already

Dunno what to do tbh.

My loan has fallen through... so no ibiza / corsa c turbo for now

Rob E

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Registered: 1st Jan 06
Location: Madeley, Stafford....I want to live back in Wales!
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20th Feb 08 at 17:23

save up for a let...I thought u were supposed to be getting a cally turbo for dirt cheap this month?

Nick-S

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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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20th Feb 08 at 17:29

quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
no corsa c turbo for now

Whittie

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20th Feb 08 at 17:29

quote:
Originally posted by Rob E
save up for a let...I thought u were supposed to be getting a cally turbo for dirt cheap this month?

£450, i didn't know i'd even sell the red corsa, so i told him i don't want it anymore, as I couldnt afford the conversion at the time. It went to some lad in Amlwch for his nova. He got £600 for it in the end

willhouse

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Registered: 11th Jul 06
Location: Sheffield
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20th Feb 08 at 17:38

if your after more power on a budget but dont need the power all the time have you not considered nitrous??

also second hand weber carbs would be a decent power increase if you have them set up correctly.

corb

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20th Feb 08 at 17:51

i changed the whole engine, MUCH less fucking about tbh

craig_s

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20th Feb 08 at 18:43

quote:
Originally posted by corb
i changed the whole engine, MUCH less fucking about tbh

that's probably the best way tbh.the amount of time it took me to source all the bit's done my head in.i done it the hard was as i now have a brand new let engine for the price of a second hand one.

Ste L

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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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20th Feb 08 at 18:47

only good reason to convert an xe to a let, is if your going for stupid amount's of power..

this is becuase you'll be replacing most part's in the let anyway, so you can use the engine you got etc etc

Chris F

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Registered: 26th Dec 05
Location: Newmarket Drives: Escort Van 1.8
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20th Feb 08 at 18:53

u bored with power all ready?

Steve

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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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20th Feb 08 at 18:55

pmsl bored already

Whittie

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20th Feb 08 at 18:56

quote:
Originally posted by CorsaCF
u bored with power all ready?

All 155ish horses

Just want something different.... there's no c20lets round my way... could be fun.

[Edited on 20-02-2008 by Whittie]

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