Rick Draper
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I was just wondering what sort of price people would pay for a corsa c sxi fitted with a astra vxr engine and gearbox? Not built one yet but i might be about to and wanted some idea on resale value.
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scottyp1989
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apparently the vxr engine is a pig to do or somethin so why not just go for the engine out of mk4 gsi? theres a few of them been done now AFAIR
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jr
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hmmm rick, bit of a special market it would appeal to
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Fad
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Originally posted by scottyp1989
apparently the vxr engine is a pig to do or somethin so why not just go for the engine out of mk4 gsi? theres a few of them been done now AFAIR
Why would it be more of a pig than a Z20let?
The VXR lump runs ceramic coated pistons and oil spray jets etc so it ripe for tuning so you can run Z20let loom and get it running relitively easily.
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scottyp1989
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Originally posted by Fad
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Originally posted by scottyp1989
apparently the vxr engine is a pig to do or somethin so why not just go for the engine out of mk4 gsi? theres a few of them been done now AFAIR
Why would it be more of a pig than a Z20let?
The VXR lump runs ceramic coated pistons and oil spray jets etc so it ripe for tuning so you can run Z20let loom and get it running relitively easily.
i dunno lol never done one i must of been thinking about somethin else then
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Phi
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Would it break every 5 mins though with the power?? or is the power nothing special that it would break!?
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deano87
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Would be more interested in a Corsa D with Astra H VXR engine in.
C20XE worked in the B/Nova 'cause it was a similar age.
C20XE is a pig to get in the Corsa C is it not?
Then Z20LET in the C.
Astra VXR in D.
Just my opinion mind.
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jr
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Originally posted by Corsa_phi
Would it break every 5 mins though with the power?? or is the power nothing special that it would break!?
similar to a standard LET
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Phi
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so 50/50 if it breaks  lol
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Fad
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Originally posted by Corsa_phi
Would it break every 5 mins though with the power?? or is the power nothing special that it would break!?
similar to a standard LET
Or XE in a car it belongs in? 
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jr
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nooo, what i meant is power is similar, not how much they break
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Steve
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wilson_sri
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
hmmm rick, bit of a special market it would appeal to
Yeh would be difficult to sell, could probably get good money of the right person though!
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sumner2k3
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what about putting a c20xe in a new astra vxr shell  it will be lk a reverse sleeper kind of thing lol.. looks fast, but isnt 
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Graham88
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That's so stupid I laughed quite hard
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deano87
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Originally posted by sumner2k3
what about putting a c20xe in a new astra vxr shell it will be lk a reverse sleeper kind of thing lol.. looks fast, but isnt
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SAL
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It's something to build for yourself tbh, maybe an on-going project
re-sale value will be about what the car is worth in standard form
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aron
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most vauxhalls don't have great residual values, and if you were really that worried about losing money i don't think you'd be considering an engine swap.
definately a buyers market - i think most people would rather just buy an off the shelf astra vxr
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ShEp
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Or advertise the idea and find a buyer thats wants you to build one?
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Nick-S
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Would be more interested in a Corsa D with Astra H VXR engine in.
C20XE worked in the B/Nova 'cause it was a similar age.
C20XE is a pig to get in the Corsa C is it not?
Then Z20LET in the C.
Astra VXR in D.
Just my opinion mind.
the z20let and z20leh from the vxr are basicaly the same engeine and the c is a fair bit lighter than a d so i no what id rather put it in
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Rick Draper
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So people dont think it would be worth aound the £6k mark. Even with a VXR box in?
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Mike GSi
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Astra H VXR with a Vectra VXR engine 
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chrex
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quote:
Originally posted by scottyp1989
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Originally posted by Fad
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Originally posted by scottyp1989
apparently the vxr engine is a pig to do or somethin so why not just go for the engine out of mk4 gsi? theres a few of them been done now AFAIR
Why would it be more of a pig than a Z20let?
The VXR lump runs ceramic coated pistons and oil spray jets etc so it ripe for tuning so you can run Z20let loom and get it running relitively easily.
i dunno lol never done one i must of been thinking about somethin else then
No, it is a pig! You need everything! Engine, box, loom obv...but you also need the original stereo and the dials. As it runs a tec2 system, you NEED the radio and dials. The immobiliser is linked to the stereo too!
All the new vauxhalls have the same problem except for the lower-spec ones!
Atm theres no way round it, which is why the VXR engine in the classifieds comes with all this stuff! 
[Edited on 24-02-2008 by chrex]
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Adam-D
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the way i can see it done, is take the mian compoments and alll the wiring as in the whole lot, then it would work.
or if you had a friendly guy with a tech 2 system that can re-programme it then it shud be ok.
but im guessing.
would be cool thou. can you make a corsa c handle thou, ive drove a couple and didnt like it
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Fad
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quote:
Originally posted by chrex
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Originally posted by scottyp1989
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Originally posted by Fad
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Originally posted by scottyp1989
apparently the vxr engine is a pig to do or somethin so why not just go for the engine out of mk4 gsi? theres a few of them been done now AFAIR
Why would it be more of a pig than a Z20let?
The VXR lump runs ceramic coated pistons and oil spray jets etc so it ripe for tuning so you can run Z20let loom and get it running relitively easily.
i dunno lol never done one i must of been thinking about somethin else then
No, it is a pig! You need everything! Engine, box, loom obv...but you also need the original stereo and the dials. As it runs a tec2 system, you NEED the radio and dials. The immobiliser is linked to the stereo too!
All the new vauxhalls have the same problem except for the lower-spec ones!
Atm theres no way round it, which is why the VXR engine in the classifieds comes with all this stuff!
[Edited on 24-02-2008 by chrex]
How about you don't need everything?
Can you explain to me why there is an Astra coupe with a VXR lump using a standard Z20let loom and ecu?
Essentially the same engine with different internals, turbo and ecu?
If you cn fit a z20let into a Corsa C then a VXR Astra lump can be installed with a Z20let loom all beit not running the full VXR power but a map can sort that out just fine and with the unprated internals you can push the bounderies of mapping.
Not to mention you could probably run the engine with a standalone ECU with a custom made Loom?
[Edited on 24-02-2008 by Fad]
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