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BeetleGav
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4th Mar 12 at 10:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What would i need to get hold of? and howmuch am i looking at to spend?

cheers people, im not clued up at all
Welly Wanger
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i know nowt about corsa's but wouldnt this be easier? http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=628782
BeetleGav
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4th Mar 12 at 11:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no because my car is mint. it has 23k on the clock. just needs a bigger engine
Alex_Rally
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4th Mar 12 at 11:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
engine
ecu transponder chip
depending on what engine is in atm. mounts
loom
brakes
shafts
tom130691
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quote:
Originally posted by BeetleGav
no because my car is mint. it has 23k on the clock. just needs a bigger engine


be a shame to put an engine with more miles in it

but as far as i am aware 1.0 are annoying to covert to anything, shaun managed it though
BeetleGav
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Originally posted by BeetleGav
no because my car is mint. it has 23k on the clock. just needs a bigger engine


be a shame to put an engine with more miles in it

but as far as i am aware 1.0 are annoying to covert to anything, shaun managed it though


well im hoping to get an engine with low miles. my car will have about 30k on it by the time i convert it. did 10k lastyear. hope it aint hard to change

the hairdryer in question
Alex_Rally
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get the engine rebuilt then if you dont wanna put a hi miler in mate
BeetleGav
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4th Mar 12 at 11:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah thats true, would i need to change gearbox or anything like that?
fazza
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Ive been doing some searching, and you need to change the entire dash loom before you can fit the different engine.
BeetleGav
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4th Mar 12 at 12:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ah thats crap! might have to stay like this then until i can afford a new car :\

was hoping it would be relatively simple
Linch
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Ive been doing some searching, and you need to change the entire dash loom before you can fit the different engine.


This is wrong. No you dont. You need to pull the ecu wires from inside the bay back into the car. Easy.
GB123
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1.0's are the hardest to do conversions on because most stuff seems to be different.
fazza
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Really?

so if you cut the ECU plug off from the engine bay, you will be left with the same wires as any other model?

Green - revs
Thick blue/red - fuel

etc?
Jed D
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4th Mar 12 at 12:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
buy a 1600 lump and rebuild it whilst still using the 12volt...

...or buy a corsa/tigra/astra and make some money back scrapping the shell and selling unneeded bits

astras and some vectras came with the x16xeL wich has a better head i believe but uses different management i think... and they tend not to of been as ragged as the corsas/tigra's

[Edited on 04-03-2012 by Jed D]
Linch
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http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=611430
Linch
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quote:
Originally posted by fazza
Really?

so if you cut the ECU plug off from the engine bay, you will be left with the same wires as any other model?

Green - revs
Thick blue/red - fuel

etc?


Yes, A few are different and unused ect so just need taped up.
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you just pull the wires back through into the cabin from a 1.0 wirings the same its just the relay under glove box that needs dealt with wiring is here for 1.0 and 1.2 16v to c20xe c20let etc
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=611430&highlight=1&pid=8036832#pid8036832
Crana
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1.2 16v and 12v shell are just as easy to convert just take a little bit longer because you have to pull the wires back in the car like linch said, I has a 23k minter like yours and got board of the 60bhp on raw power so put a eco-shite in and it was the worst thing I ever done I wasn't happy with the power or oil consumption at all wish I had just put a 20xe in now
BeetleGav
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howmuch would i be looking at to do either a 20xe or 1.6? id need someone to help me do it because i wouldnt know where to start. especially with wiring.
Linch
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4th Mar 12 at 13:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
xe conversion now are about £500 all in. 1.6 youd be looking at maybe £300 for a good engine.
redtom
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Conversion is just as easy just have to pull the wires through and bridge the relay as linch said. People make it sound so much more hassle then it actually is
BeetleGav
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quote:
Originally posted by Linch
xe conversion now are about £500 all in. 1.6 youd be looking at maybe £300 for a good engine.


thats not too bad, would i not need a different gearbox for an xe? or are they all the same?
GB123
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4th Mar 12 at 13:39   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Linch
xe conversion now are about £500 all in. 1.6 youd be looking at maybe £300 for a good engine.


thats not too bad, would i not need a different gearbox for an xe? or are they all the same?


Yeah you will need either a f20, f16 or an f28.
BeetleGav
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ahrite, cheers.
Linch
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or f18

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