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Mark.W
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22nd Sep 12 at 19:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Worth while mod on a standard XE? been offered some for £30 second hand not sure if they are worth buying while the engine is on the stand with the sump off.

[Edited on 22-09-2012 by Mark.W]
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Yh because if in the future you get cams and chipped ecu it will take the raised rev or if you go twin 45s or tb's
Mark.W
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Does the price sound right? £30
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Aint they only 56 new i would get new ones tbh mate
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Tbh there 56 plus postage on bay so 30 is half so about right seen as there used i would have them if you are putting a 8v baffle plate in it might need adjusting but for 30 cant moan
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Yes good price and a good litle safety mod if like using a red top like ment to used.
Nothing worse than a bottom end that lets go.
Corsa_Sport21
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22nd Sep 12 at 22:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£55 delivered on ebay.

But these 2nd hand 1s, can you be sure they are genuine, as iirc, there is alot of fakes of these going about.
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I have some genuine brand new in the packet pro series ones for sale, better than the normal ones, don't need to chamfer the caps either.

[Edited on 22-09-2012 by gazza808]
Mark.W
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Got a 8v sump gasket with baffle plate to go on.

Do the caps need chamfering?
reecegsi
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Sometimes or the fins on baffle plate need bendin down
Mark.W
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So just bend the fins down and all is good?
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Yh had to on one of mine but then another xe nothing was needed lol all are different
Mark.W
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23rd Sep 12 at 22:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Strange!
Jed D
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2nd hand fiar enough, but how many times have they been torqued down and have they been over tightened? only get so many uses out them from what i heard
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24th Sep 12 at 09:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If you do chamfer the bolts how do you know how much to take off?
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place over Newcastle counter sunk my caps mark its called northen rebore next to Newcastle college
Mark.W
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Do they need counted sunk aswell Craig?

Sounds like a carry on just to change a few bolts.
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Cost me £10 mark could of done it myself put you need a pillar drill




Check my project, there well worth it while the engines out its the only weakness of the xe

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=570764&page=3
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easy enough to counter sink them, bigger drill bit on a bench drill, dont go trigger happy though.
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24th Sep 12 at 11:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So is it either chamfer them or counter sink them or both?
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Is chamfering and counter sinking not the same thing ???
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I thought chamfering them was trimming the head of the arp bold down a touch?

Like these what were on ebay a few weeks ago.

http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mEMPGN04grPpJSP6lhCChlA.jpg

[Edited on 24-09-2012 by Mark.W]
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reecegsi
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark.W
I thought chamfering them was trimming the head of the arp bold down a touch?

Like these what were on ebay a few weeks ago.

http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mEMPGN04grPpJSP6lhCChlA.jpg

[Edited on 24-09-2012 by Mark.W]


I bought them lol thats chamfering and countersinking is making them flush on the cap so no gaps around head of the bolt
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25th Sep 12 at 08:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So both need doing then?

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