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i have a lexmaul inlet, supersprint exhaust, viper head work and full system, oh and kent cams, all waiting to go in!(all starting as of this week!, then itll need mapping! speak to greesemonkey and ask what mods he has, hes going on the rollers soon aswell! andy u have u2u in 2secs!
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Daimo B
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Originally posted by CheekyCorsa
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Ahh, but thats something you should consider when making the car.
Far too many people with to much money trying to have the "coolest" car without thinking about it. Everyone knows u'll never make money on a modified car, but there are ways you can sell a car and make more money from it.
Its all personal preference though aint it i was only suggesting something for him to think about!
Oh yeah, thats cool. I just kinda went off subject 
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Daimo B
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cheers for comments ppl, its a tough choise, i would love a 2.0, but i'v heard so many ppl complain, that its unreliable! a 1.6 wil b easier to sell, but i have NO intention of doing that! BUT i want an engine which is going to last a long time, and have power, PLUS one other major prob is the insurance!! i could get away not telling them if i put a 1.6, they look the same!
Un-reliable?? I think u'll find the 1.6 is less reliable when you start tuning it compared to an XE. XE is a fantastically strong engine.
I've had a water pump bust
and a crankshaft sensor.
Not bad for a 90,000+ mile engine (even if it is looked after). Had the engine around a year now.
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Ojc
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If you fit a 1.6 16v into a 1.4 16v I would seriously not bother telling insurance that its a 1.6 16v.
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Fad
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Originally posted by Daimo B
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Originally posted by andysri
cheers for comments ppl, its a tough choise, i would love a 2.0, but i'v heard so many ppl complain, that its unreliable! a 1.6 wil b easier to sell, but i have NO intention of doing that! BUT i want an engine which is going to last a long time, and have power, PLUS one other major prob is the insurance!! i could get away not telling them if i put a 1.6, they look the same!
Un-reliable?? I think u'll find the 1.6 is less reliable when you start tuning it compared to an XE. XE is a fantastically strong engine.
I've had a water pump bust
and a crankshaft sensor.
Not bad for a 90,000+ mile engine (even if it is looked after). Had the engine around a year now.
i can second that my old 1.4 16v was soo unreliable once u started tunning it..cost me so much i could of done an XE conversion twice  Head gaskets are too prone on these lumps and altho they are cracking engines they lack tourque and do cost a bomb to tune
done nearly 20K miles in valver and its been in the car a year and all i've had problems with are parts that are easy to swap and sort.
wouldn't say the 16xe is the best engine vaux ever built i'd say the 20XE without a doubt
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BabyBlade
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2.0 8valve all the way 
might say differently when i've actually fitted it tho
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Cybermonkey
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Originally posted by Daimo B
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Originally posted by andysri
cheers for comments ppl, its a tough choise, i would love a 2.0, but i'v heard so many ppl complain, that its unreliable! a 1.6 wil b easier to sell, but i have NO intention of doing that! BUT i want an engine which is going to last a long time, and have power, PLUS one other major prob is the insurance!! i could get away not telling them if i put a 1.6, they look the same!
Un-reliable?? I think u'll find the 1.6 is less reliable when you start tuning it compared to an XE. XE is a fantastically strong engine.
I've had a water pump bust
and a crankshaft sensor.
Not bad for a 90,000+ mile engine (even if it is looked after). Had the engine around a year now.
Be more specific, an XE is the 1.6 also
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ed
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I think most can tell that 1.6 refers to a C16XE and XE refers to C20XE in that post.
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Adam_B
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20xe for me
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Cybermonkey
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Originally posted by 1800ed
I think most can tell that 1.6 refers to a C16XE and XE refers to C20XE in that post.
Im just winding daimo up And by the way, an X16XE would be a better choice. Not has competent as the C16 but newer and less mileage
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ed
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J da Silva
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i have to listen to knowledgeless idiots telling me 2litre XE's and LET's are unreliable a lot of the time, people who listen get educated, people who jump on bandwagons and abuse their learning opportunities dont get educated, its simple as that
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bazgooch
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Fcuk it, cant be arsed to read all the responces but pound for pound its gotta be an XE
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mike16v
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Originally posted by VenomTurbo
i have to listen to knowledgeless idiots telling me 2litre XE's and LET's are unreliable a lot of the time, people who listen get educated, people who jump on bandwagons and abuse their learning opportunities dont get educated, its simple as that
this man talks sense
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Drew
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Originally posted by Daimo B
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Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
a 1.6 can be made to look pretty too. Its also the best N/A engine vauxhall ever made
Debatable. I think the redtop and LETs are personnally.
debateable again - try the 2.0 8v
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ed
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Originally posted by mike16v
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Originally posted by VenomTurbo
i have to listen to knowledgeless idiots telling me 2litre XE's and LET's are unreliable a lot of the time, people who listen get educated, people who jump on bandwagons and abuse their learning opportunities dont get educated, its simple as that
this man talks sense
It's easy to research and learn. Thats what I've done. The only thing I'm unsure about is the electrics of the engine... But I got an M-Tec fitting guide now, so I'm more or less sorted
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mike16v
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drew did u ever run ures 1/4 mile mate?
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Drew
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nah never did, cv joint would have broke
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J da Silva
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8v's are cheaper and easier to fix and diagnose when they break
my view is if you want a good power figure go for the 2litre
if you want to achieve something which isn't regularly done then do a 1600 and mod it to your preferred spec, look back and think ' i got all that power from a little engine' and you will have a good sense of achievement
its what you want out of the car and your work
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mike16v
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Originally posted by Drew
nah never did, cv joint would have broke
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J da Silva
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Originally posted by 1800ed
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Originally posted by mike16v
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Originally posted by VenomTurbo
i have to listen to knowledgeless idiots telling me 2litre XE's and LET's are unreliable a lot of the time, people who listen get educated, people who jump on bandwagons and abuse their learning opportunities dont get educated, its simple as that
this man talks sense
It's easy to research and learn. Thats what I've done. The only thing I'm unsure about is the electrics of the engine... But I got an M-Tec fitting guide now, so I'm more or less sorted
there is nothing like experience
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Voyto
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Originally posted by Ojc
If you fit a 1.6 16v into a 1.4 16v I would seriously not bother telling insurance that its a 1.6 16v.
why 
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So that when you are involved in an accident you will be uninsured and get banned from driving for 2 years and get a load of points. Duhh!
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J da Silva
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yes i hear it is cool to get banned from driving these days
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No, it isnt....
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