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DaveyLC

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1st Dec 08 at 19:52

You are better off buying a fubar'ed LET with a solid block, then have it re-built.

C2VXL

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1st Dec 08 at 19:55

Where am i going to find one of them? You know of any....would be a lot cheaper. Thanks mate.

Hamish

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1st Dec 08 at 19:57

quote:
Originally posted by C2VXL
Hamish don't suppose you know of a post or a website where someone has written about doing the conversion?

fraid not mate.

There is this web site which is a good read about tuning them

http://www.max-boost.co.uk/max-boost/Introduction.htm

DaveyLC

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1st Dec 08 at 20:02

quote:
Originally posted by C2VXL
Where am i going to find one of them? You know of any....would be a lot cheaper. Thanks mate.

Look around on ebay and vauxhal forums like MIG, one will come up.

I have to ask, do you know what you are doing? because IMHO if you have to ask the question you might be under-estimating what is involved.

[Edited on 01-12-2008 by DaveyLC]

C2VXL

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1st Dec 08 at 20:07

I'd like to think i know what i'm doing. I am a mechanic. Just never worked on vauxhalls...had a turbo corsa a couple of years back....It's more a project for me to do.

gez bay

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1st Dec 08 at 20:24

i would just buy a LET less hassle tha putting the turbo on, changing the pistons for the compresion and all that

.dean.

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1st Dec 08 at 20:59

dont buy a full xe! buy a bottom end for a ex on its own! then get a coscast head with no valves or bent one and work from there because the rest of it get binned really!

JM_16v

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2nd Dec 08 at 00:14

Wasnt Corbs a Turbo'd XE

mad_mike252

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2nd Dec 08 at 00:34

get a sarb 2.0 turbo

P1CK4D

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2nd Dec 08 at 08:20

Mines a Turbo'd XE

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2nd Dec 08 at 08:52

i think people are getting confused with a turbo xe (which to me is a xe, with xe compression, and a spacer plate, xe managment)

and a LET, which is using an xe block as its base

P1CK4D

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2nd Dec 08 at 08:52

quote:
Originally posted by jr
i think people are getting confused with a turbo xe (which to me is a xe, with xe compression, and a spacer plate, xe managment)

and a LET, which is using an xe block as its base

Such a clever chappy

TurboChris

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2nd Dec 08 at 12:33

The Xe into a LET route is a real pain and wont work out cheaper imo. By the time you've sourced the LET parts you need plus the cost of the XE engine you'll be over the cost of a LET engine.

What are you planning to do with it?

I have two C20LET engines for sale, in the car running, both freshly rebuilt, one standard, one low comp'd with a T34

[Edited on 02-12-2008 by TurboChris]

Corsa_Sport21

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2nd Dec 08 at 12:46

If you are planning on rebuilding it then start with an XE.Rebuilding an XE with new LET parts will work out a tad more than buying an old LET and not rebuilding it.So the safer bet would be the XE.And if u can do all the work yourself,then itl be a doddle.

Buying an XE and turboing it with 2nd hand LET psitons etc will just work out the same as buying an old LET.At least if u do the XE,you know what your working with when its apart.

Daimo B

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2nd Dec 08 at 13:00

quote:
Originally posted by mattk
cause to turbo an XE you have to lower the compression, and get the mangement, turbo and manifolds,

a let has this all ready done, I cant see a logical reason for turboing an XE

Think big.....

End of the day, if your tuning a C20LET, you have to change all this lot anyway, so why use a £1500 engine to start with when you can use a £200 engine...

ALL of those part, plsu more need replacing anyway, so actually in the long run it is the better idea to use a C20XE..

All huge hp LET's were originally C20XE's anway, the SA Corsa, the SA Mk2 Astra etc.....

DaveyLC

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2nd Dec 08 at 13:07

Personally if we are talking about a full custom build, I'd start with a X20XEV, stronger than a XE and a LET.

C2VXL

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2nd Dec 08 at 21:01

Pm'd you TurboChris.

BeArDy

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2nd Dec 08 at 21:33

I will add to throw a spanner in the works.
I know of a XE running stock internals (standard XE pistons) running 20PSI of boost which is has made some good proven time

Turbo engine are -
Low compression - High Boost Levels
High compression - Low Boost Levels

C2VXL

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2nd Dec 08 at 21:42

So given the fact that i'd be looking to replace the majority of internals and some external.....would i not be better of starting with the Xe?

BeArDy

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2nd Dec 08 at 21:46

I am building 2 high powered engine and i am using a XE Base Blocks....

STEvieXE

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2nd Dec 08 at 22:06

there was a thread on here before about this and as stated in that thread

standard engine, buy a let
monster power but an xe n convert

DAZ1985

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2nd Dec 08 at 22:16

quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
Personally if we are talking about a full custom build, I'd start with a X20XEV, stronger than a XE and a LET.

how is that then, i always thought it was the other way round?

C2VXL

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2nd Dec 08 at 22:19

Well think i'm going to go down the Xe route. Think i've managed to scource a good Xe to start with.

So if anyone has parts lying around that i'll need please feel free to Pm me.

Thanks guys.

Corsa_Sport21

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3rd Dec 08 at 00:00

quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
I will add to throw a spanner in the works.
I know of a XE running stock internals (standard XE pistons) running 20PSI of boost which is has made some good proven time

Turbo engine are -
Low compression - High Boost Levels
High compression - Low Boost Levels

would that be Neils Yellow GTE??IF so,then its amazing how that thing runs.Still on XE management too iirc.

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