Warren G
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z18xe fly by wire
gonna be good 
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taylorboosh
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are 1800s in these good?
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Warren G
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the new done thing 
redtop - pssssh
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Jambo
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want to share your berkshire trade secrets with a fellow BERKY  
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mattk
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Plastic top FTW
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
want to share your berkshire trade secrets with a fellow BERKY
They wouldnt be secrets if i did 
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Jambo
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Mobby
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Registered: 31st Dec 07
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mint, now in a tigra too!!
i paid 300 for mine
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by corsabadboy
are 1800s in these good?
be better allround with a 20xe in.
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DaveyLC
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Borrrring!
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Warren G
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by corsabadboy
are 1800s in these good?
be better allround with a 20xe in.
lies
cheaper converion.....
lighter
newer
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AndyCorsaSport
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Registered: 12th Feb 06
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Sweet! Ive been ofered one of these today on a S plate with 61k, odd bits of damage to it, and its a Cat C so needs VIC, was offered it for £200, so you got a bargain mate!!
Whats the x16xe like in it? Mileage etc, im after a low mileage one, thats why i was going to buy the above mentioned Tigra but couldnt afford it.
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DaveyLC
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The engine is spoken for.. I'm nicking the rods, flywheel & sump from it and possibly the cams.
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Warren G
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1.6 sump on your 1.8?
quite abit of work to fit.....
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by Warren G
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by corsabadboy
are 1800s in these good?
be better allround with a 20xe in.
lies
cheaper converion.....
lighter
newer
judging by mobby's hassles id not say it was cheaper, neither easier. also result is a slower car than a 20xe conversion.
fail to see any benefit at all. everyone seems to be forcing this at people and yet having driven many 2.0 ecofeck vectras and 1.8 ecofeck vectras i fail to understand how this is even worth considering. possibly in the same class as putting a 1.4 engine into a 1.3 nova. all the effort for no rewarding end product.
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Mobby
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
The engine is spoken for.. I'm nicking the rods, flywheel & sump from it and possibly the cams.
owwwww 
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DaveyLC
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Find me a low mileage XE with loom and ECU for £50 and I'll eat my words.
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AndyCorsaSport
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by Warren G
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by corsabadboy
are 1800s in these good?
be better allround with a 20xe in.
lies
cheaper converion.....
lighter
newer
judging by mobby's hassles id not say it was cheaper, neither easier. also result is a slower car than a 20xe conversion.
fail to see any benefit at all. everyone seems to be forcing this at people and yet having driven many 2.0 ecofeck vectras and 1.8 ecofeck vectras i fail to understand how this is even worth considering. possibly in the same class as putting a 1.4 engine into a 1.3 nova. all the effort for no rewarding end product.
I agree tbh, fair play chuck a 1.8 in something like mobby's, which is a 1.2?? But i wouldnt take out a 1.6 to replace with a 1.8 for gains of what, 20-30bhp? Obviously the 1.8 could then be tuned, but id prefer to spend more on a 1.6 tuned, or a 20xe.
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Mobby
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by Warren G
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by corsabadboy
are 1800s in these good?
be better allround with a 20xe in.
lies
cheaper converion.....
lighter
newer
judging by mobby's hassles id not say it was cheaper, neither easier. also result is a slower car than a 20xe conversion.
fail to see any benefit at all. everyone seems to be forcing this at people and yet having driven many 2.0 ecofeck vectras and 1.8 ecofeck vectras i fail to understand how this is even worth considering. possibly in the same class as putting a 1.4 engine into a 1.3 nova. all the effort for no rewarding end product.
but as warren said, even a redtop conversion in my car would be just as hard!
vectra's weigh alot more than corsa's too 
[Edited on 05-03-2009 by mobby]
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by Warren G
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by corsabadboy
are 1800s in these good?
be better allround with a 20xe in.
lies
cheaper converion.....
lighter
newer
judging by mobby's hassles id not say it was cheaper, neither easier. also result is a slower car than a 20xe conversion.
fail to see any benefit at all. everyone seems to be forcing this at people and yet having driven many 2.0 ecofeck vectras and 1.8 ecofeck vectras i fail to understand how this is even worth considering. possibly in the same class as putting a 1.4 engine into a 1.3 nova. all the effort for no rewarding end product.
ive driv xe'd cavs an the havent felt quick or worth while nick
ib also driven daveys corsa, and it amused me alot, certiainly worthwhile IMO
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by Warren G
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by corsabadboy
are 1800s in these good?
be better allround with a 20xe in.
lies
cheaper converion.....
lighter
newer
judging by mobby's hassles id not say it was cheaper, neither easier. also result is a slower car than a 20xe conversion.
fail to see any benefit at all. everyone seems to be forcing this at people and yet having driven many 2.0 ecofeck vectras and 1.8 ecofeck vectras i fail to understand how this is even worth considering. possibly in the same class as putting a 1.4 engine into a 1.3 nova. all the effort for no rewarding end product.
The 1.8 small block is a very different beast to the 1.4 and 1.6.. Same physical size etc. but its a long stroke engine (more torque) the oil pump has a much higher flow rate (more reliable) and the head is modern design that makes the old XE's looks pre-historic.
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by mobby
but as warren said, even a redtop conversion in myc ar would be just as hard!
how would it? whats so hard about it?
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Warren G
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by Warren G
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by corsabadboy
are 1800s in these good?
be better allround with a 20xe in.
lies
cheaper converion.....
lighter
newer
judging by mobby's hassles id not say it was cheaper, neither easier. also result is a slower car than a 20xe conversion.
fail to see any benefit at all. everyone seems to be forcing this at people and yet having driven many 2.0 ecofeck vectras and 1.8 ecofeck vectras i fail to understand how this is even worth considering. possibly in the same class as putting a 1.4 engine into a 1.3 nova. all the effort for no rewarding end product.
i offered mobby the conversion for £750, with engine, as bolts up to standard mounts/gearbox
xe conversion would be about £1250...
i cant denie the redtop is a great engine - becasue it is!
mobbys having hassels, but davey didnt...
these engines are tunable like the redtop, being standard 123bhp, with a few simple breather mods and a remap, will see 140bhp...
main reason i think if the fact you can pick a low mileage engine up for as much as a redtop (probley been around the clock)
what do you mean about the vectras nic?
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by mobby
vectra's weigh alot more than corsa's too
[Edited on 05-03-2009 by mobby]
yeah ok so they do......
but a 2.0 vectra will be of very similar weight to a 1.8 vectra correct? whats faster? the 2.0 one. so why on earth is a 1.8 in a similar weight car ie a corsa going to be faster than a 20xe corsa?
its not
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Mobby
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by mobby
but as warren said, even a redtop conversion in my car would be just as hard!
how would it? whats so hard about it?
quote:
Originally posted by Warren G
wiring is just has hard on a redtop into a 1.2 16v as a small block
its wiring up the fuel pump relay, totally different set up to the rest of the range
let alone not having to take the gearbox out!
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