corsasport.co.uk
  Not logged in [Login - Register]  
You Are Not Registered Or Not Logged In  

Corsa Sport » Message Board » General Chat » XE or LET?


New Topic
New Poll 		  <<  1    2    3    4  >> Subscribe | Add to Favourites

You are not logged in and may not post or reply to messages. Please log in or create a new account or mail us about fixing an existing one - register@corsasport.co.uk

There are also many more features available when you are logged in such as private messages, buddy list, location services, post search and more.


Author XE or LET?
Voyto
Member
Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Stafford
User status: Offline
4th Feb 04 at 20:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
which is the better conversion? Is one more reliable than the other? does insurance go way up if u have the LET? and what are the standard BHP figures for each? thanks
Marc
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
User status: Offline
4th Feb 04 at 20:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
150
204
Marc
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
User status: Offline
4th Feb 04 at 21:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
XE Cosscast 155bhp
Voyto
Member
Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Stafford
User status: Offline
4th Feb 04 at 21:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
whats that
Voyto
Member
Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Stafford
User status: Offline
4th Feb 04 at 21:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no, whats cosscast?
Voyto
Member
Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Stafford
User status: Offline
4th Feb 04 at 21:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
where did your post go!!
Marc
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
User status: Offline
4th Feb 04 at 21:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cosscast was handbuilt by Cosworth with forged pistons etc.
Dave
Member
Registered: 26th Feb 01
Location: Lancs
User status: Offline
4th Feb 04 at 21:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I dont think Coscast heads make more power, its just that most were early ones and as such fitted to cars without cats(20xe instead of c20xe), hence the slightly higher power figure.

They are regarded to be a higher quality casting though.
Marc
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
User status: Offline
4th Feb 04 at 21:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
or were they all handbuilt?
BeArDy
Member
Registered: 7th Aug 00
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
4th Feb 04 at 21:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
both same power just ones can go poraus(sp) wher coss cast ones are stronger
Voyto
Member
Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Stafford
User status: Offline
5th Feb 04 at 15:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
up
Fad
Member
Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
User status: Offline
5th Feb 04 at 15:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
both same power just ones can go poraus(sp) wher coss cast ones are stronger


even costcast heads can go porus

as mentioned before the power difference is not down the to head bu due to the cats and also earlier EX's had mahle forged pistons as standard which was lter phased out.

but i would preffer an XE over a LET as most LETS have a problem with traction etc
Jambo
Member
Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
User status: Offline
5th Feb 04 at 17:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
All prefernce, with an LET and chip (£99) u get 230bhp. with not much effort which is nice, LET is a lot more expensive and harder to come buy than the XE.
Dave
Member
Registered: 26th Feb 01
Location: Lancs
User status: Offline
5th Feb 04 at 18:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've never ever heard of a Coscast head going porous.

Tecnically they aren't porous anyway, what happens is on the KS heads one of the oil galleries is very close to a water one, this can breach, hence the mixing of oil and water.

Its such a common problem on the KS heads that a lot of companies now do kits to avoid it happening.
MC Kustoms
Member
Registered: 6th Aug 02
Location: Luton
User status: Offline
5th Feb 04 at 18:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
u no where u can get these kits
Daimo B
Member
Registered: 20th Mar 00
User status: Offline
5th Feb 04 at 18:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Simply

If you have £4000+, do the LET
If you have £1500, do the XE.
BeArDy
Member
Registered: 7th Aug 00
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
5th Feb 04 at 19:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£4k abit much, can do it for less for a LET

1500 engine and box
500 for fitting bits
250 custom zorst

Cheaper option
80 for 2lt 16v brakes
60 for lowering springs
total £2390

Better option
250 uprated shoxs n springs
200 V6 brakes
total £2700
Dave
Member
Registered: 26th Feb 01
Location: Lancs
User status: Offline
5th Feb 04 at 19:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I think V-Tuning do them.

If I had £4500 I'd still do the XE and spend the rest on TB's, ATB etc.
Daimo B
Member
Registered: 20th Mar 00
User status: Offline
5th Feb 04 at 19:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
£4k abit much, can do it for less for a LET

1500 engine and box
500 for fitting bits
250 custom zorst

Cheaper option
80 for 2lt 16v brakes
60 for lowering springs
total £2390

Better option
250 uprated shoxs n springs
200 V6 brakes
total £2700


LMFAO o really. Well, i beg to differ. In fact, i know to differ, but im not going to argue. Or do u mean one of those bodge job conversions with cheap shitty parts, F20 box and a whole host of other things not done to a LET before a conversion.

Oh, 2.0 16v brakes on a 2.0 turbo Yeah, great idea

[Edited on 05-02-2004 by Daimo B]
BabyBlade
Member
Registered: 5th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Rides: Ninja 600
User status: Offline
5th Feb 04 at 19:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Daimo B
quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
£4k abit much, can do it for less for a LET

1500 engine and box
500 for fitting bits
250 custom zorst

Cheaper option
80 for 2lt 16v brakes
60 for lowering springs
total £2390

Better option
250 uprated shoxs n springs
200 V6 brakes
total £2700


LMFAO o really. Well, i beg to differ. In fact, i know to differ, but im not going to argue. Or do u mean one of those bodge job conversions with cheap shitty parts, F20 box and a whole host of other things not done to a LET before a conversion.

Oh, 2.0 16v brakes on a 2.0 turbo Yeah, great idea

[Edited on 05-02-2004 by Daimo B]


I sense you disagree
BeArDy
Member
Registered: 7th Aug 00
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
5th Feb 04 at 19:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its all about how much money you got to spend and i have just show you can have a LET for £2390, why is it a bodge jod it works it runs, and will last if you take care of it.
most C20LETs run F20's?? as its like another £300 for the F28 box fitting kit
2lt 16v brake will work fine on a 2lt turbo, can i ask what Stu was running on around 220bhp??? o thats right 2lt 16v brakes, and a LET is 205bhp
Dave
Member
Registered: 26th Feb 01
Location: Lancs
User status: Offline
5th Feb 04 at 19:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It wouldn't feel like Corsasport if he didn't!

All we need now is an arguement with Vibrio and its another day in Corsasport Street.
BeArDy
Member
Registered: 7th Aug 00
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
5th Feb 04 at 19:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
XE or LET? all about money
BabyBlade
Member
Registered: 5th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Rides: Ninja 600
User status: Offline
5th Feb 04 at 19:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
isnt the f20 the better to go for as the f28 although better for economy is alot heavier?
Daimo B
Member
Registered: 20th Mar 00
User status: Offline
5th Feb 04 at 19:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
NO argument. BEardy has done a LET conversion with F28 in his cars so he knows. He can also get trade parts, so also knows.

I suppose u'd advise not even taking off the sump etc and giving it a complete service while its out either

Most C20LETs have an F20 box your killing me here even though they left the factory with an F28 for a reason.

But still, vauxhall, u stupid monkies, why give teh LET an F28 when a gearbox they had already designed could take the power no problem. Even if there is a couple about with them.

Ask any proper tuner, they will say go for the F28.

£300 for an F28 fitting kit, please, get some facts right today.

Now im njto going to argue this, i know what i know, if you disagree and like doing things the bodge job way, you do that. I totally disagree with you, simple as, case closed.

  <<  1    2    3    4  >>
New Topic
New Poll

Corsa Sport » Message Board » General Chat » XE or LET? 22 database queries in 0.0128450 seconds