Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
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Just seen a 3litre V6 Nova for sale, for £400 unfinished project, it looks like a stadard GTE, stripped out, just needs painting its in primer at the mo, i think this is bollox though, but for £400 it would be tempting, not seen pics and am trying to find out if its genuine
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Sidesport
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Registered: 25th Nov 03
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Ill buy it.
Details?
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Is it two 1.6 engines put together?
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Jason Iles
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Bristol
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Originally posted by Ojc
Is it two 1.6 engines put together?
 don't start this crap again 
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Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
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think its a 2.5V6 with the 3litre bottom end??
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
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I think it will be a death trap 
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Teddy
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Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
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Oh the weight
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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prob started it then found rotted chassis
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Greasemonkey
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still £400 and a possible rotten chassi is nothing is it i suppose, hope he seam welded the whole car
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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good price for engine alone
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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Why do people moan about rust, get the welder out and repair it.
If its done properly it should never return providing the car is well maintained.
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3CorsaMeal
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fixing it prob makes it stronger than when vaux first made it
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
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That will fly. I want it 
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
fixing it prob makes it stronger than when vaux first made it
Your probably not wrong.
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Teddy
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Registered: 19th Jul 04
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It will fly but watch it try to go round corners
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Greasemonkey
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My favourite motor in my Nova days was that 2.5 V6 nova with 18's and golf headlights. the green one. I loved the wheels, does anyone know what wheels they were?
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3CorsaMeal
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Originally posted by Teddy
It will fly but watch it try to go round corners
how much does the lump weigh?
how much does a nova gsi engine weigh?
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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wasnt this posted before?
mind the pics up last time
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Teddy
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Originally posted by Teddy
It will fly but watch it try to go round corners
how much does the lump weigh?
how much does a nova gsi engine weigh?
Put it this way the 1.6 8v C16SE engine took two of us to lift it with out breaking to much of a sweat the 2.5 V6 that i helped put in an Astra - forget it that thing was so heavy.
Think of the wiring you have to do and your carrying another two cylinders on top of that - look at what you have to do to a Nova to get an XE in i mean the proper way of course.
The 2.5 V6 was nice cant remember the rims but there was rumors it had been taken off the road to be supercharged but i havent heard nothing about it since.
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Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
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supercharged shit man, should have just stuck some sabb turbos on it!!!.
The bonnet was ok too with like a beak on it
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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sill idea 
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ajscorsa
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Registered: 30th Apr 02
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pics??
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
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if its a 2.5 with a 3L bottom end then its a 2.5 with a 3L bottom end and not a 3L is it
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
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Originally posted by yzjon
if its a 2.5 with a 3L bottom end then its a 2.5 with a 3L bottom end and not a 3L is it
The capacity of the engine goes with the bottom end dont it 
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by yzjon
if its a 2.5 with a 3L bottom end then its a 2.5 with a 3L bottom end and not a 3L is it
No, to increase the capacity of an engine, you either modify the bores, or you use a different crankshaft with a different stroke. So putting on a 3.0 bottom end would give the car 3.0 of cubic capacity (slightly less actually 2995cc?).
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