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jamesvalver
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3rd Jul 06 at 22:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wahoo!!! picked it up tonight. c20xe from a h-reg calibra with genuine 88k miles. wheres the best place to start with the rebuild???
Brett
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3rd Jul 06 at 22:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
beat me to it
jamesvalver
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3rd Jul 06 at 22:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol. i knew i would get that sort of answer on here lol
Robin
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3rd Jul 06 at 22:47   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
take it apart, and label every bolt/clip etc in sandwich bags

work your way up from the bottom, do the head last

just replace everything you can be arsed to
Greasemonkey
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Make friends with someone who works in engineering so you can get your blocked bored out, ya bottom end and fly wheel lightened and balanced and your head skimmed on the cheap
MarkM
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3rd Jul 06 at 22:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its a long road...
jamesvalver
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lol markm, i have that feeling already but its going to be well worth it in the end.

cheers people, any more suggestions on good mods?
Scotty C
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3rd Jul 06 at 22:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jamesvalver
lol markm, i have that feeling already but its going to be well worth it in the end.

cheers people, any more suggestions on good mods?


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jamesvalver
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3rd Jul 06 at 23:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
got a c20xe xe in the car atm so this one is to be modified. atm mines got decat, chipped ecu,IK and exhaust system, altho after lookin at my new engine, i think mine might have an enlarged throttle body also!
mav
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3rd Jul 06 at 23:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
this going to replace yours? or go in the missus'?
Robin
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3rd Jul 06 at 23:04   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cams are the best thing to add to it if you are rebuilding. and balanced crank so it revs better.
jamesvalver
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3rd Jul 06 at 23:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its goin in mine as i dont know the millage on mine and i wanna build a more powerfull engine for it then i will put it in mine, then rebuild the old engine and put it in me gf's if she still has it then lol.

are courtenay cams negood? they reprofiled some cams for my old gsi but the car was burnt out before i could fit them
Robin
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3rd Jul 06 at 23:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i can get newman cams at a slightly reduced rate
jamesvalver
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3rd Jul 06 at 23:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
newman cams?

also where is the best place to go for high compression pistons if i got down the 2.1 route?
Robin
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3rd Jul 06 at 23:21   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.newman-cams.com/

pistons... Mahle?
Robin
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3rd Jul 06 at 23:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
or Wiseco. i've heard good things about them

 
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