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Warren G

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22nd Feb 07 at 19:36

what is need to fit a z18xe or x18xe1 into a corsa gsi?

obvisouly an engine

can you use the old loom/ecu (and get the ecu remapped)
does the o/s corsa mount fit onto the engine block? - so you can also fit corsa PAS
can you use the stanard g/box? and what flywheel to use?
are the heads the same (use corsa exhaust?)
and does the inlet manifold ft in okay?

need to know anything else - has anyone else done it?

[Edited on 28-02-2007 by warren.g]

Dave A

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22nd Feb 07 at 20:00

its a straight forward conversion as far as I can see mate. will need to use the corsa B gearbox and shafts and mounts but everything else fits fine.

use the corsa c ecu and loom, theres some tricky wiring but nothing too bad. then just fiddle with the coolant hoses and job done.

either use an x18xe1 for the cable throttle or retro fit the x18xe fly by wire throttle if using the z18xe.

Adam-D

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22nd Feb 07 at 22:27

so for says sake

get a x18xe, that will bolt straight onto a f15cr and use the original mount on drivers side

whats the tricky wiring?

and would it be easyer to junk all inlet and bang on a set of tb's?

Dave A

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22nd Feb 07 at 22:32

fitting tb's to the x18xe1 / z18xe isnt easy due to the waterjacket setup at the back of the head. I spoke to jenvey about developing a mnifold but the cost was far too high. at present nobody makes one.

Robin

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22nd Feb 07 at 22:34

decent management would be able to control the FBW throttle, you wouldn't need anything changing.

Dave A

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22nd Feb 07 at 22:49

but not everyone wants to spend that kind of money rob

Robin

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22nd Feb 07 at 23:08

This is true, but people need to learn

Dave A

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22nd Feb 07 at 23:08

teach them rob!

Robin

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22nd Feb 07 at 23:10

I will if I get another B.

Warren G

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23rd Feb 07 at 00:19

x18xe is a big block

will probley stick with a x16xe (not my car, for someone else)

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23rd Feb 07 at 08:20

quote:
Originally posted by warren.g
x18xe is a big block

no its not. block is essentially the same as the X16XE, just a completely different head design

Warren G

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23rd Feb 07 at 08:42

x18xe1 and z18xe are small block

x18xe is big block (the one that looks like the x20xev)

Adam-D

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23rd Feb 07 at 10:21

so if you were to keep the std injection etc, whats tricky about wiring it up?

Dave A

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23rd Feb 07 at 10:31

the later vaux ecu's are a bit more difficult to wire up and get working than the x16xe/x14xe ones. they use an all in 1 dash and ecu loom.

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23rd Feb 07 at 11:34

quote:
Originally posted by warren.g
x18xe1 and z18xe are small block

x18xe is big block (the one that looks like the x20xev)

and why would you bother with the X18XE when the Z is a better engine

Warren G

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23rd Feb 07 at 11:42

easier to get hold of, and why's it better?

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23rd Feb 07 at 11:50

Get some different management and you could even convert the fly by wire throttle to cable...

Warren G

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23rd Feb 07 at 12:04

or......forget the idea and put a x16xe back in

Warren G

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26th Feb 07 at 20:43

can you use a x16xe lower manifold on the x18xe1? and same with the exhaust

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26th Feb 07 at 20:50

quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey
and why would you bother with the X18XE when the Z is a better engine

you wouldn't, you'd use an X18XE1, which has cable throttle and none of the stupid wiring issues you get with the Z18XE.

Also, the Z18XE isn't a better engine than the X18XE1, if anything it's not as good, as it has stricter emissions controls, and a stupid manifold on it.

RobHayes

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26th Feb 07 at 20:50

no, and no

the exhaust has a huge port on the 4th cylinder for EGR, inlet has water jacket rubbish inside

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26th Feb 07 at 20:51

quote:
Originally posted by warren.g
can you use a x16xe lower manifold on the x18xe1? and same with the exhaust

If you've got EPC you can look at the gaskets and see.

IIRC, the Z18XE has a slightly different setup, with a wider pipe on cyl 4 on the exhaust side, and some other things, not sure about the X18XE1 though.

Warren G

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26th Feb 07 at 20:56

so what exhaust manifold could you use????

il have a look on epc tomo then

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26th Feb 07 at 21:15

you'd have to use the normal one, or adapt an X16XE one in some way.

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27th Feb 07 at 09:50