nick_nova
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right, ive got a corsa gsi and planning on putting a 2.5 v6 in it. ive been told that the c25xe and the x25xe are alot easyer to put in compared to the v6 engines in vectras because the inlet manifold comes from the back of the engine. is there any corsas on here that have got the vectra v6 engine in?
thank you
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johnhara1
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Theres a couple of V6 Corsa build threads in the General Chat \ projects and Builds section mate.
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Jonny.N
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yes j200rsa has one in his
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J200RSA
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i'm using an omega 3.0 mv6 in my corsa using c25xe ancillaries, look in my garage for pics there is a few of my conversion in the too. if you need any other info ill try my best to help
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davieslim
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im wanting to do this as well, had to many xe's
J200RSA can yopu post the link to your project thread please
davie
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flame
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I have a Vectra engine in my project car but its not finished yet- hopefully by July it will be on the road
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nick_nova
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ahhh kool! its theres lots of vectra engines about going pretty cheap... cheers everyone!
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J200RSA
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quote: Originally posted by davieslim
im wanting to do this as well, had to many xe's
J200RSA can yopu post the link to your project thread please
davie
i never made a project thread, pics of the car and the build are here
though http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/garage.php?action=usergarage&owner=J200RSA&carid=8348&page=all
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flame
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If you are fitting the Vectra engine it needs the front engine mounting from a cav v6- I ran into this problem when I bought the engine mount kit from Chris Astley. I will try and get a pic up of it later
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J200RSA
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quote: Originally posted by flame
If you are fitting the Vectra engine it needs the front engine mounting from a cav v6- I ran into this problem when I bought the engine mount kit from Chris Astley. I will try and get a pic up of it later
its the same with all the v6' s in a corsa, you can just make it out in my pic
closer pic of how its mounted, i had to get rid of the bulky cav mount though when i fitted uprated manifolds
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davieslim
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whats the main modes that need done to get it in? ive heard about the exhaust manifolds needing adjusted, bulkhead needed adjustments and something about moving or swopping the racks over for steering?
davie
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J200RSA
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you don't have to do anything with the rack, well i didn't touch mine anyway. unsure what you mean about "whats the main modes that need done to get it in"
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davieslim
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if i buy the mounts and the engine will it then mount in ok? then just modify the downpipes?
davie
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J200RSA
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bulkhead needs the firewall bit removing or trimmed back abit as the inlet catches, and you need to modify the rear exhaust manifold, yea if you get the mounts it will bolt in fine
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flame
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J200RSA- did you cut back the bulkhead where the timing belt cover gets very close to it? My engine is sitting in the bay and there is about 10mm clearance if that
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Ian
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quote: Originally posted by J200RSA
unsure what you mean about "whats the main modes that need done to get it in"
Main mods.
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J200RSA
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quote: Originally posted by flame
J200RSA- did you cut back the bulkhead where the timing belt cover gets very close to it? My engine is sitting in the bay and there is about 10mm clearance if that
you can see how much i took off in that pic
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J200RSA
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quote: Originally posted by Ian
quote: Originally posted by J200RSA
unsure what you mean about "whats the main modes that need done to get it in"
Main mods.
thanks ian, i get what he means now, hardest part is the exhaust the rest is like anyother conversion
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