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Sam
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How much does a 2.0 16v engine and gearbox usually go for on average? I am thinking of buying a shitty spec'd Corsa as a project car and doing the said conversion. Apart from driveshafts/brakes/suspension/exhaust, is there anything else I need to take into account when doing the conversion?
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350+ for engine/gearbox
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quote:
Originally posted by stuyw
350+ for engine/gearbox


Apart from driveshafts/brakes/suspension/exhaust, is there anything else I need to take into account when doing the conversion?
R17CH U
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a good engine with warenty approx £700 inc gearbox. You need to consider wether your car is gen2 in which case if it has power steering is not good as the conversion will be alot harder to do. The best corsa to buy to do the conversion with is an early 8v as this is the cheapest conversion.
Ritch @ Cossvaux
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a good engine with warenty approx £700 inc gearbox. You need to consider wether your car is gen2 in which case if it has power steering is not good as the conversion will be alot harder to do. The best corsa to buy to do the conversion with is an early 8v as this is the cheapest conversion.
Ritch @ Cossvaux


How is the conversion harder to do with P/S?
stuyw
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coz u have got more pipework to mess about with
lee mitchell
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i think ritch means electric power steering. the fluid type isnt much difficult but the electric type is alot of work. not the sort of job for DIY.
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lets just say that the older style corsa take bout 30 mins to sort the wiring out. where as the later corsas......... well i dont know where to start
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So do most people that have 2.0 conversions not have P/S then?
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most people who put 2litres in put them in older cars coz there engine is fu*ked or high mileage. not many people take a 10,000 mile engine out for a 10 year old 2litre
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the fluid bottle type power steering is ok its just the electric power steering not to touch
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Originally posted by lee mitchell
most people who put 2litres in put them in older cars coz there engine is fu*ked or high mileage. not many people take a 10,000 mile engine out for a 10 year old 2litre


Yeah I know. I was thinking of buying something like an L reg 1.2 Merit and putting a 2.0 16v engine in that.
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that would b much easier that year of car
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ive got p/s in mine and it works fine, only problem is that the piping is really close to the manifold, so gonna invest in some exhaust wrap to cool it down
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Do you think steering would be a lot heavier with a 2.0 than it would with the old 1.2?
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yes as my car is heavy. its fine when driving along but when ur trying to park u really notice it. helps build ur muscles up thou if u aint got p/s
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yes as my car is heavy. its fine when driving along but when ur trying to park u really notice it. helps build ur muscles up thou if u aint got p/s


Shouldn't be too bad if I put 15s on with 195/50/15 tyres, as opposed to putting some nice 17s on?
Scott M
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New wiring takes bout half hour, don't know if its works yet though?
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Mine was a 95 SRi and has retained the power steering. Definitely retain power steering if you can as it'll make the car a lot easier to live with.
Scott M
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Was yours the electric power steering or fluid Pete?
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Fluid, as it's a pre-face lift model.
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eps is not a problem i done one with eps and all u do is take the green rev counter wire and wire it to the green wire from the eps ecu no hard at all

[Edited on 18-04-2003 by J100RSA]
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Thats exactly what I did, glad to hear that someone else has done it and it works.

That was why I asked what your was Pete.
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ive asked a few questions in my post
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