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Dr Pepper |
posted on 20th Mar 03 at 18:50 |
TTT | |
Dr Pepper |
posted on 20th Mar 03 at 18:36 |
ttt- | |
Adam_B |
posted on 20th Mar 03 at 13:45 |
think its in sheffield, or is that someone else ! | |
Dr Pepper |
posted on 20th Mar 03 at 13:05 |
cybermonkey- at the mo I just have standard breaks, have been advised to upgrade to astra gte breaks- what would you recommend | |
dragoncorsa |
posted on 20th Mar 03 at 12:34 |
except for u have 2 change the whole wirin set up! | |
d0gz_bollox |
posted on 20th Mar 03 at 12:06 |
cost me £50 extra to go from a 1.4 8v to a 2ltr 16v fully comp. That was with 1years driving experience, 1 years ncb 5 points for speeding, that was at 20yrs old. | |
dragoncorsa |
posted on 20th Mar 03 at 11:04 |
im doin the 1.6 16v conversion mate its ok 4 power and insurance wont rape u either! | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 20th Mar 03 at 09:26 |
yeah should be fine, get some decent rubber if you havent all ready, 2.0 engine mounts from someone who makes them for corsas, like PVD or Regal. What brakes do you have now? | |
Dr Pepper |
posted on 20th Mar 03 at 09:10 |
I currently have spax 40mm spring and damper kit on, 15" alloys- would this be sufficiant to take the extra weight of a 2l | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 20th Mar 03 at 09:02 |
Will be hard for you to find a c16xe as it was quite a rare engine. The x16xe pushes out 106bhp as standard. the c16xe being 109bhp and much more willing to tune. My advice to you is to go with the 2.0. There is no point getting the 1.6 as you may as well buy a second hand GSi or Sport, will be much less hassle and cheaper. So if you are dead cert on the engine conversion, get the 20xe dropped in, an f20 gearbox, Astra GTE brakes incl calipers and stiffer suspension. One of these off the shelf kits is worth bearing in mind since they contain all the parts needed for a conversion. | |
Kris TD |
posted on 20th Mar 03 at 01:44 |
dont use pvd. they dont do it themselves. they use cossvaux it will be cheaper if u contact them direct. | |
Adam_B |
posted on 20th Mar 03 at 01:19 |
Thats what i meant either the c16 or x16xe. | |
Dr Pepper |
posted on 19th Mar 03 at 23:11 |
anybody who has a conversion- opinions? | |
Kris TD |
posted on 19th Mar 03 at 17:09 |
red top is the 150 bhp 2l, ecotec is the 136 bhp 2l. redtop is much more tunable too. | |
Dr Pepper |
posted on 19th Mar 03 at 17:06 |
sorry to be thick but by red top do you mean 2l 16v? | |
Kris TD |
posted on 19th Mar 03 at 17:01 |
if your doing it ureself u may aswell put in a valver, the engines are cheaper anyway. | |
Adam_B |
posted on 19th Mar 03 at 16:59 |
Gonna have a go at the 1.6 swap myself :) | |
Kris TD |
posted on 19th Mar 03 at 16:55 |
mate, u can get a redtop put in for 1k, beardy on here does it. the engines only cost like 300 quid. | |
Adam_B |
posted on 19th Mar 03 at 16:53 |
Ive been quoted £3500 for a red top and £2000 for the 1.6. Both 'drive in and out jobs' as u put it :) | |
Dr Pepper |
posted on 19th Mar 03 at 16:49 |
KRIS TD- are you sure 2l and 1.6 will cost the same- definately wont be same to insure- only with liv vic | |
and-m |
posted on 19th Mar 03 at 16:31 |
TBs are 2k + fitting for the 2.0 | |
Kris TD |
posted on 19th Mar 03 at 16:27 |
oh patricks is 170 bhp, its only 220 with nos. | |
Kris TD |
posted on 19th Mar 03 at 16:27 |
just get a 2l it will cost the same on insurance and doing it. | |
Dr Pepper |
posted on 19th Mar 03 at 16:25 |
Right- GOING TO SWAP MY ENGINE WITHIN NEXT YEAR- hAVE GOT PRICES FOR 2L CONVERSION BUT AM NOW SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING 1.6 16V ECOTEC CONVERSION. I AM THINKING THIS WILL BE LESS OF A SHOCK TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY, MORE RELIABLE, NEED LESS BODY STRENGTHENING, AND WILL STILL ALLOW ME TO GET THROTTLE BODIES AND OTHER BITS AND PIECES- WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS....... |