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Dan_Corsa |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 20:07 |
its bassically the same as the 20xe except the 20xej had a throttle body mod in some way which restricted it to 150bhp,was speaking to a mate the other day who had a xej in his astra | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 19:30 |
never heard of the XEJ variant. | |
Dan_Corsa |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 18:58 |
quote: nope there is 3 different versions of the red top engine 20xe 153bhp(no cat) 20xej 150bhp(no cat) c20xe 150bhp(cat) 20xe found in astra mk 2 gte's 20xej found also found in mk 2 gte's c20xe is found in gsi's(cav/astra and some calibra's) my engine code reads 20 xe theres no prefix c un like my mates astra gsi which reads c 20 xe,bassically the c20xe is the newer red top brought in around 1992 when the cat laws where introduced so this engine needs a cat,how ever the 20xe and 20xej don't need a cat and won't run with 1 due to having no lamba sensor i passed my mot with out a cat,i've spoke to the tester about it as my car is a w reg 2000,and he said they don't test the car cos it doesn't make emissions they test the year of engine as thats where the gas's come from :thumbs: [Edited on 17-08-2003 by Dan_Corsa] | |
miles |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 17:24 |
quote: Thats wrong. The compression ratio refers to volume between the top of the piston and the bottom of the head/valves on tdc on any bore. The higher the compression ratio the smaller this space is, so the air/fuel will be compressed more so the bigger the bang = more power. Turbo's have a lower compression ratio so they can force more charge into the cylinder (i think) | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 13:36 |
but its not just called a 20XE is it? it is C20XE which designates it as Euro 1 achieved. Really early engines wouldnt have the letter at the start, but we are going right back here. A catalytic converter was optional on the Redtop lump because it was designed before the introduction of compulsory catalytic converter laws. In 1992/1993, the C20XE was still in mass production, but didnt have to have a Catalytic Converter by UK Law. | |
Dan_Corsa |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 13:31 |
quote: so i take it the 20xe was built b4 the emissions laws,cos the 20xe doesn't run with a cat so it must be less than euro 1 cool :thumbs: | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 13:09 |
i dont know to be honest | |
corsa-sxi |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 13:05 |
how u know all this? | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 12:40 |
quote: the compression ratio is the difference in pressure between each of the cylinders. The difference on the XE engines is usually no more than 1Bar. Dave | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 12:39 |
quote: Emissions ratings for a C20XE is Euro 1. | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 12:37 |
it might be hard for you to find a fully functional 1.8 SRi enginefor a transplant. Your best bet if you want to do this is trade in the 1.2 SXi for a 18 SRi. You would need to uprate brakes as well. Alternatively, look at fitting the C20XE engine from the Astra GTE, Cavalier GSi or Calibra 2.0. This is a difficult transplant and may caost you a lot of money, and you have to run 2 ECU's for the electronics to work properly. | |
Dan_Corsa |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 12:35 |
whats the emmission rating for a 20xe | |
corsa-sxi |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 12:33 |
how much would a 1.8 sri engine cost? | |
J4MIE P |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 12:19 |
any you want. It depends on how much you want to spend, how much power etc and how much hassle. | |
corsa-sxi |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 12:06 |
what engine can i put in my corsa c to replace the z12xe | |
corsa-sxi |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 12:05 |
whats compression ratio? | |
corsa-sxi |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 12:05 |
lol..u make it seem so simple...:) | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 11:42 |
regarding emmisions, the X stands for Euro 2, anything less is Euro 1. Z is Euro 3. Euro 4 is to phased in in the EU over the next couple of months. Lets take your engine, Z12XE right? Z stands for emissions, 12 means its 1200cc, X means its compression ratio is between 10 and 11.5:1 . E means its multi-point injection. Easy. | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 11:37 |
LET meaning it is multi point injection WITH Turbo. | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 11:37 |
Right here goes. My engine is X16XE. The X at the start corresponds to Vauxhalls own emissions rating. Higher the number, the more friendly it is. the 16 stands for the engine capacity, being 1600cc. The next letter is X again and denotes the compression ratio. L = 8.5 - 9:1 N = 9 - 9.5:1 etc etc. The Last letter is E and stands for the fuelling system. E stands for multi point fuel injection. Z is single point, V = carbs and D is diesel. | |
Dan_Corsa |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 11:33 |
the let is a 2.0 16v turbo(204bhp) the xe is a 2.0 16v(153/150bhp),all the engines have different codes for different years and types | |
corsa-sxi |
posted on 17th Aug 03 at 11:31 |
whats diff between a LET and an XE engine?...why are corsa B 1.4 engine a X14XE but a corsa c is a Z14XE..diff between X and Z.....also diff vauxh like vectra s and astras have a XEV,XE1,SE alsorts..what they all mean lol:boggle::boggle::boggle: :thumbs: |