the guy in vauxhall, when my mum was getting her new corsa, told us the ecotec 1.2 had the same power as her old 1.4 pre eco engine, this being the reason she didnt get the 1.4 SRi.
bloody liar

astra? calibra? and etc? i just want to learn more about the 2L engines before taking the next step.

Were are you going to get an X from??

so, the x20xev is not a bad eng. then? less power but much newer.

The eco's make less power, but are newer. Weigh it up.

The red tops are older (more miles) but have more power and are a fair bit more tuneable.

as long as its been serviced well dotn see a problem

thanks! but wouldn't you think the newer ecotec eng. would be more reliable?

the c20xe(red top) has 150bhp and about 150lb/ft of torque,where the x20xev has about 136bhp and alot less torque,the c20xev is the newer engine of the 2 and it all depends on what you want personally i'd go for the c20xe but thats based on the fact that i ain't bothered about how many miles a engines done etc,and i'd sooner have the power

i know many of you have the C20XE conversion, but does any one know how they compare to the X20XEV? any info would be great!

C20XE is pre-Ecotec one, it's better cuz it's got more power! Ie. 150bhp compared to XEV's 135-ish.

i know very little about the 2L enfines.
so could any one tell me which eng. is better? and why?