ive seen a few differant 2.0l d's on you tube, and some company doing a kit with instuctions on how to wire it up etc. it was a while ago now, the vxr hadnt been out long and it surprised me that people would do this on such a new car?

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Originally posted by davegreen
i belive that mtec or some other tunning company offer a fitting kit to put z20let/ler engines into the d and have done for several years now. very common swap over seas instead of chucking huge cash at a 1.6 to get 300bhp + with stand alone ecu's any thing is possible if youve got the space.

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Different I guess. But a complete waste.

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How when its a much quicker engine that was in.Maybe an older engine in a newer car but still an improvement over the original factory one.

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It's a much quicker engine but it won't be a fast car. The likes of old hot hatches like 106 GTi's would dust it. How do you know it's an improvement? Being a 1.2 it might have been bought for economy and being a newer car, reliability? So how is it an improvement to stick an old, more than likely moon miled 2.0 into it?

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i belive that mtec or some other tunning company offer a fitting kit to put z20let/ler engines into the d and have done for several years now. very common swap over seas instead of chucking huge cash at a 1.6 to get 300bhp + with stand alone ecu's any thing is possible if youve got the space.

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Different I guess. But a complete waste.

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How when its a much quicker engine that was in.Maybe an older engine in a newer car but still an improvement over the original factory one.

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Everyone through a hissy fit the last time this was posted on here :lol:

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Different I guess. But a complete waste.

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http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/projects-restorations/381713-ronnies-project-rwd-d-mk3-astra-gsi-turbo-rear-wheel-drive-%3B-83.html

150hp i dont think it will be that bad.
Considering it was a 1.2 with a blown engine

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I'd say it was more the challenge of doing it was the reason for choosing that engine.

Now it's been done though it might be easier to switch it to a LET

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Different I guess. But a complete waste.

I'd say it was more the challenge of doing it was the reason for choosing that engine.

Now it's been done though it might be easier to switch it to a LET

Yeah i'm not sure it's massively quick tbh.

Just interesting really, could have chosen a lot more powerful/modern engine instead.

RC on migweb did it IIRC. He put up a few photos in his RWD astra thread but I don't think there was a project thread dedicated to it.

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[Edited on 11-10-2012 by Darryl H]

Can't see that being very quick :boggle:

They're alot heavier than a B and 150bhp isn't alot in a small hatch these days

RC from over on Mig built it, but there's not a build thread. Just a coupe of pictures.

I've seen it around before but is there a build thread anywhere in the web?

bit of a sleeper that :cool:

I'm sure it's been posted on here before but I can't find it.

Anyway it looks like it's up for sale now:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-CORSA-2L-16V-REDTOP-TACKDAY-TOY-/271077197689?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3f1d75c779&_uhb=1#ht_698wt_1186