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Author Lucky fella (nicked off Migweb)
Fad
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http://www.cavweb-forums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=34567
Nismo
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thats lucky , i didnt think they were still in production.
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quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
thats lucky , i didnt think they were still in production.


its a recon apprently
Ditch
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Jelousy is not the word
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quote:
Originally posted by Stuckey
quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
thats lucky , i didnt think they were still in production.


its a recon apprently


but still
Fad
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i thought mine was new(ish) but that look mint
deanmcreynolds26
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lucky cunt or what

wish i had luck like that
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lucky fcuker, how jealous

does anyone know how much it would cost to totally re-con an xe. i not sure i wanna put an old one in
Fad
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6th Oct 04 at 13:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
best bet is to just start with an XE block and build one up from that

this is what i am doing soon
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6th Oct 04 at 13:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
also on that thread:

"recon engines from vaux are about a grand + the old engine for an XE on trade club. they do all the old classics on there"

not too bad imo, might look into this.........
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yeah but its just the block no ancilleries or sensors which will cost you loads
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buy an XE or LET and spend about 1K-1.5K and it'll be sound and with uprated pistons etc etc and then you can just whack on EDS management knowing you got a bullet proof engine

[Edited on 06-10-2004 by fadscorsa]
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Buy a Old XE take all the bits off (sensors Starter gearbox etc) then
take the old XE into Vauxhall with £1200 and they will give you a brand new XE with 0 miles
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thats the sort of thing i wanna do^^^^, thought it was just a recon engine they give u tho.

i'm in no rush yet, only had car for 3yrs not even got alloy on yet

its all part of my big plan tho
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but whats the point if all you are getting is a new block? 1K for a new block is stupid IMO when you can strip one down paint it and replace everything instead with the 1K instead? for 1K you can buy oversized pistons, steel rods, arp rod boltds rebore the block etc etc and the engine will be stronger than it ever was opening the scope for tunning

[Edited on 06-10-2004 by fadscorsa]
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good point, would be better to uprate everything with new bits, but than there's all the labour on tops of mods....
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well put it this way the std XE block is suposedly stronger than the LET's (so i am told) so no reason why they shouldnt be still fine now afte 'x' amount of years. Plus the ony reason i think that bloke needed a new block as due to the fact it was possibly oversized already hence once you bored out to 2.1 (max) if you score the bore you need a new block. Where as if you oversize by .50cc (like i did) it leaves a margin for problems. I would jst rebore the block to 2.1 and re-do pistons rinsg etc.
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6th Oct 04 at 13:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Do it yourself ! No labour then silly
Fad
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6th Oct 04 at 13:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes i been getting soooo much stick for this now!!Got showed how to rebuild a head yesterday

you still comming sat bitch?
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6th Oct 04 at 15:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
??? Don't know yet ???

will call you !
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6th Oct 04 at 15:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That's the benefit of buying genuine GM and not pattern parts.
If they'd been fitted by Vaux there would be no problem with warranty, but you'd have problems if any other mechanic had done the work.
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6th Oct 04 at 16:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
Buy a Old XE take all the bits off (sensors Starter gearbox etc) then
take the old XE into Vauxhall with £1200 and they will give you a brand new XE with 0 miles



I know somebody who did this.

 
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