Matt L
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right just to warn you i dont really know alot about this kind of thing. but could you put a vx220 engine in a corsa obvioulsy its gonna take alot of work but could it be done? or has it been done?
cheers matt
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Robin
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no, its fooking massive.
and the inlet is on the wrong side of the head, there isnt enough room infront of the engine, its a squeeze in an astra 
would be good to be proven wrong though.
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jamesvalver
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vx220 2.2 or turbo? turbo would as its just a z20let and i would of thought a 2.2 would fit seeing as the v6 fits
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shane_o
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what a z22se engine? there wouldnt be much point surly, unless it was purly for the ilet at the front
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Matt L
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ah right ok. was just curious really. like i said i dont really know anythin about it really. would be cool to see it done. could you stick it in the back?
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jamesvalver
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2.2 in the back would be nice
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Robin
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it'd go in the back no bother.
i just think you'd have issues with the inlet manifold and the front of the car 
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by shane_o
what a z22se engine? there wouldnt be much point surly, unless it was purly for the ilet at the front
its a great engine, all alloy, loads of torque, as much power as a c20xe, and newer.
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shane_o
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there like 2.5k new, would be a good idea if u were going with tb's and wild cams, but i dont think ppl make much for them
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Planty02
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anything is possible really - just need to look at the rover with 27l engine (correct me if im wrong) - all comes down to budget really
EDIT: The one that JR is keeping us updated on
[Edited on 11-10-2006 by Planty02]
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shane_o
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
quote:
Originally posted by shane_o
what a z22se engine? there wouldnt be much point surly, unless it was purly for the ilet at the front
its a great engine, all alloy, loads of torque, as much power as a c20xe, and newer.
oh yeh dont get me wrong its a brilliant engine suits the astra and vectra well, common as muck tho which could be a good thing for the future. imagine in 5 years z20let's and z22se/yh will be common conversions for corsa c's
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Jules S
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
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Originally posted by shane_o
what a z22se engine? there wouldnt be much point surly, unless it was purly for the ilet at the front
its a great engine, all alloy, loads of torque, as much power as a c20xe, and newer.
And the standard 2.2 bits to accompany it are at least 2x the £££ of the standard vaux bits.
For example (not sure if its different to other vaux models) the alternator is £450 +vat 
Also the flywheel is WAY too heavy in the VX lump. I know Lotus played with it to get more torque, but im not sure its so much different from the vaux deriviants.
the vx 2.2 unit is near on untunable too...far better to go for the z20let unit as a transplant 
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shane_o
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everything on a vx 220 is quite high priced due to the complete lack of space to do things, most parts are the same i belive, but uve given me somthing to look at on epc when im bored at work, see if there is differences 
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Jules S
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Not sure what EPC is...but there is an online link to a vx220 na parts PDF if that helps?
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Robin
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EPC is Electronic Parts Catalogue Jules.
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Jules S
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quote:
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EPC is Electronic Parts Catalogue Jules.
Thought it would be something like that....
Here's the one we use >click<
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Robin
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pic on page 71. there is NO chance that's going in the front of a corsa. never.
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davey_jack
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Not worth the hassle in my opinion, much cheaper and easier to put an XE in
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