andyc1234
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want to know what can be got out of them safely i have the bits to push it to 300 bhp if i wanted to but im scared of snapping things seeing as they do them at 240 bhp still with full warrenty they cant be that fragile though
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Nic Barnes
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was a german one making 350+ as a 1.6 last year. i read about it on the t'internet.
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andyc1234
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yea but was that with standard bottom end. not sure if you can get arp's for them. apparently the pistons and rods in them are already forged and they have piston spray jets in as standard. just hope jamsport has a fire extinguisher incase it all goes horribly wrong
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andyc1234
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found a 300bhp one but thats had rods and pistons changed
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Nic Barnes
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that the regal one?
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andyc1234
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sure is. could well just be regal doing it because the guy had deep pockets though
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Nic Barnes
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why what size cams did it have in it?
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andyc1234
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390 degree with 57 mm of lift pockets were this big.
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Ojc
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http://www.vxronline.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=46441
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andyc1234
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5 pages of people argueing over if the chambers look learn or not. nice. those pistons look cack as well
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Ojc
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I wouldn't use Regal if they payed me to do their testing.
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mattio
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to be fair..the engine is fragile as... This person round my area has one, sensors have gone. was remapped by regal, the the engine blew.. Engine come off the rear mounts.. the list goes on.
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andyc1234
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and then you woke up
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andyc1234
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and its not in a vxr so dont worry about mounts and not using standard sensors so its all ok
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mattio
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i think you shud just look into tuners more then the engine itself lol
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andyc1234
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whats that meant to mean
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Ojc
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People talking bollocks.
Normally when these engines go wrong there is a story to be told, i.e. people that shread up a set of Conti's in 1000 miles, don't have it serviced and basically act like twats.
I've had 3 VXR's, not 1 single issue.
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Russ
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quote: Originally posted by mattio
to be fair..the engine is fragile as... This person round my area has one, sensors have gone. was remapped by regal, the the engine blew.. Engine come off the rear mounts.. the list goes on.
quoted for epicness
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andyc1234
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aye if it goes pop so be it. ill just slap a 1.8 bottom end on thats the pla anyways
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crazybrightman
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generaly speaking modern cars are made to tighter and tighter tolernaces to improve emission, fuel consuption and reduce production costs. so my money would be on 300bhp being very risky especialy if the gm turbo engines of the last 10years are to go on.
i take it you have a corsa vxr lump to hand for a project?
maybe you could find the limits? someones got to test the limits.
or you could play safe and stick some forged pistons in as there usualy the part that has been weened down the most.
one thing i dont get though is the link to that vxr site it says its getting low comp pistons yet the orginals are slightly dished and the low comp one are flat? do the standard one sit pround of the block at tdc?
also if your going forged rods and pistons you have lifted the limit on tunning so why stop at 300bhp when 400 or even 500 is on the cards!
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andyc1234
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stop giving me ideas. Need to get it running first then il get a 1.8 bottom end and go forged with it. Think il stay safe at 250bhp for now and be boring
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gez bay
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the corsa vxr has got cast piston in it mind, its the astra wich has forged
[Edited on 04-04-2009 by gez c16b]
[Edited on 04-04-2009 by gez c16b]
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