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Dannys SXI
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Registered: 23rd Feb 03
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18th Mar 03 at 22:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Whats the biggest engine size for a conversion. I know you can get 2.0 turbos from pvd. Just wondering if you can go any bigger. I heard that you could get a V6 but i thought it was bollox.

So is it 2.0 turbo?

Cheers
Danny
cdcool1
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18th Mar 03 at 22:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

some1 off here is in the middle of, or about to start gettin a V6 put in their corsa
ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
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18th Mar 03 at 22:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

v6 has been done a few times.

theres one in the last issue of total vauxhall.

Ainsley
stuyw
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Registered: 15th May 02
Location: North West Drives: Rev3 MR2 Turbo
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18th Mar 03 at 22:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

2.2 astra would probably fit in
if its rear/mid engined then ur talking 3.0
animality-gt
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Registered: 23rd Jul 02
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18th Mar 03 at 23:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

u can put upto a 3 litre in the front wit great difficulty, but good look gettin around corners. 2 litrem turbo is the best option,talk to beardy about this as he does conversions.
Kieran McMutrie
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19th Mar 03 at 00:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

You can do V6 but the dam thing is so heavy and it wrecks handling I wouldn't bother
JayC
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Registered: 17th Jan 03
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19th Mar 03 at 00:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I'm going for the 1.8 16v out of the old vectra sri and then whack TB on it, light and can b tuned..
Just gotta find the engine.
d0gz_bollox
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Registered: 8th Apr 02
Location: Walsall
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19th Mar 03 at 09:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

why not go for a 156bhp 2.0ltr 16v engine, it will be more powerfull and more tunable being a motorsport engine.
Dannys SXI
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20th Mar 03 at 09:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Well i have been looking at this engine:
2.0i 16v Turbo C20LET (204bhp)

What does everyone tbink about this engine? How much would i be able to tune it.
Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
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20th Mar 03 at 10:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

You will find great hassle fitting this engine. It has been done on the past many times but there a lots of problems. eg, the gearbox needed ideally for this engine is the F28 gearbox from the 4WD calibras and cavaliers. It is tough as shit but a 4wd box. You would have to convert the F28 into 2wd, which can be done. Then there are driveshafts to think about which have to be as close to the same length as possible as there is so much torque from that engine. another factor is grip levels. You will be constantly wheelspinning. The 20let engine can be tuned very well and can see over 350bhp with bigger turbos, strengthening , intercoolers, boost levels etc. You would be mad to have this much power in 2wd, so think about a 4wd conversion. Not sure if this has been done on corsas before though. I know it has been done on Novas a few times. Also that engine is rather heavy and much strengthening will be required in the engine bay and contact points therein.

Dave
Cybermonkey
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20th Mar 03 at 10:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

You could use the F20 gearbox from astra GTE's, cavalier/calibra 2.0's etc, but will last a couple of months before it drops from your car after being chewed.

Dave
d0gz_bollox
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20th Mar 03 at 12:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Im sticking a 2ltr turbo into a nova shortyl. gonna use the wallace performance phase 3 kit (320bhp) a snip at a grand!

ChazSXi
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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20th Mar 03 at 19:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i reckon u could get a holden 5.7 400bhp lump if u hav rear engine...loadsa work with strengthening etc!
stuyw
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Registered: 15th May 02
Location: North West Drives: Rev3 MR2 Turbo
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20th Mar 03 at 19:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

dogz - my m8 is currently running 310 brake in his nova with that kit
luca2020
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Registered: 26th May 02
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20th Mar 03 at 23:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

F28 gearbox - PVD do a simple 2wd conversion kit for this at £120 i think

driveshafts and hubs - are included in the PVD conversion kit

it will spin like a bitch, so a LSD will be needed if u want to race it propley

handleing wont be grate, but who gives a fuck, how many people race on a circuit and how many people race in a straight line?

C20LET is lovly to tune, wallace performance do loads of kits

4wd corsa has been done, some motor x teams have them, expensive tho

u can allways have a rear mounted engine with Rwd, that would be so much fun with a C20LET!!!!
Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
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21st Mar 03 at 07:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Doughnut action!

Dave
BeArDy
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
Location: Manchester
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21st Mar 03 at 10:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

F28 gearbox - PVD do a simple 2wd conversion kit for this at £120 i think

i like that why dont u think everyones uses the 6 speed box.........

leave that with u......

 
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