burt16v
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yeah plus a 2litre ups ur overall weight and can worsen the handling. I reckon itd prob be quicker than a standard 2.0 coversion :-)
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Adam-D
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with decent suspension 2ltr wont affect handling that much
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Siberia
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sell the box for 3-400 and buy a red top fit it yourself 2 days work and no more banging engine
i would have lost the head with it long ago(sledgehammer)
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Andy
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The key to getting that set up to work properly will be the having the map sorted. Maybe the Mantxel chip is not up to the job??
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Siberia
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hrmm well maybe the chip must be stuck in one of the cylinders
i dont know much about engine electronics but i know about the mechanics of them and when they make load banging noises thats not a good thing!
i cant understand pouring cash into an engine to make it have the same power as the next model of engine up has as standard(which is prolly cheaper to buy also)
but thats just my way of thinking
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Greasemonkey
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Maybe just spoke to the mechanic its going in tonight, so i will keep ya updated, he has been thinking about what it might be, the only common element in the engine is the block, everything else has been changed, swapped for ones we know are good, he seems to think the block might be WARPED!!!!!!, holy shit, looks like its gonna be back to a standard block and pistons CC etc boo hoo, i so should have got a C20XE im kicking myself now
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Greasemonkey
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Siberia, should have taken your advice a long time ago lol
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Andy
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Yes, if it's as serious as that, don't go throwong good money after bad
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Siberia
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who did ya buy that engine off and did u get yer money back?
its not to late to stick a 2ltr in 500 notes do the work yerself i think ya could prolly use the shafts u have on yer car at the moment
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Greasemonkey
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so far thins engine has cost me, £500 for the engine that was meant to have this that and the other and was fooked any way, £1400 to put it right, and bring it up to the spec i was expecting, £595 for Power box, adding all the other bits together this engine has cost me a grand total of oh my god
over £3000, thats nearly a LET fuck this im getting depressed
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Greasemonkey
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dont wanna bring up names but no i didnt get any money back, basically got sold scrap lol what a mug
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broster
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sureu ll get it all sorted soon tho mate and then ull be smiling! takes the piss abit what with bin sold a duff engine etc! feel sorry for u!
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Siberia
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sorry to keep going on and all
for another 500 get that 2ltr and that will soon wipe the depression away !
[Edited on 11-02-2004 by Siberia]
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quote:
Originally posted by Andy
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Originally posted by Greasemonkey
its also a 1620CC, its had a rebore and oversized pistons he he, it wont be far off a 2litre corsa, carnt wait to find out when its running, got ARPs and a 7500 limit, should be nippy, if it ever runs right
Stick with it matey - you'll be surprised at how quick it will be once it's all set up correctly
yes he will need to junk the superchip then
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Greasemonkey
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superchip is a temporary thing i was planning on saving for TB's and managment, but i aint spending no more money on this engine, unichip maybe in the future but i think i am finished with cars for now
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burt16v
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shit man 3k! fek u coulda just got the 1600 turbo'd or a big sett of T/B's.
But its easy to say all that now, and u could never have known all this was gonna happen. Well just stick with it u'll get a result in the end mate :-)
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ffls
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that's the reason I will keep my engine X14XE, and upgrade it to 1620 cc using a new crankshaft and pistons plus a rebore.
Even after 79K the engine is in top condition, and pulling strong till 7300 rpm, I think the main reason for this should be the synthetic oil used (and frequent changes)
Let's see if this engine stretches to 180 bhp
But in this country it's almost impossible to fit a red top in it , and buying second hand engines is almost like wining the lotery
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Siberia
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buy the whole car and take the engine out of it 
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Andy
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Who did you pay £1400 to put the engine right? If it were me, I'd be paying them a visit to ask for my money back, or another engine rebuild
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Siberia
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bringing the engine in to them and droping it on there bloody head more like
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Greasemonkey
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they are everything from now on is free, engine is getting re-built for nothing, if the problems the block it was like it when the engine was bought, its not something me or my mechanic have done, i will keep ya updated dropping car off soon, gonna have a brainstorming session with mechanic once he has heard the engine
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Siberia
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hope it works out man
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miles
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Warped block? Very very unlikely. What part of it would warp?
If the rebore was iffy it could cause problems. A new (secondhand) block and a rebore (£50?) Would be all thats needed if the block does need replacing. I cant see that myself though.
Going to be something rebuild related. Done wrong or a faulty part (should have been checked?)
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Siberia
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warped block i dunno
possesed block YES!!!
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Greasemonkey
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Well like you said i am thinking its an iffy rebore, done by power crazy, shortly after it was completed theNo1 piston main bearing went, i got the engine re-build thinking it was probably bad workman ship by there mechanic and once done same thing happened, it back at the meachanics now, getting stripped back down tomoz, if it is an iffy re-bore i got a spare block any way so its not too bad, Fcukin cars, i will keep ya all posted after strip down tomoz
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