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Robin

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12th Dec 07 at 20:01

quote:
Originally posted by Ste L

quote:
Originally posted by Robin
C20LET with an F28 would cost you about £1100, plus a conversion kit, that's another £500.

Z16LEH can use 2 standard mounts, standard shafts and is within 12bhp of the 20LET.

if you want to keep the 6speed box then it'll need custom mount's all round

[Edited on 12-12-2007 by Ste L]

yeah, but an F13CR will be fine

lee mitchell

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12th Dec 07 at 20:01

quote:
Originally posted by deano87
He'll make a mint developing the kits.

probably not. theres not gna be many vxr engines about for a long time yet and buying new wouldnt be an option for the price

Jenko_Sport

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12th Dec 07 at 20:02

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Originally posted by STEvieXE
for the money for the vxr being compared with a let, the vxr will be more or less a brand new engine whereas the let will be tired and need rebuilt/freshinging

Will also be doing something different as aposed to following the same route that has been taken soooo many times.

Steve

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12th Dec 07 at 20:06

quote:
Originally posted by Jenko_Sport

quote:
Originally posted by STEvieXE
for the money for the vxr being compared with a let, the vxr will be more or less a brand new engine whereas the let will be tired and need rebuilt/freshinging

Will also be doing something different as aposed to following the same route that has been taken soooo many times.

barnes says

Lars Ulrich says:
post up and ask jenko sport how its different to any other small block 1600 16v conversion in a nova?

Lars Ulrich says:
plus a route thats been followed so many times, perhaps becuase its so succesful? i mean im just speculating

mattk

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12th Dec 07 at 20:14

Was going to say that the LET is so popular because its the best

I very much doubt you could source and fit a VXR engine cheaper than you could buy a shitter £800 calibra and swap the engine

STEvieXE

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12th Dec 07 at 20:17

because when u buy the shitter 800 quid calibra thats exactly wot you will have..

Robin

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12th Dec 07 at 20:18

quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Was going to say that the LET is so popular because its the best

I very much doubt you could source and fit a VXR engine cheaper than you could buy a shitter £800 calibra and swap the engine

Chris Astley has proven that you can.

Engine - £1075 with 6 speed box, ECU, loom and everything else, 1300 miles
Mounts - Standard small block ones, one custom
Sell the M32 box and make some money back, stick with an F15.

LET

Engine - £800 in a shitter, with F28, 100000 miles and a leaky sump
New gaskets and belts - £150
Mounts and shafts - £500
Split the calibra and make about £200-300 back.

It'd work out at the same price, if not less for the Corsa engine.

Ste L

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12th Dec 07 at 20:19

quote:
Originally posted by Robin

quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Was going to say that the LET is so popular because its the best

I very much doubt you could source and fit a VXR engine cheaper than you could buy a shitter £800 calibra and swap the engine

Chris Astley has proven that you can.

Engine - £1075 with 6 speed box, ECU, loom and everything else, 1300 miles
Mounts - Standard small block ones, one custom

add to that, all the arsing about making the flyby shit work, or standalone managment

[Edited on 12-12-2007 by Ste L]

corsaal

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12th Dec 07 at 20:20

looks a great alternative to the xe/let conversions which are quite popular now.
will be keeping a check on this guys progress

STEvieXE

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12th Dec 07 at 20:22

add into the equation of rebuilding the let

i split a very well specced 16v calibra i got my xe out off and got about 150 quid for parts. couldnt get rid of anything

Robin

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12th Dec 07 at 20:22

FBW throttle can't be that hard to sort, if you look on Z22SE.co.uk, a few people have converted ITBs to FBW to use with a remapped ECU, using a few cheap parts from maplins.

deano87

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12th Dec 07 at 20:23

Remember you need somewhere to store the god damn £800 shitter as well.

Paul H

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12th Dec 07 at 20:31

probably using the loom and the fbw pedal out of the vxr in the nova tbh.
would be quite an easy swap then

[Edited on 12-12-2007 by Paul H]

Ben ev

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12th Dec 07 at 21:04

iirc the imobiliser is wired through the stereo and clocks though. will need to find a way around that.

Ste L

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12th Dec 07 at 21:09

quote:
Originally posted by Ben ev
iirc the imobiliser is wired through the stereo and clocks though. will need to find a way around that.

yep, which mean's alot of fucking about, or standalone management & mapping costs

Robin

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12th Dec 07 at 21:11

Just means a bit of re-programming.

That Pete bloke has got an LS1 in an Astra, the ECU needed reprogramming so it didn't look for an autobox etc.

It's not that hard.

mattk

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12th Dec 07 at 21:32

if you have the knowledge, would cost a bomb to pay someone to do it i bet

Welsh Dan

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12th Dec 07 at 21:52

quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
should be different when done...

Only in that it'll have a different engine that not many people have fitted yet. I'm sure that the rest of the car won't be anything new.

dan_c4rsa

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12th Dec 07 at 21:54

quote:
Originally posted by Ste L

quote:
Originally posted by mattk
where did he get it for that price

lot more hassel to fit though

ebay

there was a vxr engine with gearbox on pistonheads with ecu and loom for 800 a while back

Bram

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12th Dec 07 at 22:29

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
barnes says

Lars Ulrich says:
post up and ask jenko sport how its different to any other small block 1600 16v conversion in a nova?

Lars Ulrich says:
plus a route thats been followed so many times, perhaps becuase its so succesful? i mean im just speculating

Posting on behalf of banned members?????

swill_omnibus

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12th Dec 07 at 22:57

That's looking awesome mate fairplay!

Supose this is just the start of a whole new generation of transplanting! lol

Good luck to you, hope all goes smoothly for you

Matt H

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12th Dec 07 at 23:44

quote:
Originally posted by Robin
I wondered how long it would be.

Wasn't expecting it this soon though, that's only 3 months

Astra SRI uses this engine too though, thats been out a bit longer

Robin

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12th Dec 07 at 23:52

Yeah, but

Matt H

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13th Dec 07 at 00:05

VXR plug cover

Steve

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13th Dec 07 at 01:05

quote:
Originally posted by Bram

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
barnes says

Lars Ulrich says:
post up and ask jenko sport how its different to any other small block 1600 16v conversion in a nova?

Lars Ulrich says:
plus a route thats been followed so many times, perhaps becuase its so succesful? i mean im just speculating

Posting on behalf of banned members?????

if you appeal for a yellow card you get sent off

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