| ShEp 
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 | It's still sold on the american market novaneil,
 
 Chevrolet use it.
 
 Swindon go to all the hassle of turning the head, making cam covers etc, and the put the opel writing upside down
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| gidged500 
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 | Yep the c20xe is still used
  
 http://www.opelclub.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19154
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| philip2 
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 | Theres a swindon xe for sale stil with reverse head for 10k, cheap as there prob 25k engnes new. A reverse head is 3k bare.
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| 3CorsaMeal 
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 | Going to check my car for said reverse head
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| Jed D 
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 | what car is that reverse head pic in?
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| 3CorsaMeal 
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 | Right, my exhaust comes out the rear and inlet on the front, is that reverse head?
 
 Pretty excited about discovering this, although its just the standard factory engine.
 
 Corrado btw
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| Jed D 
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 quote:Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
 Right, my exhaust comes out the rear and inlet on the front, is that reverse head?
 
 Pretty excited about discovering this, although its just the standard factory engine.
 
 Corrado btw
 
 
 my step mothers focus is the same
 
 [Edited on 04-08-2011 by JedDy]
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| Corsa_Sport21 
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 quote:Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
 Right, my exhaust comes out the rear and inlet on the front, is that reverse head?
 
 Pretty excited about discovering this, although its just the standard factory engine.
 
 Corrado btw
 
 
 No.
 
 It would be a reverse head if you were to switch it around and have the inlet at the rear and ehaust at the front.
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| 3CorsaMeal 
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 | £3k engine right there
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| gidged500 
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 | if i had the money for one of those engines i would buy one i mean ........... http://www.youtube.com/user/georgecrabtree?blend=5&ob=5
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| Steve 
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 Registered: 30th Mar 02 Location: Worcestershire             Drives: Defender
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 | puma has reverse head
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| jr 
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 | If your refering to the cav driven at tvl I believe it's the cav already featured in tv, from the 93 season iirc, and as such does not run the Swindon reverse head design
 
 The reverse head was also for better heat management I believe, and they gained around 7bhp by having a better routed exhaust manifod too
 
 [Edited on 04-08-2011 by jr]
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| Corsa_Sport21 
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 quote:Originally posted by Steve
 puma has reverse head
   
 
 No it dosn't.
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| gidged500 
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 | Don't all fords have the inlet at the front and exhaust at the back ?
 
 I didnt know the cavalier had been featured in tv , it doesn't have a reverse head but it was the first cavalier
 What is the spec of the Swindon engines ?
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| J100RSA 
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 | that cav is the one that was a prototype rear wheel drive its a very early car from around 89 the rear wheel drive idea was scrapped due to transmition and handling issus
 
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| Corsa_Sport21 
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 | Wasn't it originally a turbo shell??
 
 IIRC Cleland mentioned in the write up that it has the transmission tunnel and cutouts for the transfer box etc.
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| Steve 
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 quote:Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
 
 quote:Originally posted by Steve
 puma has reverse head
   
 
 No it dosn't.
 
 
 if a reverse head is exhaust at back and inlet at the front then yes it does
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| Corsa_Sport21 
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 quote:Originally posted by Steve
 
 quote:Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
 
 quote:Originally posted by Steve
 puma has reverse head
   
 
 No it dosn't.
 
 
 if a reverse head is exhaust at back and inlet at the front then yes it does
 
 
 Isn't a reverse head, the reversal of the standard location??
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| Steve 
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 | i dont know but the puma engine is often reffered to as transverse mounted
 
 [Edited on 05-08-2011 by Steve]
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| Corsa_Sport21 
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 quote:Originally posted by Steve
 i dont know but the puma engine is often reffered to as transverse mounted
 
 [Edited on 05-08-2011 by Steve]
 
 
 As is most FWD cars and even 4wd cars.
 
 The other would be longitudinal mounted, which would mostly be RWD and some 4wd and even some FWD cars.
 
 [Edited on 05-08-2011 by Corsa_Sport21]
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| harrisp 
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 quote:Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
 
 quote:Originally posted by Steve
 
 quote:Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
 
 quote:Originally posted by Steve
 puma has reverse head
   
 
 No it dosn't.
 
 
 if a reverse head is exhaust at back and inlet at the front then yes it does
 
 
 Isn't a reverse head, the reversal of the standard location??
 
 
 Yes,
 The puma does not have a reverse head and neither do wanky corrados.
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| Steve 
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 | http://www.supertouring.co.uk/technology/engine_reverse_head.html
 
 defines that a reverse head is one where the inlet is on the front of the engine and the exhaust on the back, so the puma DOES have a reverse head
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| BarnshaW 
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 | shame the exterior lets it down
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| Steve 
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 | lol
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| 3CorsaMeal 
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 | reverse heads as standard FTW
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