Bettley
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joe think iam taking my motor out of the blue one now, so got my ported head and dibla inlet up for grabs ! ring me
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X16joeXE
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Woop been offered a Dbilas inlet with all the parts and software for£200, what you think. I think 
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taylorboosh
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but how much did he spend on a turbo x16? you could redtop for your 400 and it will smoke and x16xe that hasnt had majour work
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Eck
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Originally posted by philip2
dont bother with cams and dont bother with the re-map. waste of money/time for so little gain. 1st off you will want arp rod bolts so can rev the car to 7.5k, the inlet, decent ex manifold/system etc.
either xe it now...you'll get money back for the motor when LET it anyway. or just buy an LET and rebuild it ready, atleast then you know it will be a good motor.
and yeah i know fat phil, lives round the corner from me. drives like a todger
I'm going for a LET next year Phil, how much do you charge for rebuild for one?
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AndyCorsaSport
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Originally posted by Bettley
joe think iam taking my motor out of the blue one now, so got my ported head and dibla inlet up for grabs ! ring me
What you doing with it now? 
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Ryan_G1
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Originally posted by philip2
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i just fancy going strait from the 1.6 to the LET
ill be behind you then when its wet and you stack it into the 1st roundabout, hedge, curb, etc to buy the motor off you.
if 6months or whatever build a decent LET, find a 6speed box, get all your mounts, shafts etc ready to do it, thats will cost best part of £2k id think, then need better brakes, suspension(dont know what you got on already) not as easy as just putting an LET in!
I went from a 1.6 to a LET and never stacked it 
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X16joeXE
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He spent £1000 on the X16xeturbo conversion. The retop corsa was 170-190bhp.
He's buying a Astra mk5 1.9sri with the sport body pack thingy on finance.
Think he's splitting the corsa because knowone wants a turbo 16XE.
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Bettley
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yeah but owell , these things happen a, it will be split of all the good parts and a standerd motor put back in , then sold with 10months mot and a few months tax
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taylorboosh
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Originally posted by X16joeXE
He spent £1000 on the X16xeturbo conversion. The retop corsa was 170-190bhp.
He's buying a Astra mk5 1.9sri with the sport body pack thingy on finance.
Think he's splitting the corsa because knowone wants a turbo 16XE.
190 no bhp redtop would be just as fast as a let tbh, i think your friend talks poo
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Eck
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When I asked about that before, apparently the XE has cams and that's it or something. So really, it'll be 155-160bhp at the very very very best. And judging by the owners' wild claims, I suspect they are a cowboy and it's a tired old engine too
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Sean-B
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Originally posted by john-d
but how much did he spend on a turbo x16? you could redtop for your 400 and it will smoke and x16xe that hasnt had majour work
no way could you do even a half decent XE conversion for £400
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Bettley
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i got told it was 190bhp , but then found out it wasnt after i posted it up
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taylorboosh
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if you did it yourself i bet you could buy an engine and box and brakes and mounts, second hand parts over time? course you could
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Eck
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It probably is possible. Hubs from LMF are £40, mounts are £70. Can get an engine for £250 and inner cv's are £40 iirc. Using standard brakes, shafts etc you could get it done for £400. But it's not always recommended.
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Bettley
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joe just dont make a mess outta a good car mate
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taylorboosh
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people seem to think on here you need to spend big money to do things properly, i agree to an extent that you get what you pay for but tbh, you can do a good job on a budget
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lostboy
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Originally posted by john-d
people seem to think on here you need to spend big money to do things properly, i agree to an extent that you get what you pay for but tbh, you can do a good job on a budget
That's what I thought as well, but so far I've spent £1900 on the engine and smaller bits, there is no such thing as a budget build.
[Edited on 08-10-2009 by lostboy]
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X16joeXE
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Well i dont know then, obviously wasnt 190bph then, Chinese whispers gone mad round my way.
But back to topic. Decided im going to get the Dbilas inlet off Bettley with software etc for £200. then probably leave the engine bay for abit.
Spend some time getting it all colour coded and lookin nice.
Cheers for everyones opinions
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philip2
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eck u2u'd
joe - ive got a LET coming up next week that will be fresh if interested. can get loom, ecu etc for it, but will be a fresh motor if im selling
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X16joeXE
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Cant afford it atm matey. Soz. But when i come to do my LET Conversion ile be giving you a shout to help
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philip2
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wont be done for a bit, got too many other jobs on at moment anyway lol. think ive got 7 xe's
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taylorboosh
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quote:
Originally posted by lostboy
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Originally posted by john-d
people seem to think on here you need to spend big money to do things properly, i agree to an extent that you get what you pay for but tbh, you can do a good job on a budget
That's what I thought as well, but so far I've spent £1900 on the engine and smaller bits, there is no such thing as a budget build.
[Edited on 08-10-2009 by lostboy]
wtf are you using to build it? gold?
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taylorboosh
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Originally posted by X16joeXE
Well i dont know then, obviously wasnt 190bph then, Chinese whispers gone mad round my way.
But back to topic. Decided im going to get the Dbilas inlet off Bettley with software etc for £200. then probably leave the engine bay for abit.
Spend some time getting it all colour coded and lookin nice.
Cheers for everyones opinions
happens round my way too, theres a lad with a redtop corsa that says it used to be a let put he stripped the turbo off and sold it because redtops are as quick
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X16joeXE
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what a foooool!
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taylorboosh
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i always say to people that the cams and loads of other stuff are different but no 1 believes me
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