DaveyLC
Member
Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
User status: Offline
|
A couple of people have said its a new 'mid block' engine but pleanty of other sources say its a family 1 engine (small block)
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Family_I#Z16LET
Does anyone have a reliable source? I'm really interested in aborting my 1.8 ITB build and getting my hands on a Corsa D SRI/VXR block.
|
Mobby
Member
Registered: 31st Dec 07
Location: Leicestershire
User status: Offline
|
|
DaveyLC
Member
Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by mobby
For the same money I could have a 200+ bhp 1.6 lump though 
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
It's a family 1 engine, Chris Astley found it had a Z16XEL block IIRC.
|
DaveyLC
Member
Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Robin
It's a family 1 engine, Chris Astley found it had a Z16XEL block IIRC.
Yeah that was my assumption.. Same as the 1.8 too, internal breather jobby.. Thinking about getting the 1.6 block and running on stand alone management, factory management is out of the question being CANBUS.
[Edited on 27-04-2009 by DaveyLC]
|
Mobby
Member
Registered: 31st Dec 07
Location: Leicestershire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
quote:
Originally posted by mobby
For the same money I could have a 200+ bhp 1.6 lump though
What bhp are they standard? touque any good? why you keen on having a 200bhp 1.6 over the 1.8?
didnt the fact it being canbus keep you away from the 1.8 canbus (cant remeber engine code)
[Edited on 27-04-2009 by mobby]
|
DaveyLC
Member
Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
User status: Offline
|
The VXR is 190 IIRC.. Will be alot more reliable than a tuned 1.8.
|
Mobby
Member
Registered: 31st Dec 07
Location: Leicestershire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
The VXR is 190 IIRC.. Will be alot more reliable than a tuned 1.8.
ohh so your looking into the Vxr engine, i thought you were going for a 1.6 N/A 
|
DaveyLC
Member
Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
User status: Offline
|
Behave! 
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
I stand corrected, it's a Z18XEL block
|
andyc1234
Member
Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Lancashire
User status: Offline
|
anything you want to know about it at all just ask. i have one sat here 
|
DaveyLC
Member
Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
User status: Offline
|
Does it have the family 1 stud lay out on the front for the engine mount? are will it accept a standard small block flywheel? cheers!
|
Cossie
Member
Registered: 17th May 02
User status: Offline
|
Yeah they are bit the same example crank and rods are same as the x16xe water pump is mounted at the front
|
DaveyLC
Member
Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
User status: Offline
|
Water pump at the front?? Any pics?
|
Cossie
Member
Registered: 17th May 02
User status: Offline
|
trying to get it from epc but explorer is not working well actually based on the z16xep engines
|
Cossie
Member
Registered: 17th May 02
User status: Offline
|
I passed summer checking what I need for conversion and found interesting fact as the z16ler/let cylinder head is similar to the daewoo head and we had fitted one on x16xe which is straight in and has a lower CR = 9:1 ideal for turbo application !
[Edited on 27-04-2009 by Cossie]
|
andyc1234
Member
Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Lancashire
User status: Offline
|
the vxr head is a z18 head. and the waterpump is at the front yes
|
andyc1234
Member
Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Lancashire
User status: Offline
|
will fit a small block fly and box but i dont think an f15 would last long thats why i have a custom fly to use a 2.0 clutch and f20 box. doesnt have the 3 stud mount on the front either its on the side
|
Cossie
Member
Registered: 17th May 02
User status: Offline
|
but the 1.8 oil gallaries do not fit on x16xe but daewoo straight in !
|
andyc1234
Member
Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Lancashire
User status: Offline
|
if your thnking of turbo i would just change pistons in your z18 i paid 1200 quid for basicly just a block nothing else can be used really. i plan on putting a z18 bottom end on it at some point
|
Cossie
Member
Registered: 17th May 02
User status: Offline
|
Me looking for a set of x18xe1 low compression pistons but still no luck !!
|
