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Jed D

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16th Jul 11 at 20:17

quote:
Originally posted by Mark.W
No difference the post97 8v shell have the same mounting points as the 16v so the engine dropped straight in.

what about pre 97, they got different mounting points lyk?

LeeM

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16th Jul 11 at 20:28

quote:
Originally posted by JedDy
things thats putting me off doing a conversion:

funds
no drive/garage/space off the road
how it'll effect my insurance
and what to put in it?? will a 20xe be a big difference?

you'll probably struggle to do a conversion if you have nowhere to do it! i did mine on my driveway

harrisp

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16th Jul 11 at 20:29

You won't do it, you're a dreamer tbh.

.Matt

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16th Jul 11 at 20:35

You would have to find a good c20xe first, a car would be best option with fsh as you know the block hasn't done 350,000 miles and rebuilt 7 times.

[Edited on 16-07-2011 by .Matt]

Mark.W

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16th Jul 11 at 20:37

quote:
Originally posted by JedDy

quote:
Originally posted by Mark.W
No difference the post97 8v shell have the same mounting points as the 16v so the engine dropped straight in.

what about pre 97, they got different mounting points lyk?

Yep as far as i know.

JaffaTB

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16th Jul 11 at 20:42

i bought an 8 valve sri as an mot failure, was going to strip and sell everything but decided to put the engine in my 1.2 8v, no experience of engine swaps before but no stranger to getting my hands dirty, me and my dad did it on the drive in 3 half days without a crane, still going strong to this day

Jed D

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16th Jul 11 at 20:43

quote:
Originally posted by LeeM

quote:
Originally posted by JedDy
things thats putting me off doing a conversion:

funds
no drive/garage/space off the road
how it'll effect my insurance
and what to put in it?? will a 20xe be a big difference?

you'll probably struggle to do a conversion if you have nowhere to do it! i did mine on my driveway

plan on knocking a wall down and making a drive as theres space, but then that goes on the funds list

quote:
Originally posted by .Matt
You would have to find a good c20xe first, a car would be best option with fsh as you know the block hasn't done 350,000 miles and rebuilt 7 times.

[Edited on 16-07-2011 by .Matt]

yeah, was thinking this, but is it true thav cav lump knock your insurance down?

Jed D

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16th Jul 11 at 20:46

quote:
Originally posted by harrisp
You won't do it, you're a dreamer tbh.

thanks
when i get more hours at work (looking promising now) its top of the list weather the lass approves or not

power box maybe first though

LeeM

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16th Jul 11 at 20:46

its very unlikely putting a new engine in your car will put the insurance down, especially when it makes it more powerful

Eddx14xe

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16th Jul 11 at 20:47

Cav engine is cheaper to insure than the GTE because it was a lower insurance group. Your insurance isnt going to go down.

Mr-SEH

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16th Jul 11 at 20:51

my 1st one was my sri 8v to a ser( 2.0 8v 122bhp?) engine using 1.4 box shafts to see how it would go amazing lol so much torque ! bottom end shells went after like 1000 miles payed 50 pound for ser with no history so just put it in ha then got my seh engine (130bhp) and im using f18 box corsa shafts with cav inners 1st one was on goin for months wiring side 2nd time round done with in like 4 days easy then sent to a mate ported and polished head cam 4 branch with 2 and half system sounds pretty sexual may i add

Jed D

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16th Jul 11 at 20:53

if im looking at getting a xe something like this maybe?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Calibra-Silver-RED-TOP-engine-Corsa-/220810679753?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item33695795c9

obv closer and a bit more reassuringly

Mr-SEH

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16th Jul 11 at 20:53

and when i got my ser wngine i got told to get it i had no idea about engine conversions now i no so much and feels like ino my car better strange ino

Mr-SEH

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16th Jul 11 at 20:54

that has bin on there a few times ive seen that.

Jed D

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16th Jul 11 at 21:06

quote:
Originally posted by sribaby
that has bin on there a few times ive seen that.

this sounds a bit better, obv location is a downer

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1991-VAUXHALL-CALIBRA-16V-RED-/260816921080?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3cb9e661f8#ht_500wt_1156

fcuking hell, never realised a good ones so hard to find

[Edited on 16-07-2011 by JedDy]

and how come theres NO cavs?

[Edited on 16-07-2011 by JedDy]

Jed D

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16th Jul 11 at 21:10

164100 miles
3K
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Opel-Astra-2-0i-16v-GSi-/110710656260?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item19c6de8d04#ht_1285wt_1139

[Edited on 16-07-2011 by JedDy]

[Edited on 16-07-2011 by JedDy]

niallb123

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16th Jul 11 at 22:58

quote:
Originally posted by Phillips_91

quote:
Originally posted by niallb123
my fist engine conversion is a d16 sohc honda engine into a 1.2 8v corsa b its still on going but geting close to finnishing.

[Edited on 16-07-2011 by niallb123]

Have you got a project thread for that?

sure do chap still have bits to make and fit but am getting their.

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=605777

SEAN_P_

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17th Jul 11 at 09:05

X14xe to another x14xe to a x18xe1 to a c16xe then now a c20xe

thats my car within 2 year of owning it

Mike GSi

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17th Jul 11 at 11:11

My first and only conversion was a X16XE to C20LET.

Was much easier than i thought it would have been. IMO replacing a head gasket on a 14/16XE is more difficult.

Crana

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17th Jul 11 at 11:46

nova 20seh to 20xe (helped)
corsa 12v to x16xe
corsa x14xe to 20xe

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