Donna Corsa GSi
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Would the top speed be effected though as you will only have 5 gears instead of 6?? Or would it mean you'd just be revving the bollox off it in 5th instead of cruising in 6th?
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Marc
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Not that i know (  ) but youd think as donna says the F28 would be better!
[Edited on 06-02-2004 by 16vmarc]
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Tom
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If they fitted the roiginal let with an f28 it should be better in theory 
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GIBBS
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gear ratio's, doesnt matter if it's got 6 or 5 gears, the rx7 would make 180 and that only had 5 gears and stil lwas fecking quick!
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Donna Corsa GSi
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So if it had 6 gears it would still only make 180mph? The fact that you done 180mph in 5 gears means nothing to me cause theres no comparison with a 6 speed box.
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mike16v
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom D
If they fitted the roiginal let with an f28 it should be better in theory
but the LET was never fitted origionally to a 2wd car....
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BeArDy
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Originally posted by fearless
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Originally posted by CorsaDave
Looks like I missed all the fun 
Beardy, is that Nova still going? I'm sure he used to live near me but I aint seen it in ages.
Nova was writen off over a year ago - but has been reshelled into another nova - just need to go and wire it up for him !!!!
god has it really been that long, since we did the car shop thing in liverpool and last time i saw brett 
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Donna Corsa GSi
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Originally posted by mike16v
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Originally posted by Tom D
If they fitted the roiginal let with an f28 it should be better in theory
but the LET was never fitted origionally to a 2wd car....
What difference would that make to the gear box?
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Dave
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It wouldn't, I think he was referring to the fact that while an F28 is obviously the better option, it is easier to fit the F20 as that is for fwd.
I agree with your point on rebuilding too. I had my XE completely rebuilt while it was out as I bought the donor car with no history (it was very cheap though), as such I had no idea of the condition of the engine and I didn't want to run the risk of something major going wrong down the line.
Having said that it did turn out to be very expensive when you add all the parts up, piston rings, head machining, new gasket set, oil pump, water pump, bore glaze busting, full new bearing set, leads, plugs etc etc. Mine ended up a two page list and cost nearly as much as Beardy charges for engine and fitting. With this in mind you can see why people are so keen just to buy one and drop it in.
As for the gearbox question I THINK that the F28 is capable of a higher top speed compared to the F20. I would guess however that a 200bhp on an F28 would still do the same as a 200bhp engine on an F20. I have no facts to back this up though. Try MIG for much better advice on these things than I can give.
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big eck
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Originally posted by Donna Corsa GSi
Would the top speed be effected though as you will only have 5 gears instead of 6?? Or would it mean you'd just be revving the bollox off it in 5th instead of cruising in 6th?
Yes it would affect it as the gear ratios are longer in the 6 speeder.
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mike16v
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Originally posted by Donna Corsa GSi
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Originally posted by mike16v
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Originally posted by Tom D
If they fitted the roiginal let with an f28 it should be better in theory
but the LET was never fitted origionally to a 2wd car....
What difference would that make to the gear box?
The F28 is origionally a 4wd box, yeah, he said they origionally fitted the F28 to the LET so it must work better, i was just stating the LET was never origionally fitted to a 2 wheel drive car so they had no option but to develop a 4wd box for it
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corb
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my mate has a Mk2 Astra GTE with a LET and F28 in it, he's had 160mph outta that, but all the XE's and F20's he's ever had, the best he's seen is 150mph, with some big power.
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J da Silva
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quote:
Originally posted by mike16v
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Originally posted by Donna Corsa GSi
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Originally posted by mike16v
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Originally posted by Tom D
If they fitted the roiginal let with an f28 it should be better in theory
but the LET was never fitted origionally to a 2wd car....
What difference would that make to the gear box?
The F28 is origionally a 4wd box, yeah, he said they origionally fitted the F28 to the LET so it must work better, i was just stating the LET was never origionally fitted to a 2 wheel drive car so they had no option but to develop a 4wd box for it
the engine was designed for a calibra,they came with f28's, f20's do go with it though, i wont believe anyone if they say the f20's dont suit the engine
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J da Silva
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Originally posted by corb
my mate has a Mk2 Astra GTE with a LET and F28 in it, he's had 160mph outta that, but all the XE's and F20's he's ever had, the best he's seen is 150mph, with some big power.
shouldnt really matter how faster they go top end, not many places u get to go 150/160mph unless your on the m'way
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dirtydan
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"Reading back as you can see"
F28 = about £300
If i had a F20 fitted to start with would it cost even more other than the £300 say ...to convert to a F28 after havin the F20 fitted?
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Joff
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No, the £300-odd would be to fit the F28 in 2WD mode into a Corsa, regardless of whether it was an F20 or standard gearbox in there already.
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ed
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Originally posted by fadscorsa
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Originally posted by BeArDy
both same power just ones can go poraus(sp) wher coss cast ones are stronger
even costcast heads can go porus
as mentioned before the power difference is not down the to head bu due to the cats and also earlier EX's had mahle forged pistons as standard which was lter phased out.
but i would preffer an XE over a LET as most LETS have a problem with traction etc
How do you tell what pistons you have?
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Joff
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Take them out, have a look underneath and see if there's any tell-tale numbers cast into it.
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ed
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Boobs
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Joff
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Are you having problems with your pistons?
If not, then forget about them.
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starkie
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Originally posted by Daimo B
Nope, dont know sweet FA. Thats fine by me if you want to think that.
PS, yes i know craig had an F20.
2.0 16v, 256mm discs on a 200+bhp engine. Showing brains there people
sorry but do brakes not go in accordance to the top speed of the car and if so what the fcuk is so wrong with fitting these brakes to a car that can only goes as fast as a xe (when using f20)only difference is it gets there faster 
[Edited on 24-12-2004 by starkie]
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deanmcreynolds26
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Originally posted by mike16v
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Originally posted by Tom D
If they fitted the roiginal let with an f28 it should be better in theory
but the LET was never fitted origionally to a 2wd car....
they fitted the C20LET engine to the mk3 astra in south africa 2wd im sure...
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Joff
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Yes.
200T
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deanmcreynolds26
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200TS was the LET engined Mk3
200IS was the Xe engined mk3
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Joff
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Originally posted by deanmcreynolds26
200IS was the Xe engined mk3
Also called an Astra GSi..
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