Ajones_17
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Ok, i'm gonna be lookin at pickin up a cav/cally/astra with a redtop in it, sometime in the new year. To then be fitted into my Corsa.
But i'm not sure what the best option is, i want it running mint, as i'm gonna be runnin it for a few years and maybe throttle bodies in 12 months time or so.
I was thinkin buy an old XE and then go and pay Vaux the 900 quid for the virtually brand new engine block on exchange, but would i not be better findin a coscast head and spending the 900 quid on rebuilding that 1 
Sorry forr the essay 
[Edited on 20-12-2005 by Ajones_17]
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Adam_B
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no major difference between coscast and GM, they both go porous.
if you want it mint, buy it now and re-build it.
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corsa120
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yeh but coscast has better oil ports as well its not just material problem
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random dav
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get 2.0 ecotec
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Adam_B
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shut up dave
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Sly_SRi
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rebuild the engine, parts will be around £400
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random dav
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
shut up dave
get 2.0 ecotec
otherwise as adam said, get it now and rebuild 
[Edited on 20-12-2005 by random dav]
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deanmcreynolds26
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get a turbo and do the exchange with vauxhall!!
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ed
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I'd say get an Ecotec too... They are just a tunable.
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corsa120
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why not just hold out til late xe comes along i mean one off last of the production line which is about 94, then do rebuild etc
i dunno what fuss is about really look at all peeps on here with xe corsa's u hardly see posts about xe problems, well not anymore than ur small block engines, which ill add are newer and supposed to be so much better
my xe runs sweet as a nut, its a real bitch slag
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ed
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My XE smells like a lawn mower engine. I love it  So noisy too, sounds like a drag car May be because it's running on just a manifold at the moment
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Nic Barnes
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xe's can still be mint runners at over 150k. ive seen a few run better than ones at a lesser mileage.
why rebuild it if there is nothing wrong with it?
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STEvieXE
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quote:
Originally posted by Sly_SRi
rebuild the engine, parts will be around £400
not get u much of a rebuild
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Nic Barnes
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if you aint changing pistons, 400 should be almost the lot really.
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Sly_SRi
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quote:
Originally posted by STEvieN.I.
quote:
Originally posted by Sly_SRi
rebuild the engine, parts will be around £400
not get u much of a rebuild
yea, got me rings, big end bearing shells, valve stem oil seals, cam belt, aux belt, gasket set, i payed £380
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Nic Barnes
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500 would have seen new lifters n all surely
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tooolbox timmy
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get an ecotectop engine ave got one cant complain at all
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Nic Barnes
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ecotec are more modern engine yeah.
but the 20xe is a classic, will never die
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tooolbox timmy
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agreed,the eco tec are a very reliable engine imo,when I bought the celibra it wa sin a scprapper for god knows how long ,started first time and ticked over like a treatwas chuffed
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J100RSA
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if its not broken dont fix it!!
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R Lee
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quote:
Originally posted by J100RSA
if its not broken dont fix it!!
the majority of the users here are men.
we're born to take things apart
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corsacalvin
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ecotec m8
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J100RSA
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ecotec's are gash why on earth would u want an x20xev
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Ant
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I agree with J100 if your planning a rebuild anyway you would be mad to go for an ecotec, Id just buy an old 20xe and have it rebuilt
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Ajones_17
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I would rebuils it before i put it in cos i dont want it goin wrong once its in, i use the car way to much for that, and i would want it runnin like a brand new engine.
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