Jules
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One of the most awesome threads on CS or any car site imo.
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Novaneil
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One of the most awesome threads on CS or any car site imo.
What? This one??? Wow! Praise indeed if you do mean this one. Cheers Jules, I owe you a beer  Glad your enjoying the read.
No work today through... Bit ill so playing on the Nintendo Wii 
Rick, well spotted. Hadn't noticed that... Remember Ade (previous owner) mentioning it had some Ecotec bits on it, just always thought it was the flywheel.
Neil
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paulocutts
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Ecotec rule hey Neil !!! Lol
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Swiftay
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that EG will be very quick!
K20 would have been better than the H22
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Novaneil
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Originally posted by Swiftay
that EG will be very quick!
K20 would have been better than the H22
Yeah he's got one of those engines as well... Just at the time we we're all caining his a55 with XE Torque in Nova's and Corsa's. So he went for the biggest Capacity lump he could get his hands on with the hope of having a good slice of Torque.... hence the H22 from a Prelude.
Hang on, might of got my engines mixed up... Is the K20 the CTR engine or the CRV lump?
Dam japs, why do they make sooo many engine choices  haha
Neil
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Swiftay
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quote:
Originally posted by Novaneil
Hang on, might of got my engines mixed up... Is the K20 the CTR engine or the CRV lump?
Dam japs, why do they make sooo many engine choices haha
Neil
k20 - CTR engine
CRV - B20B Non Vtec
Im know to much about Hondas, not good 
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Novaneil
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quote:
Originally posted by Swiftay
quote:
Originally posted by Novaneil
Hang on, might of got my engines mixed up... Is the K20 the CTR engine or the CRV lump?
Dam japs, why do they make sooo many engine choices haha
Neil
k20 - CTR engine
CRV - B20B Non Vtec
Im know to much about Hondas, not good
Argh, got you. I'll let Dan (the owner) explain his choice next time he posts up... I get lost with all this B18BC4.. etc engine codes
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gte bad boi
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where abouts in leamington spa are you matey??
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Carrington
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Hi guys. Ermmm i picked the h22a for cost to power mainly. I picked up the prelude for £400, admitedly it had an electrical fault but im pritty handy with obd1 wiring harnesses so that wastn't a problem. You cant get a decent K20 lump for less then £1000. I havent done alot of research into k20's but i knew i could mount my eg4 harness on the h22 and just lengthen wires and add afew more. A K20 is an option for the future but i like big cc's so it would prob have to be a k24 with a k20 head.
In my garage i have a B20B bottom end with B16a2 head, thats what neil was on about. Also i have a B18C4 which is getting a monster build. Heres a couple of photos of it.
The standard sleeves have been machined out and ductile iron sleeves have been fitted for max boostage.
Some crower rods with JE pistons. Iv still got to set the C/R but all in good time.
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beattie17
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Heard b16's with b20 bottom ends arent that reliable.
Whats b18 going in wen built?
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Carrington
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It depends on what you want out of a CRVtec conversion. If you just want a bit more torque from 1.6 then its a brilliant swap to do. Aslong as you dont want to take the engine higher then 8000rpm very often then there shouldn't be a problem. Im sure some people could tell storys of reving them to 9000rpm all day long but i suppose not all engines are the same. They have got thinner walls as the bottom end is just a bored out 1.8 but it depends what you want form it.
I dont know what the B18 is going in yet. I have a problem of building engines and then running out of cars to put them in.
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D1 DDH
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looking very good  did you ever think of turboing the h22a? also are these engines vtec?
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beattie17
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Think i need to buy another civic n get that engine off you lol
Used to have a EF9 SiR import, pic's on Markbeattie17.bebo.com
[Edited on 30-12-2006 by beattie17]
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D1 DDH
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this was for sale on 4guk was it you who was selling or have you bought it? very nice example
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beattie17
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it was me selling it
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Novaneil
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31st December
Small Update
Dan's 5lb Nitrous bottle turned up... (much to his delight)
Put the grinding wheel on the drill and brushed down as much of my block as I physically could, and did the rest with a wire brush.
Then gave it a coat of gloss black high temp resistant paint (not the best finish in the world but you won't see it once the Turbo/Manifold and pipework are in place)
Found out yesterday that my EPAS Unit defo is gravity fed (Doh!) so decided to lose the battery tray completey in favour of a new lower shelf to mount the pump on.
It was a pig to remove
And unfortunetely a number of holes were made in the process (looks like someones machine gun'd the engine bay) lol. Some of the holes were already there because they had bolts going through holding on various bits from the last engine.
And finally I etch primered all the bare metal area's from the otherday's welding.
Neil
[Edited on 31-12-2006 by Novaneil]
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Novaneil
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quote:
Originally posted by gte bad boi
where abouts in leamington spa are you matey??
I don't actually live in Leamington. I live a few miles outside in a village called Marton.
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gte bad boi
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i live in leamington spa,, have you got any bits and bobs possibly for sale?? seats?? engine?? alloys?? ect ect.. would like to possibly come down and see what kinda progress your getting! as i have been following this thread for a while now! and its very intresting
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Novaneil
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6th January
I little bit of an update, not very interesting stuff but I thought i'd post it anyway.
I have received the front tie bars back from the Powder Coaters so fitted the Poly bushes and some new bottom ball joints.
Picked a few random bits and bobs up from Vauxhall
Received my new Top Mounts from CompBrake
Fitted a new Cambelt to my engine
And finally spent a few hours removing the front wings and 240 grit Wet & Dry'd engine bay along with removing a few of the brake lines ready for some paint later in the week hopefully
Also started cleaning up inside the arches
Neil
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Novaneil
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quote:
Originally posted by gte bad boi
i live in leamington spa,, have you got any bits and bobs possibly for sale?? seats?? engine?? alloys?? ect ect.. would like to possibly come down and see what kinda progress your getting! as i have been following this thread for a while now! and its very intresting
Got nothing for sale at the mo mate. Will let you know when I have, won't be for a few weeks yet though as i've got to dig out the bits and bobs i've got.
Cheers
Neil
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jr
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very nice neil, and yes, the trays are a cunt to remove
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Dave A
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same topmounts as mine, got a great tip to save you having to cut out the turret as well, u2u me for details
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CraigGreen
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Awesome project Neil. I did wonder what was happening with the ATC 8 valve?
I'm fitting the same PAS setup to my Nova. Ive just bought Corsa track rods for it, so if you want to swap your shortened Nova arms for my Corsa length ones let me know. Would save me some homework atleast.
Keep it up!
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Novaneil
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Awesome project Neil. I did wonder what was happening with the ATC 8 valve?
I'm fitting the same PAS setup to my Nova. Ive just bought Corsa track rods for it, so if you want to swap your shortened Nova arms for my Corsa length ones let me know. Would save me some homework atleast.
Keep it up!
Hi Craig, yeah I thought it was about time the engine got used so this is its new home.
That would of been a great idea but i've just brought new track rods and track rod ends. doh! But you can still have mine as I have no use for them.
PM if your interested
Cheers
Neil
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gte bad boi
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what would you charge fr a xe conversion on a corsa? i supplyed the lot you just fit?
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