Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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How much has your xe conversion cost you, and do you think it was worth it?
[Edited on 07-08-2007 by Whittie]
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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£1000 all in.
And no, coz it's unreliable as fuck!!! I've replaced allsorts, and it still doesn't want to play ball. Sometimes it runs sweet as a nut, others it won't even start.
Fanttastic fun when it works properly though 
[Edited on 07-08-2007 by Dean_W]
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craig_s
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Registered: 5th Mar 06
Location: Birmingham Drives: mk4 astra gsi
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£1100 for the whole car.
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Ricky352
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Registered: 6th Apr 07
Location: Northern Ireland
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£1250. get the engine rebuilt when getting the conversion done if ur worried about reliability. Id say its worth it.
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willay
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engine~ 500
rebuild~500-600
shafts and bits 500~
worth it? My car was the bollocks, such a nice engine aswell, obviously its going to leak oil but oh my it was good.
Someone has the bits for sale too 
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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not done it, but worth it imo...
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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shafts - £50
cv's - £30 for both
mount - £35
ecopipe - £50
brakes - £free
engine - £250
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ed
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Defiantely worth it. The reliability issues are only encountered by people who want to do it on the cheap. Remember they are old engines so they should be re-built before they are fitted.
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Whittie
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The engines that have been re-built have had hardly any problems to be fair... just need the money to do it now 
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willay
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well I had mine rebuilt but still had issues but TBH I couldnt avoid them.
One was a head bolt being pulled in the bottom left of the head which is common, had to have that sorted out.
Uh what else... i had a funny injector which maade it an ill smokey and I never had them cleaned from the start.
Trying to think what else, one of the seals was leaking whichi replaced twice, was reccomended to use instant gasket but didnt fancy it.
you'll hear from people who bought an engine for £400 and had no problems, and you'll get people like me who spent £1k and had one or two problems.
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ed
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I think converting it to head studs is a pretty good idea. I'm doing that to mine before it goes back in as the bolt popped out on it. Such a shit design 
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TheCam
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Registered: 16th Mar 07
Location: Kirkcaldy
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i had a few problems when i 1st bought my car but they have all been sorted. and you just have to stay on top of problems and fix them before they get serious. well worth it when you plant your right foot.
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Cost me about 1500 I think.
Can be annoying but so much easier to work on than the 1600 and alot more fun 
Main point is to make sure you have a decent engine.
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
you'll hear from people who bought an engine for £400 and had no problems, and you'll get people like me who spent £1k and had one or two problems.
that is true...
the engine in my old nova cost me £250, and i never had a problem with it, untill i sold it
never had a service, cam belt change or anything, just ragged to death, and it was fine
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Iain M
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Registered: 18th Aug 05
Location: Wigan - Drives 272bhp corsa ZLET
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Budget about £1500 quid all in. Best money i spent and if i could would love to do it again. Wjho knows.
If you are gonna do it then do it. Be prepared for a few niddles though - but if you get it done by a decent place (DCMS) then your laughing.
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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how much do dcms charge? just gathering prices at the minute so i can budget
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Iain M
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Registered: 18th Aug 05
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They charged me £780 for mine. That included a full powerflow system with 3 boxes in. Also they fitted my coilovers and set them up for me and there was a few bits and pieces that i needed as well. A fair price i think and the standard of the work is.........................
.................well judge for yourself.
p.s any excuse to put picys in a thread and i will.
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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so what was that for? supplying an xe, gearbox, loom, shafts, hubs, brakes, mounts etc?
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scoob
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were are they based ?
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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burnley
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Iain M
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Registered: 18th Aug 05
Location: Wigan - Drives 272bhp corsa ZLET
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No, i supplyed everything. The price i was charged was
£500 for fitting it all
£250 for full system custom made
£20 or so for bits and bobs.
I got the engine, mounts, shafts, brakes, loom, gearbox and coilovers all myself from people off here.
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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see i would like to supply everything myself but i dont know what too look out for when buying it 
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Iain M
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Registered: 18th Aug 05
Location: Wigan - Drives 272bhp corsa ZLET
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Kurt - just for you,
Engine
Gearbox
Ecu
wiring loom
Shafts - or if yours is a gsi then they will do
Brakes
Coilovers
Engine mounts - pas mount
ecotec pipe or powercap
then usual things whilst engine out like
oil
oil filter
spark plugs
water pump
Cambelt kit
clutch depending on how old engine is
Hope this helps
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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Ta Iain, but i meant in terms of buying a good engine, like how do you know what your buying if its already out of the car?
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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you cant really tell, pic of the luck buying one like that
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