ali_corsa
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Registered: 30th Jun 07
Location: Tamworth Drives: Focus st
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Right really first time i have ever posted in general chat and posted stuff about my car. Ive owned it since august 2006 44k with a 1.2 8v
Its gone through some changes, and i regret some of them
Then a few months back i was thinking about selling the car until i got offered a 2 Litre 8v car, took the engine out
Then got to re building it with Torsa G its had new:
Shells
engine gasket set
water pump
cam belt
distrubter cap
rotory arm
crank sensor
coolant temp sensor
auxillary belt kit
Mods to the engine.
Red top piston to higer compression
c20let fuel injectors
Then easter weekend me and torsa g got to taking the 1.2 engine out and fitting the 2litre engine in, we come across numerous problems as explained in my projects thread, but this is the outcome
There is an air filter on it before it gets mentioned just didnt have one on at the time the picture was taken. comments welcome
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
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Really like the red and black theme going on 
Quite a change it's gone through! Get the mirrors painted though imo 
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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LukeD
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Registered: 23rd Jan 07
Location: Shropshire
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running sweet?
Looks really good mate! 
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ali_corsa
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I want to change the bonnet back to red again, but yea Daveskater i think red mirrors would look good..
yea luke running okay now, just need an exhaust on it still running standard one
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
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That sounds good mate, red bonnet and mirrors and you're onto a winner
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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ali_corsa
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yea just want other bits done to the outside as well need drivers door re spraying and boot but thinking semi smooth boot
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
Location: Wirral
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spoiler?
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Sean-B
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Registered: 1st May 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: 200SX S14a
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looking really nice mate, you two have done a mint job on that, your car looks mint aswell!
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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what kinda bhp do the 2L 8v put out?
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Scotty C
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Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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quote:
Originally posted by wooly101uk
what kinda bhp do the 2L 8v put out?
They made 115bhp & 130bhp engines.
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Mark.W
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Would the130bhp 2L 8v be a cheaper conversion than a redtop?
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SeanXE
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quote:
Originally posted by wooly101uk
Would the130bhp 2L 8v be a cheaper conversion than a redtop?
In the long run i guess, ive heard that 8v is more reliable and cheaper/easier to repair 
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ali_corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by S7M XE
quote:
Originally posted by wooly101uk
Would the130bhp 2L 8v be a cheaper conversion than a redtop?
In the long run i guess, ive heard that 8v is more reliable and cheaper/easier to repair
as everyone knows cheap doesnt come into it when you do a conversion, when we was putting the engine in we had several problems, bent a valve, cv joint broke but torsa g who did it with me found another head that cost £20 and the inner cv joint that went cost me £23
i wouldnt mind it been rr next month just too see what kind of power it is putting out with the red top pistons in and fuel injectors just to see has it made a difference.
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sand-eel
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Why c20let injectors?
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ali_corsa
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just to see if it would actually make any difference with the performance of the engine
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Corsa_Sport21
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Why the XE pistons??
And the injectors wont make a difference without supporting mods.Infact it will probably be over-fuelling.
Get it on a RR soon as or you may cook it.
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Torsa g
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Registered: 20th Sep 07
Location: Tamworth. Rides: An OSTRIDGE
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
Why the XE pistons??
And the injectors wont make a difference without supporting mods.Infact it will probably be over-fuelling.
Get it on a RR soon as or you may cook it.
weve put the xe pistons in because it was the 113bhp engine that we put in which runs lower compression than the 20seh, so by having the xe pistons in it has took the the compression ratio higher than an xe would be as the combustion chamber on the 8v head is less than the the 16v, as for the injectors theyve been put in as we had a little flat spot in the astra the car came out of, near enuf everything has been changed to get rid of it, but its still there hence the injector change, the car doesnt seem to be running rich so im very sure its not gona cook
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