taylor2008
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hi there bein offerd a early type c20xe for cheep, and im thinking of converting it to a c20let i know that its possable im just wondering on what parts id need to buy purchase to convert it in to a c20let, im aware off the following,
pistons and conrods,
can some one point me in the right direction on what ellse id need for the convertion ,
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alan-g-w
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Need to drill holes in the block or head for oil feeds I think. Need different cams, although apparently an XE inlet(?) cam helps performance. And you need a manifold with a turbo attached obv 
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Richardhhha
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ask Nic Barnes iirc his let used to be a xe
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philip2
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pistons
turbo manifold
throttle body(i think)
top hat (or find a complete LET inlet set up - prob easier)
loom
ecu
afm
hole drilled/tapped front of block for an oil return
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taylor2008
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is it worth doing or not do you think? or better just to buy a complete c20let.?
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philip2
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f rom what ive noticed...looms are 100, ecu;s with a chipset are about 150 i think, afm must be 30+, good turbo unit 200+, complete inlet 60-100 maybe.
id look for an LET and look at freshening it up, checking everything. if like nic and building something mega then tbh you wouldnt need the loom, afm, ecu etc as you'd have a bespoke loom, ecu etc.
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FruitBooTeR
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Id only use a c20xe if I was going all out as then you could ditch the internals and buy forged stuff.
If you think about it £800 - £1500? for a decent let and then you scrap loads of parts, or £300 for an xe and then you spend the difference youve saved from not buying a let to get forged pistons and steel rods etc 
Depends what your budget is and how far you wanna take it....
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philip2
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if want motor sorting, let me know
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taylor2008
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the only thing im worried about is that you have to drill a oil return feed in the block, over wise apart from that id be very teping to rebuild a xe to a let , new pistons, robs bearings, shells, ect ect. im in no rush to get one sorted so rebuilding the xe woudnt be a problem to me, if i was to buy a let with all componements id get for around £800- £1400, but then id wana change pistons, rods, gaskets ect, so then could end up spending over £2k
if i was to buy a xe and convert it to a c20let id need to buy, loom ecu manifold turbo, inlet manifold and all of the outher parts but i reckon this could end up bein the total coast of around £2.5k,
what do people think's the best to go for??
phill what can you get for us a let?
[Edited on 25-09-2009 by taylor2008]
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philip2
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ive got a mate whos ment to have everything for an LET (besides a good turbo unit and the motor) for sale. so i could see what he'd be after for all the bits.
and if want rods/pistons. i could supply you with a block, sump, crank, head/rocker cover if need be. save having to buy a full motor and bin the rods/pistons for steel/forged items
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taylor2008
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the block you could supply i take it ,it would be a let not an xe, if you could find out on what parts your mate has got and a price that would be good, how much would you charge me for the crank sump ect , ive got a spare rocker cover from my xe so that wouldnt be need'd,
cheers philip2
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philip2
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ive got bare xe blocks. but im sure i could sort the return out for you if you didnt want to do it yourself?
are you after a head too? and with xe cams or not?
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taylor2008
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if you could sortt out the return, for me that would be great, yes the head too and the xe inlet cam too.
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philip2
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ill see which heads better then with most meat on. and work something out
[Edited on 26-09-2009 by philip2]
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taylor2008
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cheers philip2
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