aron
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quote:
2.1 c20xe
forged marley pistons
kent cams
head ported and polished
new valve guides and stemseals
new bottom end shells
arp bottom end bolts
8mm high perfomance leads
f16 gearbox
twin 45 webbers carburettors with inlet manifold and fuel king filter
full powerflow exhaust
are there any obvious questions i need to ask about it/details to check etc? it's apparently all up and running (in a corsa) - i'll be able to test drive the engine beforehand too.
what would you pay for an xe with this spec?
also, roughly what sort of bhp/torque would it be?
cheers 
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P1CK4D
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It says forged pistons, but what about the rods? And are the pistons high comp or low comp, for n/a high comps needed.
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elliott023
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http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1348711.htm
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P1CK4D
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3 year ban! I'd cry if I got that!
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aron
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thanks pick4d, so now the pistonheads ad has been posted, any thoughts? (i bet some badger buys it before i even get a look in... 
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elliott023
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well its an unfinished profject,
new carb springs,
crack windscreen
carb set up <--- which is more than £30 i bet lol
maybe more dmg :S
worth a look tho dude
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Eck
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That's a members old one. Iirc it used to have loads of problems?
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P1CK4D
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Well, I thought I recognised it, and after seeing he's from kent. I probably do. The engine has definatly been run in from what ive seen. The ban was always going to happen 
He says he has receipts for the engine, so all should be ok with abit of luck.
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P1CK4D
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Hold on. When this was last out, a couple of weekends ago, it kept breaking and was getting towed past us, and then was flying past again. Maybe not the best option if your going for reliability.
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aron
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ahhh right, i don't want something unreliable... but i do really like the look of this car. it's going to be in the garage 90% of the time, but needs to work for shows/track days etc
pick4d; was that on a track?
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Eck
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I keep thinking the name James_XE or something who used to have it, but not sure as the name doesn't exist now!
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jr
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if you get it aron
take it to a well known rr centre straight away to actully get it set up
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Jamie_Hastings1
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Not the one who had a union jack rocker cover and was a Tv Feature? Eck that sounds right James_xe.
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Eck
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That's the one!
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jr
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that was james valver, and its a diffrent car
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aron
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yeah, james valver!?
the seller tells me he's only just had it re-built and bought the engine off his mate, so... could it be a james valver looky-likey maybe?
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jr
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it was owned by chris iirc which is birchie boys mate
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aron
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any insider info then jr? i don't want to buy a shitter tbh imo ftl.
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ShEp
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it's not james valvers old one
his had an amazing spec, and it was bodies not carbs.
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jr
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i remember the car as there was 3 white quick bs that use to go about, 2xes and a v6
only think to do is go and have a look at it, look for usual b issues, tbh if its still local i'll go to if you want a 2d, 3rd, 4th opinion etc
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
it's not james valvers old one
his had an amazing spec, and it was bodies not carbs.
it was a xe on tb's ? nice car but no diffrent to alot of others
birchie boys etc is a amazing spec
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aron
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cheers jr, i appreciate it. i'll let you know how i get on...
any ideas on the sort of power it could out out if set up properly? is 180bhp over optimistic?
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jr
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170-180 is a fare esitmate i would think, does it sat what manifold its on ?
jamie&nikki off here was running 201bhp on his xe on twin 45's wasnt alot diffrent spec wise to that, bar a sbd manifold, and a very well built engine, higher spec head though
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Dan295
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if it is a 2.1 piston sizes would back that up, perhaps a warranty or reciept, you may be able to see something on the cams through the oil cap (i think), the rest of the stuff regarding the head you would only know if you pulled it apart, if you get it let me know though 
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jr
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looking at it, just saying it turned out to be good buy
buy the sbd type c manifold for sale on here
buy a mejajolt or similar mapable ignition ecu (£200ish)
get it fitted and set up, and possible make it less restrictive where the trumpets are, and it could be a weapon
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