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Ian
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x20xev?

Can get mounts cheap enough and the engines are also cheap.

Look newer than the XE's and still plenty of poke to them
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Good shout that, probably get a whole donor car for cheap cheap
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What is the donor for that?
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Omega, vectra?
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Omega, Vectra, Calibra, Astra Sport

Dont get from omega though as you will need another box to use in a corsa
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Originally posted by fazza
Omega, Vectra, Calibra, Astra Sport

Dont get from omega though as you will need another box to use in a corsa


wouldnt rule out a omega just because you need a FWD box
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Get some hanging 2.0 vegga with low miles for cheap cheap
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from when i was looking there really isnt one.
other engines are cheap but everything else costs a fortune because the only conversion thats really done is the let so thats the only off the shelf conversion kit
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Tell that to the lad doing the honda corsa conversion.... May be rover
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Originally posted by fazza
Omega, Vectra, Calibra, Astra Sport

Dont get from omega though as you will need another box to use in a corsa


Box isnt an issue but ideally you will need to swap the sump out and the cooling system will be a bit of an arse.
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Tell that to the lad doing the honda corsa conversion.... May be rover


rover engine, looks like he's making mounts and shafts and stuff from scratch, which is far from easy
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X20XEV can also be found in late model Cavaliers too - 1994/1996.
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try and use something that fits an F28 because theres mounts linkages and shafts available for that box and it uses hydraulic clutch
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Mounts shouldn't be too much of a problem, so long as I can use a small block box I should be able to keep the same shafts etc? Currently a 1 litre so F10 or something haha only needs to last a few laps.
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quote:
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try and use something that fits an F28 because theres mounts linkages and shafts available for that box and it uses hydraulic clutch


Since when??

F28's are cable operated.

Can buy kits to make them hydraulic,but they are about 350quid.
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Originally posted by fazza
Omega, Vectra, Calibra, Astra Sport

Dont get from omega though as you will need another box to use in a corsa


Box isnt an issue but ideally you will need to swap the sump out and the cooling system will be a bit of an arse.


Exhaust manifold too.
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Don't waste your time, do it properly first time IMO
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Saying that though, an x20xev with throttle bodies would be decent enough, especially with a 2.2 omega bottom end.

I'd want to do a Y22SE though, all alloy then...
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Z22SE is all alloy is it not??
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That's what I meant, the Astra/vectra one
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If you had of though if this a month ago...

My Vectra made £80 down liverpool auctions! Had new belts, water pump, starter and head gasket few thousand ago!
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Ah right,i thought you were specifically meaning the later 2.2.
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If you had of though if this a month ago...

My Vectra made £80 down liverpool auctions! Had new belts, water pump, starter and head gasket few thousand ago!


you sold it for that?

Would have got over double that weighing it in
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Only about 120 round here!

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