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Din wrote:If you want a Vauxhall, grab a scabby looking corsa for a few hundred notes and dump a C20Xe in it.... my mate has just done that, 1.4 badges and steel wheels runs off the clocks at 135 mph
haha funny you should say that,ive had 8 corsas
my 2 mates have c20xe corsa's both very quick.my one mate has a digi dash and it registers 155mph IN A CORSA
I think there are some really nice Vauxhalls out there, they're not *all* shite but the brand does tend to make very bland, boring cars designed to get you from A to B and nothing more.... some would say this is kind of what Rover were well known for to but they also had there moments to!
agw_01 wrote:
The Astra (IMO obviously) is a bit of a blandfest. You see plenty of them around. Seeing a nice tidy Coupe is quite a rarity around here.
I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to things like this to and wouldn't ever think about XE'n a Rover... a good engine but for the effort Vs result it's deffo not woth the cost (IMO) when the T16 turbo is there. If you're gonna do an engine hack then make sure it's a worthwhile hack - we've just put a blown 20v unit from an ex-Cup Leon Cupra R in the front of a Mk1 Clio for a giggle and we're hoping for slightly more than 300bhp from it.
A friend did one with a similar engine from the S3 and that ran 280bhp all day long without any issues and it really upset alot of Evo owners on a Donnington track day
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Din wrote:Or best of both worlds...... C20LET in the coupe ftw
are you having a laugh
I was actually yes .... although, the Let is not exactly a big lump so with a welder and a good tool set i reckon it would be a faily straight forward project
I would not bother, much easyer to dump a T16 turbo in it, i was just pointing out that if he loves his coupe, and also loves vauxhalls, then perhaps a hybrid is the way forward
Dan Overton, 2002 MG ZS Turbo.
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MicKPM wrote:I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to things like this to and wouldn't ever think about XE'n a Rover... a good engine but for the effort Vs result it's deffo not woth the cost (IMO) when the T16 turbo is there. If you're gonna do an engine hack then make sure it's a worthwhile hack - we've just put a blown 20v unit from an ex-Cup Leon Cupra R in the front of a Mk1 Clio for a giggle and we're hoping for slightly more than 300bhp from it.
A friend did one with a similar engine from the S3 and that ran 280bhp all day long without any issues and it really upset alot of Evo owners on a Donnington track day
Just a quickie. What is the difference with a standard Leon and the CUP Cupra R?
Seat 1.8T, 550 genesis injectors, T28 turbo from a Nissan Pulsar, MBE engine managment, Jabba baffled sump.
Rover uprated PG1 box and Helix 6 paddle clutch kit. Custom 3" exhaust from Zorstec. Non CAT.
Mustang Chargecooler.
Mk4 Astra is a good drive especially the SRi, but they are very common and they dont stand out like the Coupe. You made the right choice for you at the end of the day. The Astra is/was arguably a newer and safer car but that shouldnt always be a priority.
I vote the coupe. Reason being for me, the Astras a bit of a nothing car. Not sporty, not particularly good looking , not particularly economical, not particularly fast , handling is the most detached ive ever felt etc. Fair enough if you want to move forward, but try something else. Try something good.
Choice is yours at the end of the day mate. Personally i didnt enjoy my experience of my Astra coupe 1.8. I moved up from a 216 cabriolet to my astra, had the astra 3 months then sold it and bought my first ZR 105. Yea the astra was quieter, better built and more comfortable but in my opinion it was slow, boring and parts were expensive. £130 was cheapest i could find an altenator for and the ecotec engines eat sensors for breakfast. My 1.4 ZR was just as quick around the town as the astra was and cheaper on fuel.
runs off the clocks at 135 mph
and the ecotec engines eat sensors for breakfast. My 1.4 ZR was just as quick around the town as the astra was and cheaper on fuel.
