davie1986
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anyone ever done this conversion before the engine is outta a 1.8 cav help needed plz
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Vaux Lad
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Same fitment as a XE.
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davie1986
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is the xe engine not a 16v
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Vaux Lad
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Yes.
But 1.8 cavs are big block, same size as Xe.
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davie1986
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is there much difference in the wiring etc even tho its a 8 v aint got a clue bout the big block wee block thing care to shed sum light on it
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Vaux Lad
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The cav 1.8 engine is crap, low power.
Wiring is much the same.
You will need a c20xe fitting kit, and 22spline driveshafts etc.
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davie1986
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yea ive just ben told that the engines are crap suppose i may go the 20 16v route
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Arctic_Monkey
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yeh, go down the valver route mate..i'm sure you wont regret it
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davie1986
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lol aint got a clue wat am doin tho espcially wen it cums to buying things etc but i wanna do it myself
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Arctic_Monkey
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do a search on here mate, theres been a fair few posts about the conversion and all associated issues
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