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samphiercorsa
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7th Feb 11 at 19:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can you bolt on a turbo kit for the x16xe or do all the internals need uprating? cheers
Gary
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7th Feb 11 at 19:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Could run a low boost setup with a thicker head gasket.
Scotty C
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7th Feb 11 at 19:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Could run a low boost setup with a thicker head gasket.


Thicker headgasket to lower the compression ratio yeh?
Ronson
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7th Feb 11 at 19:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Scotty C
quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Could run a low boost setup with a thicker head gasket.


Thicker headgasket to lower the compression ratio yeh?


Yeah, or you can buy steel plates.
scottyp1989
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7th Feb 11 at 20:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
use two cosmetic ones, or as said sandwich plate.
Bern_2oo5
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7th Feb 11 at 20:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Would it be be unreliable and how much power would it gain from standard roughly?

[Edited on 07-02-2011 by Bern_2oo5]
Ronson
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Originally posted by scottyp1989
use two cosmetic ones, or as said sandwich plate.


Lol at cosmetic ones, I should hope head gaskets weren't purely for looks. Cometic
spikedjack
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7th Feb 11 at 21:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Ronson
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Originally posted by scottyp1989
use two cosmetic ones, or as said sandwich plate.


Lol at cosmetic ones, I should hope head gaskets weren't purely for looks. Cometic


Scotty C
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7th Feb 11 at 21:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Bern_2oo5
Would it be be unreliable and how much power would it gain from standard roughly?

[Edited on 07-02-2011 by Bern_2oo5]


You'd need to put an inlet on it or you'd just be pissing in the wind.

I would say around 140 - 150bhp running low boost. It still would be reliable then.
Rob E
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7th Feb 11 at 22:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The problem with using "decompression plates" or "thicker head gaskets" is they put a lot of added strain on the cambelt, pulleys, crank etc. When the engine was designed it was designed around the dimensions from the crank to cam pulleys when built up in standard form. Adding a few extra mm's between the head and block to lower the compression would have to be compromised with a custom cambelt of some sort.

Another way to go about it is to source some low compression pistons. this way you are not faffing with silly compression plates
Ronson
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8th Feb 11 at 01:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Low comp pistons are the best bet, they can be picked up at a fair price too and will be stronger than the standard pistons so no fear of them cracking.

Steel rods would be ideal too though.

[Edited on 08-02-2011 by Ronson]
Stu_22
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8th Feb 11 at 10:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Or just fit the corsa VXR engine with standalone mangement
AlexW
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8th Feb 11 at 12:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
^ Same thought, but just use a X16XE block/crank with VXR pistons and rods.
Warren G
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8th Feb 11 at 12:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do they fit....totaly different engines
gez bay
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8th Feb 11 at 13:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
dont need to flaff about with engine mounts then.
AlexW
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Yep they fit, Just need to bore out the block a bit.
Warren G
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8th Feb 11 at 13:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
seems abit pointless doing that. might aswell just get the x16xe crown machined down 1-2mm. vxr pistons are just cast anyway
AlexW
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8th Feb 11 at 13:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
VXR Rod/piston vs X16XE



VXR rods fit the standard crank fine and have a bit more meat on them so should be stronger.

 
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