jamesvalver
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Registered: 21st Feb 03
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are all c20xe pistons forged or is it only the ones in the astra gte's with the cosscast heads?
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Slammed_Corsa
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Registered: 30th Oct 05
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only gte's as far as i am awar james.
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J100RSA
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Registered: 4th Mar 01
Location: Thornhill, West Yorkshire
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early early engines 1988 to early 89 i believe not many about and only 20xe i think
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Mistamist
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Registered: 16th Jul 03
Location: Gillingham, Kent
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i have a full set of pistons and rods if your interested.
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jamesvalver
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cheers ppl
if i had forged pistons then i wasnt gona get the rebore done but i think i might see how much it is still to get it bored to a 2.1
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J100RSA
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87.5 or 88mm pistons needed for a true 2.1, mine will be a 2.3 when im done
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jamesvalver
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i thought that 2.1 was the biggest you can make a red top? or can a 2.2 bottom end be used?
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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I have forged pistons. They came in the engines with the code 20XEJ I also have a Coscast
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ed
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quote: Originally posted by jamesvalver
i thought that 2.1 was the biggest you can make a red top? or can a 2.2 bottom end be used?
You can go up to somewhere near 2.1, with a 2.2 bottom end you can get near 2.3
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J100RSA
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no 2.3 on a 88mm boar block wich is a standard xe iterm
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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a std 2.0 xe block?
Are you stroking it?
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J100RSA
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you know what im on about ains!!
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