taylorboosh
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well i have my old corsa c 1.4 sri back, the engine has seen better days and well its altogether boring after owning my vtr, looking into engine conversions?
possible
c20xe?
z18xe?
z20let?
any other ideas or suggestions? pros and cons? prices? any reputable convertors?
any info appreciated basicly
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Jakey
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Being 19/20 years old it will be difficult to get insured on a let. Z18 seems a popular option.
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taylorboosh
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wont i get a redtop cheaper and it would be more powerfull?
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Jakey
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Could do, i was just thinking about insurance for you.
I cant remember if somebody said that redtops are an arse to get in C's. Might just be me.
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taylorboosh
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i remembered that also, seen 1 with nightmare wiring
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willay
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if you're going for a 1.8 you might aswell chop in your car for a fully spec SRI.
I'd say go for the Z20LET, Theres someone up north whos shit hot with the conversions.. I'm sure stavs will come online soon and tell you 
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quote:
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Theres someone up north whos shit hot with the conversions.. I'm sure stavs will come online soon and tell you
Beardy?
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willay
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nah not beardy, though he probably does them?
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Jakey
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He does C20LET conversions, cant see Z20's being THAT different.
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willay
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I'm sure you can't
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Whittie
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He's done one or two zlets i think.
Not any zleh's though
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Barbosa
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taylorboosh
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quote:
Originally posted by Barbosa
do u knowwho did this conversion? how much? i fancy red top most of all, looks cheapest option tbh, z20 let is in my dream world tbh as said i couldnt insure it
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BeArDy
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They are a few people who have done and are going conversion into Corsa C's inc myself.
The main problem is the newer systems they have put on the Corsa C's so each conversion (newer or older engine) has its pro's and con's.
The main thing with no matter what engine you go for is its never going to be as cheap as a Corsa B conversion maybe in 2-3 years time when everything to do the conversion is off shelf cheap and everywhere but at the moment there are still only a handful of Corsa C's with engine conversions.
The person up north who you are thinking about is Jay@Nortech who has done he mates with both the Z20LET and the VXR engine (forgot engine code), Jay is a mate of mine and lives not to far. An like with anything new people need as much advice as they can and jay has shown me alot on the corsa c conversions.
Like with anything where there is a market and not may people doing the work then you can charge threw the noise, reason why regal/courtney used to charge 6k for a 2lt 16v engine swop in the begining.
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taylorboosh
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quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
They are a few people who have done and are going conversion into Corsa C's inc myself.
The main problem is the newer systems they have put on the Corsa C's so each conversion (newer or older engine) has its pro's and con's.
The main thing with no matter what engine you go for is its never going to be as cheap as a Corsa B conversion maybe in 2-3 years time when everything to do the conversion is off shelf cheap and everywhere but at the moment there are still only a handful of Corsa C's with engine conversions.
The person up north who you are thinking about is Jay@Nortech who has done he mates with both the Z20LET and the VXR engine (forgot engine code), Jay is a mate of mine and lives not to far. An like with anything new people need as much advice as they can and jay has shown me alot on the corsa c conversions.
Like with anything where there is a market and not may people doing the work then you can charge threw the noise, reason why regal/courtney used to charge 6k for a 2lt 16v engine swop in the begining.
can you d a redtop top corsa c conversion? how much?
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Barbosa
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no...i dont know who do this conversion...
but some1 else on this board have any experience on it.... i think
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