alan-g-w
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I'll admit I probably worded it wrongly but basically Coscast heads are much LESS prone to going porous than GM heads.
[Edited on 30-03-2011 by alan-g-w]
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sharpy28
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Like the colour
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Anty
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quote: Originally posted by sharpy28
Like the colour
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Steve
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quote: Originally posted by alan-g-w
I'll admit I probably worded it wrongly but basically Coscast heads are much LESS prone to going porous than GM heads.
[Edited on 30-03-2011 by alan-g-w]
agrred, annoys me how people rave about them like they are invincible though, and advertise like there car is worth more because of it
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sand-eel
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I think coscast heads are less prone because there isn't as many as GM ones.
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Robo C20Let
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That boys been smoking the weed
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alan-g-w
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quote: Originally posted by sand-eel
I think coscast heads are less prone because there isn't as many as GM ones.
I know what you're saying but the quality of cast could and should be better for the exact reason you say.
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Jed D
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the 20xe's without the c are better. mainly found in astra gte 88-92 i think
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Eddx14xe
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quote: Originally posted by JedDy
the 20xe's without the c are better. mainly found in astra gte 88-92 i think
Because these were brought out before all the ecotec stuff and dont they dont have a cat either iirc
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alan-g-w
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Aye the C in C20XE stands for cat. Pretty sure it's a 20XEJ if we want to get pernickety
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Steve
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C just means it meets euro 1 level of emiision regs
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Steve
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so C20XE means
mMeets euro 1 emission regs, 2.0 litre, 10 to 11.5:1 compression ratio, multipoint injection
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alan-g-w
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My mistake then, doesn't stand for cat just means it has a cat.
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Steve
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not necessarily, i guess meeting level 1 on that engine requires use of a cat though, the C is just coincidence. The rest of the codes are
Z = euro 4
Y = euro 3
X = euro 2
C = euro 1
and
G = 8 to 8.5:1
L = 8.5 to 9:1
N = 9 to 9.5:1
S = 9.5 to 10:1
X = 10 to 11.5:1
Y = 11.5+:1
D = diesel
E = multi-point injection
Z = single-point injection
V = carburettor
extra codes
H = high output
R = increase output
T = turbo
V = volume model
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Steve
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also, im guessing some of the later none C engines also had a CAT, but i might be wrong
were any of the non Cs in production in 1993?
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3CorsaMeal
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are you buying this car or what?
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Ingham
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How can he think he could sell it for £5k? Stupid price and the car isn't even that nice. £50k spent on it? My arse.
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Jed D
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quote: Originally posted by Eddx14xe
quote: Originally posted by JedDy
the 20xe's without the c are better. mainly found in astra gte 88-92 i think
Because these were brought out before all the ecotec stuff and dont they dont have a cat either iirc
they had few other differences, the pullys on the cam belt were metal instead of plastic
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gazza808
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quote: Originally posted by JedDy
quote: Originally posted by Eddx14xe
quote: Originally posted by JedDy
the 20xe's without the c are better. mainly found in astra gte 88-92 i think
Because these were brought out before all the ecotec stuff and dont they dont have a cat either iirc
they had few other differences, the pullys on the cam belt were metal instead of plastic
So did the early dizzy c20xe's?
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Daveskater
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quote: Originally posted by alan-g-w
My mistake then, doesn't stand for cat just means it has a cat.
They started using a C at the beginning because that meant it has a cat so that it meets the emissions regs. No idea why they didn't carry on the lettering consecutively after that though, seeing as now they've decided to use A 
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