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James R
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Registered: 4th Feb 03
Location: 205GTi16/306GTi16
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   8th Apr 04 at 12:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Pulled the head off the nova last night after work. However, on insopection my bottom end is afflicted with undersized pistons, a common fault on the early XE's. So now I need to get new piastons to carry on as they won't last long on a tuned engine. so do I go for forged race job so I can put in very lumpy cams and aim for 170BHP, orrrrr std pistons and live with 140ish??
Or dump it all and go down the filthy 2L XE route like Danny??
(P.s the 170BHP 1.4 would be faster than the 2L option)

[Edited on 08-04-2004 by j1400]
Bonzai
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Registered: 25th Mar 03
Location: Cardiff, Wales Drives: 205 GTi 1.9
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8th Apr 04 at 12:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by j1400
(P.s the 1790BHP 1.4 would be faster than the 2L option)


i should imagine so

get the forged pistons u know u wanna
ABStyling
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Registered: 2nd Mar 04
Location: Treforest Industrial Estate, South Wales
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9th Apr 04 at 08:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
go for it. 170bho out of a 1.4 is VERY impressive!!

 
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