DAZ1985
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/nova-1-8-16v-redtop-not-gsi-sri-sr-gte_W0QQitemZ120209471160QQihZ002QQcategoryZ9844QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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*Laura*
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x18xe
found in astra mk3's
not a bad little motor but not on the same level as a c20xe
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DAZ1985
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just didnt think they called it a redtop
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Dave-Creations
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came in some of the later mk3 astra gsi's if i remember correctly??
[Edited on 13-01-2008 by Dave-Creations]
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DAZ1985
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yes thats correct lower insurance group to the 2.0 gsi and ecotec. of did they do a x20 in the mk3 gsi?
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Mike GSi
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yeah the astra sports were x20's
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Steve
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the reason they are called red tops is oddly because they have a red top, that has a red top too, so is also a red top
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Tom
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Not sure if it's meant to have a red cover thing though (technical term there, got mental block)
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Ste L
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
the reason they are called red tops is oddly because they have a red top, that has a red top too, so is also a red top
so, my xe's not a redtop then, as it dont have a red plug cover
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DAZ1985
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
the reason they are called red tops is oddly because they have a red top, that has a red top too, so is also a red top
didnt think it worked like that
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DAZ1985
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@ Ste L
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Tom
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Plug cover
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Jambo
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
the reason they are called red tops is oddly because they have a red top, that has a red top too, so is also a red top
Steves right, its not a factory name. Its a nickname or aka that has been genrated by vauxhall fans etc.
Engines are reffered to by their codenames like C20 XE etc.
Not redtop
Just the same as "valver" etc.
Its all bollox
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DAZ1985
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so an x16xe with a red rocker cover is a redtop?
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Ste L
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1.2 8v redtop
*curtousy of MadMike *
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DAZ1985
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Legend
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willhouse
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the engine is a C18XE IIRC correctly, came in the first 1.8 versions of the Astra GSi's and some Cesaros. When rolling roaded everyone i have seen or heard of has made more than book figures and nearer to 140bhp or over.
Quite a good engine, but pretty rare.
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Eck
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I don't have a redtop
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Jambo
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ive got a black top
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Ste L
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quote: Originally posted by Eckmcmann
I don't have a redtop
your's is topless in the pic in your avatar
[Edited on 13-01-2008 by Ste L]
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