one for the experts, what can you tell me about this? How much is a standard one worth?
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or is the vauxhall one called vx? im so dumb

Nope Vx is short for Vauxhall!

There's lots of info on here already on em,
about 160 BHP as standard, Cast Block Alloy Head and Rev Like mad!

I think they'd suit a 7 very well not too much power low down (as to cause traction problems, or too much torque steer in a FWD) but when you really rev em by god do they shift! and they just keep on pulling!

(The 1 in the pic might not have had the easiest life, just looking there's a Pipercross filter on, some random wire slung accross near the bulk head so if they can't be arsed fitting that better lets hope they've been arsed to change the oil when required!)

[Edited on 22/11/06 by MkIndy7]

There's one on fastroadandtrack.co.uk at the moment part rebuilt at £900.
You can get some decent numbers out of them,
I fitted a lightened flywheel last month and had it set up on a Dyno at 248 BHP and nudging 175 lbft of torque with an MBE management system.

If you're after one stick with the earlier coscast head not the later german designed one.

ID Coscast

Ages since I've worked on one, but still prone to bullshit horse power figures.

From £100 to £250 for a coscast head motor.

Bullshit BHP figures below, granted this is from 2004, I cant get my scanner working to scan the Dyno from 2 weeks ago showing a marginal BHP improvement.




[Edited on 22/11/06 by Pants On Fire]

SBD claim 208bhp from their throttle body conversion, and whilst this was suspected to be somewhat optimistic Dave Walker, managed to get an SBD equipped XE very close to that figure on his own rollers.

[Edited on 22/11/06 by MikeRJ]

Pants on fire - they are indeed very BIG BHP figures

I suspect that is not a std engine.

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Pants on fire - they are indeed very BIG BHP figures

I suspect that is not a std engine.

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I think I paid £125 for mine but it wasn't in a car so wasn't really sure of its condition. Have done all the gaskets and 180hp on carbs.

A whole cavalier with the same engine and 2 months tax went for £250 just up the road a short while back. Admitted it had been to the moon and back mileage wise but they are all a bit old now aren't they?

as nsdev has said many times buy an mot failure rust bucket, strip it, sell a few bits and weigh in the shell.

I've paid £180 and £100 for the two complete engines I've bought. mine has steel rods and high compression oversize pistons and a mild hydraulic profile cam and made a realistic 220bhp, 170lb/ft. Standard engine on carbs should make 180, as said sbd claim just over 200bhp with throttle bodies (with the right exhaust and ancillaries) but nsdev has proven this on his grasser engine.

What elsedo you want to know?

Ned.

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Originally posted by DarrenWI suspect that is not a std engine.

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As ned's post, buy a whole car, never an engine unless its rebuilt will FULL evidence and very reputable seller (rarely found on ebay! )

Last one cost me £200 for the whole car, got more than £200 back for the remnants so engine was actually £-35.

Mine makes 176hp @ wheels, 204 flywheel, and is completely standard.

I have now, strangely, come across two modded engines run on the same rollers that made LESS power than my std one!!!.

Rebuild with care is the answer.

The engine is currently in my mates van, and for sale. I think its about M reg, and he wants a grand. Apparently its chipped, and has an air filter and tubular exhaust manifold. Goes well for a van! I just wondered if this was actually the right engine and cost, which has been nicely answered thanks! Its had the digi dash added too.

The one I paid £200 for was an L reg cavalier 16v, which needed a cat for the MOT and a trackrod end, other than that is was pretty much mint, still got crushed though after I weighed it in!