JoelP
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 07:42 PM |
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tell me about this engine (xe?)
one for the experts, what can you tell me about this? How much is a standard one worth?
 
Rescued attachment xe.JPG
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JoelP
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 07:50 PM |
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or is the vauxhall one called vx? im so dumb 
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 07:56 PM |
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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]
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Pants On Fire
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 08:02 PM |
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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.
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fesycresy
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 08:29 PM |
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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.
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The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.
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Pants On Fire
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 10:12 PM |
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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]
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 10:20 PM |
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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]
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DarrenW
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 10:41 PM |
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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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MikeRJ
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| posted on 22/11/06 at 11:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
Pants on fire - they are indeed very BIG BHP figures
I suspect that is not a std engine.
It says SBD 252 spec which I can find no reference to, but anything over the 208 kit involves internal changes such as cams, and the higher power kits
have new pistons rods etc.
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chriscook
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 12:09 AM |
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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.
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 12:12 AM |
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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?
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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ned
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 07:24 AM |
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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.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Pants On Fire
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 08:09 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DarrenWI suspect that is not a std engine.
How very dare you! It's had neons, tints and a bad boy dump valve fitted at Halfrauds innit.
It's far from standard, the 252 kit isnt available anymore from SBD, the final piece of the kit was an exhaust manifold which wasn't
originally fitted, I'm having this made at Simpsons, also titanium valve caps were never fitted to the original build so these were added over
the summer as the original caps had started to crack.
Another job for the winter is to uprate the fuel system, I get fuel starvation on fast left handers with 1/2 a tank or less
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NS Dev
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 01:09 PM |
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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.
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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JoelP
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 06:52 PM |
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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.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 07:40 PM |
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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!
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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