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ok so im thinking of a engine conversion i would love a c20let conversion but bit out of my price range was thinking of a c20ne or xe but not 2 sure which to go for any ideas how much each one would cost all together including everything i would need and any recommendations to which conversion to have would be much appreciated.

for an xe your looking at around 300 to 500 for engine gearbox wiring loom and ecu, but you need mounts which brand new are around 80 pound not including gearbox spacer, need equal length/motorsport shafts and hubs which i dont really know a estimate on price, powercap which is around 30 pound, if its a 1.0 or 1.2 16v you need a 1.2 8v gear linkage, im sure theres a few more things ive forgot, i got quoted around 1500 for a full conversion with all the best of parts, including coilovers and v6 brakes and 5 stud fan blades, but best way to do it is buy smalls bits at a time, like shafts, hubs, brakes, mounts. hope that helps buddy

ok cheers mate what do reckon about the ne? cheers for info.

look into the x20xev like liam (bluecorsab) has, his looks the dogs boll@x on and drives wicked too and he's done his on a very tight budget.

matty101 wrote:look into the x20xev like liam (bluecorsab) has, his looks the dogs boll@x on and drives wicked too and he's done his on a very tight budget.

cheers and what do u class as a tight budget and is it pretty quick?

very tight mate, yh wen i drove it i was very impressed!!!. and tbh it looks better than most conversion projects i've seen.

you'll hav to pm bluecorsab if you want to know how much its cost him, i wudnt want to say.

matty101 wrote:very tight mate, yh wen i drove it i was very impressed!!!. and tbh it looks better than most conversion projects i've seen.

you'll hav to pm bluecorsab if you want to know how much its cost him, i wudnt want to say.

just had a nosey and that engine looks nice and i saw he got the engine off his dad so that would bring price down wouldnt it?

yes mate but but u can pick the engine, gearbox, loom etc up for like £150

matty101 wrote:yes mate but but u can pick the engine, gearbox, loom etc up for like £150

hopefully and was the vectra engine nippy then.

the engine wasnt exactly a rocket in the vectra no but once it was in the corsa it was completly different due to there being less weight, you could pick up a decent x20xev and f18 gearbox for around £150-£200 depending on where you go, as mentioned i was lucky enought to be given a whole car, but there were bits on the car i couldnt use so i needed them off a mk3 astra instead, all in all at a guess i reckon its only cost around £150 to fit and lots of hours of dedication to get it as clean as it is right now

bluecorsab wrote:the engine wasnt exactly a rocket in the vectra no but once it was in the corsa it was completly different due to there being less weight, you could pick up a decent x20xev and f18 gearbox for around £150-£200 depending on where you go, as mentioned i was lucky enought to be given a whole car, but there were bits on the car i couldnt use so i needed them off a mk3 astra instead, all in all at a guess i reckon its only cost around £150 to fit and lots of hours of dedication to get it as clean as it is right now

well you have done a good job on it and which would you recomend the vectra engine or the c20ne and whats difference in costs for it all doing? cheers.

c20xe is more a common conversion and is always the ONE people want to do but the c20xe is getting on a bit now and for them to be a good engine they need rebuilding 9/10

cost wise i would say doing a x20xev would be cheaper as c20xe's fetch upto £600 sometimes and you could get a whole car with a x20xev in it for that

ok thanks for advice i just want car to be quicker and noticbly quicker if you no what i mean

there is no comparison between a normal corsa and a big block corsa mine wheelspins everywhere in the wet so you can imagine what its like in this weather it will also top 140 now its on the right gearbox so no complaints really . an easy way to loose your liscence if used for showing off with

ok fair enough does it accelarate good then?