Lanos Exhaust

benzino · Post by **benzino** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:36 am

Does anyone know if the 2.0L XK engine from the tosca (aka Chev Epica) would fit in the Lanos without an insane amount of modification?

benzino · Post by **benzino** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:57 pm

or a vectra 2.5 v6

Pir0 · Post by **Pir0** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:03 pm

Simple answer, yes. Not an insane amount of modification, think you might need to modify the chassis leg and possibly the bulkhead, or move some stuff about, water bottles, power steering, etcetc. Not 100% sure, but they go into Vauxhall Corsas without much hassle, and i've seen youtube vids of them in lanoses, so im pretty sure it wouldnt be THAT hard.

benzino · Post by **benzino** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:48 am

Is that in regards to the 2.0L or the 2.5L?

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:10 am

ive seen both in a lanos so it is doable, might be a PITA but will def be cool!

benzino · Post by **benzino** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:33 pm

Yeah, Im just intrigued by the whole straight 6 in a front wheeler haha

also, if that engine fitted, it would also mean the diesel would fit too
Has anyone ever made a Lanos oiler before

the 2.5 V6 would probably be more viable as they are older, more common and therefore cheaper.
Im just trying to weigh up cost wise doing up this car with buying an easier platform to work with.

Fun

At the moment i'm thinking i need a new exhaust, it feels really choked.
If im cruising and i drop a cog with WOT it isnt as fast as if i drop a cog and put my foot 1/2-3/4.
Also at WOT there is a hissing noise from the exhaust that isnt there at 1/2-3/4

Could this be caused by the cat being blocked even if it isnt throwing a code or is it the rear muffler or resonator... or a combination of everything

Input would be great guys if anyones experienced/fixed this...
CHEERS

Pir0 · Post by **Pir0** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:00 pm

Is the 2.0 a straight 6? Dunno if that'd fit now, but the v6 is a gogo.

You sure the hissings from the exhaust and not the inlet manifold? Usually if you've an air filter or something, you usually hear a hiss at wot. It's just a bit more pronounced with an air filter, check for leaks aswell. Not sure why it bogs down under wot though

benzino · Post by **benzino** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:05 am

Yeah im pretty certain its not on the intake side of things, it's coming from underneath me rather than in front and its a different noise as well.
I think i read somewhere on here that a blocked exhaust hisses. I will probably end up replacing it anyway, just a matter of funds

benzino · Post by **benzino** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:12 am

Big Jeff wrote:you are likely to hear a hissing noise (or a high picth whiste) at high rev if you exhuast is clogged, it will also fell like you have no power after 3000rpm

benzino · Post by **benzino** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:26 am

Hey Jeff, did you experience that and fixed it, or are you just talking out of experience?

benzino · Post by **benzino** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:46 am

Bump on exhaust info?
Anyone?

benzino · Post by **benzino** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 2:00 am

Bumpity bump?

sheepdizildawg · Post by **sheepdizildawg** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:27 am

well when my exhaust got blocked, it lost a lot of power, one thing you can try is remove the o2 sensor right at the bottom of the exhaust manifold that is right after the 90 degree turn, thats how i found out the exhaust was screwed. it ran great with it removed so i pulled the whole thing off and found out the cat converter was messed up

benzino · Post by **benzino** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:35 am

Oh thats a good idea to test, I will try and see if it makes a difference.
Thankyou

sheepdizildawg · Post by **sheepdizildawg** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:02 pm

yeah i found it on the internet when i was having problems, just gives it a place to leave so you can tell if the problem is after or before where you unplugged the 02 sensor