wanted list of sports engines

racer95 · Post by **racer95** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:59 pm

i want a list of opel engines suitable for a daewoo racer.i want to get power.
plz websites and pictures and costing.i want to have informations before get this engine
thx

cpd · Post by **cpd** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:34 pm

C20NE
C20XE
C20LET

In ascending order of power (not sure how much the NE does, the XE = 110kw, the LET = 150kw.)

Don't bother with anything less.

Price? LOTS.

racer95 · Post by **racer95** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:15 pm

what about the XE?how much?

racer95 · Post by **racer95** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:55 pm

any websites or pics?

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:37 pm

Can any of these be found that are new or rebuilt from someplace? Just curious what kind of availability there is on engines like those?

Or... What kinds of cars should I be looking for when I'm wandering through my local junk yards?

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:12 am

C20XE
C20NE
C20LZ
C20GET
C20LET
X20XEV
Z20LET
Z20LEH
U20SED
T20SED...... the list goes on and on and that's just the 2.0L engines.

There are also various 1.6L, 1.8L, 2.2L four cylinder engines that will fit

There are also 2.5L, 3.0L and 3.2L "Compact" V6 motors which will fit.

In my opinion there are too many choices..... so you really need to answer the following questions to narrow down the choices.

1 ) How much horsepower are you looking for?
2 ) Do you want a turbo engine or a naturally aspirated engine?
3 ) Is it a daily driver or a "show" car
4 ) How much money do you have to spend on the project

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:30 am

1. Lots (or plenty more then I have)
2. Naturally Aspirated I think... Worried the turbo will kill the life of the car.
3. Will be a daily driver.
4. Unknown amount. Best bang for the buck I'd say.

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:55 am

wtf did the 3.2 come from????????

woo · Post by **woo** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:11 am

daewoomofo wrote:wtf did the 3.2 come from????????

vectras... there is also a 2.6L v6 (very similar to the 2.5). Did you think about the 2.6L 4 from the isuzu rodeo?? They have been used in geminis before and can be turboed

cpd · Post by **cpd** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:32 am

The Z series, and the V6's just WON'T fit in a 1.5i (I don't think so, anyway. Or if it did, it'd require some hardcore modification.)

For straight swaps without turbo, C20XE is your best shot. 110kw in a car under a tonne, and you're laughing. Hello MX-5? Goodbye MX-5.

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:56 pm

cpd wrote:The Z series, and the V6's just WON'T fit in a 1.5i (I don't think so, anyway. Or if it did, it'd require some hardcore modification.)

For straight swaps without turbo, C20XE is your best shot. 110kw in a car under a tonne, and you're laughing. Hello MX-5? Goodbye MX-5.

The stock DOHC is what? 100kw? I don't understand the 'kw' vs. 'hp'.

Joso · Post by **Joso** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:02 pm

1 hp = 0.7457 kw

GsiTurbo · Post by **GsiTurbo** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:22 pm

cpd wrote:The Z series, and the V6's just WON'T fit in a 1.5i (I don't think so, anyway. Or if it did, it'd require some hardcore modification.)

For straight swaps without turbo, C20XE is your best shot. 110kw in a car under a tonne, and you're laughing. Hello MX-5? Goodbye MX-5.

Z-series motors are basically T20SED with a turbo manifold...so since Intimidator put 2.0/2.2 into Lanos, Z-series will fit. And since V6's fit in Astra mk2 (Lanos' engine bay is nearly identical), V6 will fit too.

Kadett/Nexia

Lanos 2.0

cpd · Post by **cpd** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:23 pm

Well I'll be damned.

Aneab · Post by **Aneab** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:29 pm

cpd wrote:Well I'll be damned.

Me too O.o