C20XE and F15

[matt_vaughan]

Is it a disasterous idea as a temporary "i'll be very carefull" measure?

I know some have run F13s and been lucky.

P.S I know this has been asked before, i've read about it before, just cant find the thread.

[Andy]

why?

[matt_vaughan]

because.....


Is it a disasterous idea as a temporary "i'll be very carefull" measure?

[Sloth]

its been done alot, actually. id say a stock xe on an f15 would be fine.

[letvalva]

seen it done many years ago with an f10 gear box on a 2.0 8v.was insane to drive but topped out really quickly and eat boxes , not good idea imo , i would wait till i had the right box etc, fitting one as a temp messure is just making work for ya self

[Balley]

I would say it would be fine and very fun, buts its a risk and if you need the car for a daily don't bother

[jonn]

do u need to use a 1.7d flywheel for small block gearboxs?

[Sloth]

yar and a gte clutch

[DAN-F]

How do you get a 1.7d flywheel onto an xe? an xe has 8 bolts to the 1.7d's 6,
the 1.7 fly is for 8v seh's and x20xev's

[Sloth]

ok then, re drill the fly. grasser lads do this alot, or just get a fly made. it aint hard

[Sloth]

or fit an 8v crank

[Edd]

Surely just get the correct box in the first place ie f20

[Sloth]

its the shafts thing.. if you can get a fly redrilled for £50 its cheapr than shafts and hubs.

[matt_vaughan]

to be honest, it is a shafts thing to a point, but also because i already have most of the bits to use the f15. I'll give it a go, see how long the box and clutch lasts. I'm not the type to screw the nads of my car permanently anyway so should be ok.

[Jack]

Here's an XE fitted to an F15

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/razorjack/Misc/f15.jpg

http://209.85.12.234/html/emoticons/ninja.gif

[pikey1986]

FPMSL at that jack