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bainyboy sr
21-10-10, 04:59 PM
do i strip and rebuild my xe as the bottom end is rattling no compression and runs on three will only go with a tow lol or buy another engine , looking for the cheapest option here, also have considerd just a bottom end
bazil
21-10-10, 05:02 PM
LET it!
bainyboy sr
21-10-10, 05:05 PM
sssh , that engines staying in the astra
dc1984
21-10-10, 05:06 PM
sssh , that engines staying in the astra

i agree with bazil:d
bazil
21-10-10, 05:07 PM
lol

bottom end it, as you'll probably roast it at knockhill again anyway lol
bainyboy sr
21-10-10, 05:09 PM
lol

bottom end it, as you'll probably roast it at knockhill again anyway lol


why does every one keep sayin that its gonna blow again thats the first xe thats ever went on me and ive had alot of them :)
dc1984
21-10-10, 05:11 PM
he knows you drive like a champ;)
bazil
21-10-10, 05:12 PM
cos the newest XE is still about 16 or 17 years old lol
dc1984
21-10-10, 05:13 PM
see vaughan!!!!!!
bazil
21-10-10, 05:15 PM
see vaughan!!!!!!
different one, that matt vaughan is in bradford lol
dc1984
21-10-10, 05:17 PM
oops, ma bad:cry:

still an engine thoughlol
bainyboy sr
21-10-10, 05:18 PM
oops, ma bad:cry:

still an engine thoughlol


bit far away mate i am willing to travel but thats a tad far for me mate
dc1984
21-10-10, 05:20 PM
courier??
draper
21-10-10, 05:21 PM
use it as an excuse to stregthen up the bottom end ?
bainyboy sr
21-10-10, 05:21 PM
courier??

means more money mate lol
dc1984
21-10-10, 05:23 PM
no harm in askin;)

matt is gona pm you anyway bud:)
bainyboy sr
21-10-10, 05:23 PM
use it as an excuse to stregthen up the bottom end ?

it mite end up getting that way mate
Rich
21-10-10, 06:31 PM
buy another engine just head/block, whack your bits on and away you go.
MattBrown
21-10-10, 06:35 PM
Just by an early 20xe.
Sloth
21-10-10, 06:43 PM
wut?/\
bainyboy sr
21-10-10, 06:51 PM
buy another engine just head/block, whack your bits on and away you go.

thats what am trying to do not having much luck was meant to be picking one up on sunday but the guys phoned me saying its now seized:cry:
mrT
21-10-10, 07:30 PM
if your engines been a good one for you until now i'd rebuild it, at least you know what your working with and will be trouble free, you could buy another one and it could fail as most are old and tired :thumb:
vx kev
21-10-10, 08:23 PM
Went through a few engines in my track nova a few years ago, eventually decided to rebuild a bottom end with competition rings, bearings and end caps etc.
Best thing i ever done, got a constant hammering round knockhill and is still going strong to this day :thumb:
If your doing it yourself can cost just as much as buying an engine possibly.
Nova_Tek
21-10-10, 08:25 PM
I'd actually pick the fix it option. As when you do (and if done properly) you want be scared to drive it hard. Buy a new one but you won't know the condition of it.

May not be a cheaper option but may be cheaper in the long run.
svlet
21-10-10, 08:36 PM
Just by an early 20xe. this is a good option as i have herd the early c20xe has forged or strenghtened internals of some sort is this right
Lee-1984
21-10-10, 08:41 PM
this is a good option as i have herd the early c20xe has forged or strenghtened internals of some sort is this right

forged pistons
bainyboy sr
21-10-10, 09:06 PM
mite just rebuild it gna price the parts the mora