identify my engine

[woodyjay]

me and my mate thats doing this project and beginners in a nova c20xe conversion and would like to know abit more about the engine http://imgh.us/IMG_1607.jpg

[Spudly]

Looks like a dispak c20xe from a cavalier/calibra to me, but if you want an ID, hows Bob sound lol

[_Jake]

Looks like a late dispack to me, but the picture doesnt exactly give away alot!

EDIT: spudly you beat me!

[Spudly]

Def from a cav or cally going by the header tank, cant see the dis/dizzy, but its def a late engine as its got the later plastic 'dohc 16v' plug cover, the metal ones just say 'vauxhall' on them :d

[_Jake]

just noticed its still got the powersteering pump too, my bet says its from a chavalier! looks exactly the same as my "backup" engine that came from a cav lol

[woodyjay]

It's from a calibra but that's dis/dizzy about also is this a good engine to start with for our nova thanks

[Mieran]

I prefer the late coilpack engines myself (same as the one in the pic), nothing wrong with dizzy engines but the late ones feel more refined somehow

I would replace the pot type flywheel with a flat type though while its out

[woodyjay]

Why replace the fly wheel

[Mieran]

the coilpack engines came with 9.6kg flywheel, early xe engines had 6.3kg flywheel so swap them around for better acceleration

[woodyjay]

Nice one