what shud i do

[nov4801]

i own a 1989 vauxhall nova gte but it has got the gsi engine, the thing is i blew it up sunday night comin back from notts cruise.i have been offered a 2litre 8 valve for it but i have been told there slow, i dont wanna put a redtop in there at the minute so what shud i do ?????????????????????????????

[Welsh Dan]

Learn how to type properly so people take you seriously.

[nov4801]

waste of a reply there

[Adam]

Fit a replacement GSi/Gte engine.

[nov4801]

been lookin but cant find any close enough to where i live

[Adam]

Should be plenty of ebay, breakers yards.

[dannyb]

The 2 litre engine will not be slow and will definitely have loads more torque than a GTE lump. This will require a bit more work than if you just replaced the GTE engine with a decent one, i suppose it depends on how skilled you are as a mechanic, or how deep your pockets are! Nowt wrong with a GTE lump, you might just have to travel for it!

[Stuart]

two different types of 2.0 8v engine.... ones 115bhp and the other is 130bhp... your call i guess.

oh and the GTE/GSI shared the same engine till near the end of production where the GSI got what is now the 8v in the corsa (well i say now, i mean the corsa b)

[nov4801]

the 8 vavle i been offered is the 130bhp one

[novaco]

the 8 vavle i been offered is the 130bhp one

do it!:thumb:

[JSeymour]

thats 30bhp more then you had so it souldnt be slow.

[Adam]

Its also more weight and more work to fit.

[db_1.2]

t45's!!!:D

[db_1.2]

Its also more weight and more work to fit.

I thought they had the same mounts, if your using the gsi tank you may have to use a pressure regualter or use a different pump as i am unaware of the 2l 8v having one, im not sure, but i thought the sv's were easy to fit?

[General Baxter]

I thought they had the same mounts, if your using the gsi tank you may have to use a pressure regualter or use a different pump as i am unaware of the 2l 8v having one, im not sure, but i thought the sv's were easy to fit?

have to weld up the engine bay,
custom drive shafts,
diff custom mounts,
uprated fuel pump

+ dont fit an 2L there so common its like getting pissed , drawing on your hand and giving your self a kiss :(

[Adam]

A replacement GTe engine would just fit straight in, a 2L 8v is a big block engine as hard to fit a XE.

[Stoo]

Stupid question really!

[Matt2107]

Go for the 2ltr 8 valve... its a little different from all the XE's