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cse
02-07-06, 07:55 PM
jst wonded if any1 has ever put a 1.8 or 2.0 bottom end on a nova gsi n what difference it would make?????? cheerz
Mike
02-07-06, 09:26 PM
You've got more chance of throwing a rod let alone getting to fit and/or work!

TBH i dont even think its possible?
LUV2XLR8
02-07-06, 09:53 PM
a guy rallying last night has a 2ltr red top head on a 2.2 frontera bottom end. obvoisly this astra had a lot of other mods but it can be done in some cases.
this astra was pushing 200 bhp and sounded like a beast
if it fits give it a go :D
General Baxter
02-07-06, 09:55 PM
you have no chance for one the nova gsi lump is a small block and the 1.8 and 2.0l is a large block

apart from the 1.8 16v corsa engine which is a small block :)
Stuart
03-07-06, 08:03 AM
a guy rallying last night has a 2ltr red top head on a 2.2 frontera bottom end. obvoisly this astra had a lot of other mods but it can be done in some cases.
this astra was pushing 200 bhp and sounded like a beast
if it fits give it a go :D


sounds quite poor tbh.... most reasonably tuned 2.0 XE's will chuck out 200bhp anyway...


oh and CSE, Dont text type or you go bye bye ;)
Mike
03-07-06, 08:28 AM
sounds quite poor tbh.... most reasonably tuned 2.0 XE's will chuck out 200bhp anyway...

Rally cars arent all about bhp Stu! They top out at like 100/120mph anyway due to gearing! Its accerleration that they need the most epscially from the line and out of corners :roll:
Stuart
03-07-06, 09:46 AM
REALLY????? WOW i never knew that :roll:

power is the rate of work done, so if you can increase the rate of work done then you are obviously at a gain..... eg you cant really increase the torque of a given engine wihtout increasing the power... DUH
Mike
03-07-06, 10:01 AM
power is the rate of work done, so if you can increase the rate of work done then you are obviously at a gain..... eg you cant really increase the torque of a given engine wihtout increasing the power... DUH

Indeed Stu, its comes hand in hand that when increasing bhp or torque the opposite will go up.

Bhp increase will invetibly increase the torque and vice verser :thumb:
LUV2XLR8
03-07-06, 06:36 PM
yea
cse
03-07-06, 06:41 PM
ok cheers, i think i will give that a miss then, what about a turbo conversion???? has anyone done that?
General Baxter
03-07-06, 07:02 PM
ok cheers, i think i will give that a miss then, what about a turbo conversion???? has anyone done that?

yes it been down but to get it to run reliable your looking over ?5000lol