ecotec

[Dannova12]

what does ecotec mean. Im looking into getting a 2.0 16v and a few of them say ecotec, justb wondering what it was???

[Dicko]

its a more restrictive version of the same engine. u dont get as much BHP or torque.

i think you loose about 10-15bhp

[Stuart]

BUT the head wont go porus if you port out the restrictions. so if you know that your gonna port it get the ecotec :)

BEng (hons) just isnt enough, i need a Msc too!

[eggy]

I read somewhere that the ecotec engines werent as strong as the red top 16v-ers and were designed to do what they were intended to do. meaning they are not as tolerant to modifications

[benji]

they were brought in to replace the old one when the emissions ruels were changed

[barnes]

not all 20xe's have pourus heads mate. basically they are crap engines and simply a waste of time and money get about same bhp as fitting a 2litre 8v. if ur gonna port the head, lol, that made me laff, like its gonna make a huge difference on an ecowank anyway.

just get a 20xe and be done with it

[Ste_Nova]

L shaped spark cover = 150bhp even if it has ecotec on it

[Anonymous]

I wouldnt bother with an ecowank personally, youll spend moer money on getting it ported etc to ty and get standard XE power than you would buying a spare head in case yours goes proous on the XE!

Ultimately youll get more power from the XE too.

Chip

[barnes]

in my opinion the xe is one of the best engines ever made