anyone seen the 1.8 redtop on ebay

[ashjones]

thuoght it was funny 1.8 ecotec with a red plug cover becomes a redtop lmao

[Paul]

erm, they made a c18xe ;)

[staggy_gsi]

yeah they did. but when someone says redtop you automatically think 2 litre!

if theyre a similar engine how come they have different rockers on?

[Steve]

Suppose beacuse they were made later on? around the same time as the ecos werent they?

[staggy_gsi]

yeah maybe so.

so the c18xe's were the 'redtops' and the x18xe's were the ecosheds?

[Ste L]

both basically eco's..
juss like the c16xe and the x16xe , are basically eco's ;)

[staggy_gsi]

so what are the actual differences between a c16xe and an x16xe then? if theyre both eco's?

[Mushy]

More like eco-CRAP !

[General Baxter]

More like eco-CRAP !
lol id rather have a c18xe over a c20xe anyday :thumb:


so what are the actual differences between a c16xe and an x16xe then? if theyre both eco's?
ones got an AFM ones got a MAF lol

[Stuart]

ive said it before and I'll say it again.

If the eco-tec engines were called "super power" then people would love them, even though they are down on power etc lol

[Mushy]

Wasnt the eco-tec lump built to reduce emissions, As the c20 xe(redtop) produced more..?

[General Baxter]

yes but most c20xe will have been ragged and very low down on power and well over 100k

when you can get a c18xe with about 60k on for the same price and have as much power as a 100k c20xe, if that makes sense lol

[Mushy]

Lookout for cav GSi/Calibra redtop OAP drivers i say ;)

[General Baxter]

yeah right lol

[Matt GTE]

As has been said that will be a C18XE, most commonly found in the Mk3 Astra GSi 1.8 but also in a few other Mk3 Astras. It's externally the same as 1.8 and 2.0 ecotecs but doesn't have all of the EGR rubbish that ecotecs have, I believe the book figure is 130ish bhp but they're well known for producing more than that as standard.

[General Baxter]

iirc, there std bhp is all over the place a bit like a c25xe lol

some are 160 some are 180 lol

[saloon-boy]

only just found this thread, does anyone know the actually figures (bhp) for the c18xe? as i brought the one that was on ebay.

cheers saloon-boy

[Steve]

Total vauxhall have it down as 135bhp, (I think)

I always wanted one for my nova as its not a common conversion but still makes good power.

Any more pics of it mate?

[adam c]

i had one in my astra gsi and it had been rolling roaded at 148 bhp with just a modified airbox and full stainless system on.

[Jack]

Parkers list two 1.8 16v Astra engines, 125bhp and 115bhp versions. I'm guessing the former is the C18 and the latter the X18.

[saloon-boy]

no pictures at the moment as i havent done anything to the engine since i brought it, going to strip it this week so might start a project thread

[elgan]

havnt read the thread. but most of the red topped 18 16v engines make around the 145-150 mark. i owned a mk3 astra cd with the engine. rr at 147 iirc

[saloon-boy]

as promised a few pics of the c18xe
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj237/saloon-boy/DSC00309.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj237/saloon-boy/DSC00310.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj237/saloon-boy/DSC00306.jpg

[Steve]

Nice, what you got planned for it?

[saloon-boy]

not sure on what the plans are at moment but im hoping to have it in by pv, well thats the idea lol

[Jay]

More like eco-CRAP !

Ecowreck