My XE nova on throttle bodies (Project 275+bhp)

Fantastic, keep cracking with it mate.

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Originally Posted by wwmnw

**** me, all the tuning gods of the world have descended onto this thread, how very nice of them eh, Gareth. Maybe I'm biased as I've helped on this car build too (cleaning spanners is a hard job) but it would be nice if people would just step the **** back and watch this build hit its target as Gareth wont stop til he hits his mark, trust me, I've been unlucky enough to know this lad since I was 13 ish :( lol

Wings are looking nice by the way Mr.Monobrow :thumb:

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cheers Mr staypuff if you do the truffle shuffle ill give you a marshmallow

hey fat boy arrived

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Originally Posted by david dixon

Fantastic, keep cracking with it mate.

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cheers dave thats how you should get your wings mate. :thumb:

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Originally Posted by Gareth_C

cheers dave thats how you should get your wings mate. :thumb:

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Yeah thats how i want them mate

David.

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Originally Posted by david dixon

Yeah thats how i want them mate

David.

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I think they will finish the car off on the outside with the other mods lol just hope it fits throught the gap :confused: :cry:

Although this is a wip thread it has some decent and honest discussion about the perils of modifying an XE.

Thats what happens on forums - thats the purpose.

Its clear (for me) that you are inexperienced in modifying, whereas some of the reponses (Jonlem, Steve, Corsakid, Phillip and me! lol) are built from experience and have made some mistakes along the way - so we know a bit more...

To see over 260 you need solid lifters, a pukka manifold and exhaust, some decent injectors (probably 8, not 4), plus all the other bits mentioned and about £10-13k.

I have a pretty well specced XE and it has cost me a few quid - it just gets my goat when people say "pfff, you only have XX bhp?? My mate has 275 bhp with a race head"

No one is slagging you off, if you post that you will get 275 with these mods etc, and its not right - then people will disagree.

FACT.

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Originally Posted by Gareth_C

lolok guys im a bit done with the negative critisim really its a wip thred not a disscussion thread and yes I have a RR print out. But it seems like you are all BIG experts lets see your big power RR prinouts from N/A xe's please as Im not trying to prove anything and seem to, either that or you all have small man syndrome lol

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Ive got a printout for a 180bhp standard xe.... :thumb:
Dont really mean much.


Anyway, engine bits etc look well :)

Thanks for the backup Will, you have covered everything and I know you are well aware what these things cost.

As for specs and costs, a quick run down of my mates :

Stock crank
Cat Cams Rods £670
86.5mm Accralite flat tops £500
Blydenstein head £800
Piper double springs £250
Arrow solid lifters and shims £300
QED 450 camshafts £400+
Jenvey 48mm tapered throttle bodies and MBE 967 ECU £2000
Steel flywheel £250
AP clutch £450
Simpson manifold and system £1500

That was a 230hp specced engine, made 224 with iffy cam timing and yes I have the graphs, that adds upto over 7k and thats not included a LOT of parts it had like pulleys, machining, gaskets, oil pump etc...