My 1.8 (z18xe) Corsa C on Jenvey throttle bodies

[MikeITB]

and they go in no pockets required?

cheers

Yup

i like the stickers TBH im unsure what to do to mine as berg graphics are everywhere. Only car they look good on is warrens gangster corsa

still want that number plate lmao

Lol NOOOO!! They looked mint on my car, Warren copied me!! lmao

What number plate my one? Make me an offer, lol

[Kev_G]

Lol NOOOO!! They looked mint on my car, Warren copied me!! lmao

What number plate my one? Make me an offer, lol

i have no idea what its worth and basically saying kev it will be worth 1000 million pounds

regards the camo, where did you get it as you have got me thinking now

[MikeITB]

i have no idea what its worth and basically saying kev it will be worth 1000 million pounds

regards the camo, where did you get it as you have got me thinking now

Lol, no worries. It's actually "KEU" at the end but very close to "Kev" I've had a few people ask me if my name's Kev, lol. Well like I say, feel free to make me an offer, I had no intention of selling it but at the right price I'd let it go.

I bought the camo as 4 square metres of sheet vinyl mate. I cut all of the shapes and applied it myself. It took over 15 hours, believe me it wasn't easy and by the end I was sick of it lmao

[Kev_G]

15hours..................................... yeah i think ill leave it thanks LMAO lmao is it still like that now?

[peester]

Well you've acheived pretty much the exact figure I was aiming for with the engine on throttle bodies so I'll still listen lmao

crickey lad.. deep pockets? lol
i think the 100bhp -per-litre is going to my limit, maybe ide try n see 200bhp..
but nay more lol..

Ooooh nice one, yeah the thing with the alternators that worried me was the cost, I didn't think to get it from somehting else. Would love any pics and details you have to share. Is it much smaller than the OE one?

Edit: Oh sorry I missed your question about the cams, I'm not sure off the top of my head but I'll have a look and let you know

yeah the alternator is way smaller, a must in anyones book. Just do it, get one.

looky how cutey it is!

loads of room in t' bay....

[Gary_808]

As far as I'm aware yes, I spoke to the PEC guys at Performance Vauxhall Show and they seemed very confident. Give them a call if you like, let us know how you get on

enquired with PEC they say there's not enough intrest yet to bother with developing a set of pistons for the small block 1.8's

[MikeITB]

15hours..................................... yeah i think ill leave it thanks LMAO lmao is it still like that now?

lmao It is indeed. I'm after some new wheels at the minute, should hopefully be getting them on Sunday. If so it will be a change in look and the camo will go...

enquired with PEC they say there's not enough intrest yet to bother with developing a set of pistons for the small block 1.8's

They lied to my face :|

I'll be getting on the phone to them I think...

crickey lad.. deep pockets? lol
i think the 100bhp -per-litre is going to my limit, maybe ide try n see 200bhp..
but nay more lol..

yeah the alternator is way smaller, a must in anyones book. Just do it, get one.

looky how cutey it is!

loads of room in t' bay....

lmao, I wish. Basically I'm in a situation at the moment with very little overheads and a fair amount of disposable income. I'm getting all the fun stuff out of the way while I can afford it before things like a mortgage kick in, lol.

Ahhhh that is cute! lol. Yeah it may help solve some of my problems, thanks Have you got a link to the SBD kit you said you used to mount it?

[MikeITB]

Back page of this month's Total Vauxhall magazine

[peester]

sbd is down at the mo, dunno why.
for a z18xe its a comination of x16xe alternator kit and c20xe alt. kit..
speak to craig i think it was.. he was good, sorted me out..
But yeah ill pm you where to go n that.

edit: seen the mag - well done. it is a total vauxhall first isnt it? t.b'd z18 feature??

[dearing5]

well done on the feature! always love to see mine in there so well achieved imo!

[MikeITB]

sbd is down at the mo, dunno why.
for a z18xe its a comination of x16xe alternator kit and c20xe alt. kit..
speak to craig i think it was.. he was good, sorted me out..
But yeah ill pm you where to go n that.

edit: seen the mag - well done. it is a total vauxhall first isnt it? t.b'd z18 feature??

Nice one, cheers for that

Thanks, it is indeed. To the best of my knowledge it's the only tb'd z18 in a Corsa

well done on the feature! always love to see mine in there so well achieved imo!

Thanks, I'm looking forward to the mag coming out, the car is so different already though, the pics were taken in May lmao

[MikeITB]

I think she liked my car...



and her lol



Oh and here's an up to date shot of the bay

[Warren-G]

wheres your aircon pipes gone mike? :s

[MikeITB]

God I knew you were gay. Girl in her underwear and you're looking at aircon pipes :P lol

You have them, as you helped me take them out, or rather I helped you, lol

[Jonnygtr]

Really looking forward to seeing this in the mag mate, looks awesome

[Benn]

Looks good dude.

[MikeITB]

Really looking forward to seeing this in the mag mate, looks awesome

You and me both Thanks

Looks good dude.

Thank you

[Dave GSiT]

enquired with PEC they say there's not enough intrest yet to bother with developing a set of pistons for the small block 1.8's

Not exactly true, we need a very high level of interest to put parts into production. Unlike Omega and Farndon etc who specialise in small volume parts and "one offs", we mass produce to keep costs low and we aim to recoup our development costs over a longer time period which also helps nudge down the per unit cost.

The down side to all this is we generally require 15+ individuals to be interested in ACTUALLY buying the items in order for us to invest our time and money in making them.

I think what I actually said was that right now, we have more pressing development work on going on, on parts we presently sell more of and it simply became a matter of prioritys.

They lied to my face :|

No one lied to you. We are VERY interested in developing our small block (read as 1.6 and 1.8 XE and EcoTec) piston and rod range. We do believe that as the C20LET's and C20XE's start to become too old and uneconomical to keep going (anyone fancy sleeving a C20LET to reclaim the block like the YB boys do??? Its about £2k...) the next generation of Vauxhall Opel tuning will revolve around the smaller 1.6 and 1.8 engines. You only need to look at how popular the Corsa VXR and its predecessors have been to understand where I am coming from.

We already have the technical SAE papers on the Opel small block family to start development. Im only a stones throw away from pushing the button on the Corsa VXR turbo parts which will also retro fit into the older 1.6's (spending the extra development time means more benefits to more people).

I'll be getting on the phone to them I think...

Please do. We welcome all input from everyone on all things. If there is serious interest on the 1.8 parts then everyone let me know and I will see what I can do about bumping them up the prodction que.

Dave

[MikeITB]

Not exactly true, we need a very high level of interest to put parts into production. Unlike Omega and Farndon etc who specialise in small volume parts and "one offs", we mass produce to keep costs low and we aim to recoup our development costs over a longer time period which also helps nudge down the per unit cost.

The down side to all this is we generally require 15+ individuals to be interested in ACTUALLY buying the items in order for us to invest our time and money in making them.

I think what I actually said was that right now, we have more pressing development work on going on, on parts we presently sell more of and it simply became a matter of prioritys.



No one lied to you. We are VERY interested in developing our small block (read as 1.6 and 1.8 XE and EcoTec) piston and rod range. We do believe that as the C20LET's and C20XE's start to become too old and uneconomical to keep going (anyone fancy sleeving a C20LET to reclaim the block like the YB boys do??? Its about £2k...) the next generation of Vauxhall Opel tuning will revolve around the smaller 1.6 and 1.8 engines. You only need to look at how popular the Corsa VXR and its predecessors have been to understand where I am coming from.

We already have the technical SAE papers on the Opel small block family to start development. Im only a stones throw away from pushing the button on the Corsa VXR turbo parts which will also retro fit into the older 1.6's (spending the extra development time means more benefits to more people).



Please do. We welcome all input from everyone on all things. If there is serious interest on the 1.8 parts then everyone let me know and I will see what I can do about bumping them up the prodction que.

Dave

Lol, wow, wasn't expecting that, thanks for the reply

I was actually told they were in development and would be ready by X date. Maybe he was simply misinformed as opposed to lying. I know I didn't mishear him though, the other guys I was with when I asked come away with exactly the same impression as me, couldn't tell you who it was I spoke to though.

I would ring you but all I'd be telling you is that I definitely want some high comp pistons with steel rods for my engine, it would probably be a very brief conversation so for now I'll leave it on here.

Just push the button! lol. I'll probably be ready to buy a set by early/mid next year, I hope they're ready in time

Also, where in Essex? I didn't realise you were that close...

[William]

based in Braintree I think?

[Dave GSiT]

Lol, wow, wasn't expecting that, thanks for the reply

I was actually told they were in development and would be ready by X date. Maybe he was simply misinformed as opposed to lying. I know I didn't mishear him though, the other guys I was with when I asked come away with exactly the same impression as me, couldn't tell you who it was I spoke to though.

I would ring you but all I'd be telling you is that I definitely want some high comp pistons with steel rods for my engine, it would probably be a very brief conversation so for now I'll leave it on here.

Just push the button! lol. I'll probably be ready to buy a set by early/mid next year, I hope they're ready in time

Also, where in Essex? I didn't realise you were that close...

No worries. As I said I think a misunderstand / miscomunication. We could have / will have / can do those pistons by X date (any period of time up to 8 weeks from initial production), but other matters came first.

based in Braintree I think?

Close enough.

[MikeITB]

No worries. As I said I think a misunderstand / miscomunication. We could have / will have / can do those pistons by X date (any period of time up to 8 weeks from initial production), but other matters came first.



Close enough.

So if I come knock on your door and ask for them would that help? lol. I'm close enough.

I just want them

[Steve!]

i like the stickers TBH im unsure what to do to mine as berg graphics are everywhere. Only car they look good on is warrens gangster corsa



still want that number plate

MIG KEV, thats how I read it too

[Kev_G]

Not exactly true, we need a very high level of interest to put parts into production. Unlike Omega and Farndon etc who specialise in small volume parts and "one offs", we mass produce to keep costs low and we aim to recoup our development costs over a longer time period which also helps nudge down the per unit cost.

The down side to all this is we generally require 15+ individuals to be interested in ACTUALLY buying the items in order for us to invest our time and money in making them.

I think what I actually said was that right now, we have more pressing development work on going on, on parts we presently sell more of and it simply became a matter of prioritys.



No one lied to you. We are VERY interested in developing our small block (read as 1.6 and 1.8 XE and EcoTec) piston and rod range. We do believe that as the C20LET's and C20XE's start to become too old and uneconomical to keep going (anyone fancy sleeving a C20LET to reclaim the block like the YB boys do??? Its about £2k...) the next generation of Vauxhall Opel tuning will revolve around the smaller 1.6 and 1.8 engines. You only need to look at how popular the Corsa VXR and its predecessors have been to understand where I am coming from.

We already have the technical SAE papers on the Opel small block family to start development. Im only a stones throw away from pushing the button on the Corsa VXR turbo parts which will also retro fit into the older 1.6's (spending the extra development time means more benefits to more people).



Please do. We welcome all input from everyone on all things. If there is serious interest on the 1.8 parts then everyone let me know and I will see what I can do about bumping them up the prodction que.

Dave

as dave says without cash in hand for the work no point him doing it to be let down. His work is great and if i had the money as ive said to him several times id give him mine to get the ball rolling for the ecotecs

MIG KEV, thats how I read it too

if only i could have it tho

[MikeITB]

as dave says without cash in hand for the work no point him doing it to be let down. His work is great and if i had the money as ive said to him several times id give him mine to get the ball rolling for the ecotecs

if only i could have it tho

lmao I've told you, make me an offer :P