z18xe-t Corsa C in the making.. BNB ;)

[J87_tbh]

Not bad atall imo, 3 runs against a mates Astra 2.0t and i was a clear second faster than him every time. Suprises a lot of cars

[Joe-2LT]

what spec is his?

[J87_tbh]

pretty much standard (engine wise) SRi turbo

[Joe-2LT]

ah for some reason i assumed it was a G not a H lol

[J87_tbh]

recently done these for another lad.. corsa d alloys, sparkling graphite







which made way for my BBS allyos to have some work done! at last..

e-tech primer on the rim as i went down to bare metal;





then thought i'd go subtle and smart with them..



clear coat, left to dry then center caps;





aiming to have them finished for the BHP show at Lydden Hill, which is on the 2nd on May, will be on stand and hopefully getting some track time

[Kev_G]

cant wait to see the BBS rims fitted

[J87_tbh]

been a while since iv come in here!

few pics









had her on the dyno again today - very humid and warm, managed a 230bhp at 10psi, which im pleased with, i'v had the car holding psi at about 12 on the roads though in cooler conditions, overall im happy though!

was tempted to take the front number plate off again for some pics but i get so much haassel due to it, so they stay on untill shows

[Kev_G]

is very nice indeed ive lost track of what wheels your using tho lmao

[J87_tbh]

haha! bit of a wheel whore i am, i have the D90's on for the time being, although having a blat with them on isnt as great as i DO need to avoid every pot hole there is lol

BBS will be fine forthat though or the sri's

[stringa320]

Fab Thread, love your motor! love the colour !! (as its the same as mine !!)

Where are you situated ? would love to have a closer look!?
looking to do the same in my 1.2 ultra blue!

could you give me a ball park figure on what this has costed you?
look forward to hearing from you!
P.s any other updates on this ?

Matt.

[Briggz]

hope you dont mind me asking mate, but how much did this build set you back

[J87_tbh]

Fab Thread, love your motor! love the colour !! (as its the same as mine !!)

Where are you situated ? would love to have a closer look!?
looking to do the same in my 1.2 ultra blue!

could you give me a ball park figure on what this has costed you?
look forward to hearing from you!
P.s any other updates on this ?

Matt.

a few updates yeah.. lol will update in 2 ticks after i reply

i live in Kent, welcome to pop down anytime im free.. i'll be down Warren g's most of tomorrow, again lol

the z18xe rebuild and conversion was about £1k all in all
sold my old 1.2 engine and gearbox for £300, ecu set up for £100

turbo conversion was £2k

but then theres uprated bits like the brakes, suspension, rarb etc etc that are required for the setup..

hope you dont mind me asking mate, but how much did this build set you back

listed a few prices above dude, want any in depth prices drop us a pm

warren g has just built a turbo conversion for another z18xe, looks really well built, cant fault his work atall

will update in a mo

[J87_tbh]

Right! where to start?

The box! ;

Initial plan was to wack a quaiffe ATB up there and be happy with it! but no - the biting point was far too low on the clutch, all that torque wasnt doing it any favours! So, bearing in mind the amount of torque and future plans/inteded use, i ordered a Helix stage 3 paddle clutch, along with an ultra lightened Billet flywheel!

subframe & box removal ;



Whilst under there i asked warren if he would mind sorting out my boost pipes, as there were far too many unnecessary 'step ups' and bends to and from the intercooler/turbo



(lightened GM flywheel approx 5.5kgs and standard clutch above)

And the last time i was under the car i noticed a heap load of rust on the filter, lol



old pipework;



new pipework, same size to tb



more unneeded pipework from the turbo ;



new pipework started / new filter





testing a bailey dv26 out at the moment. not ideal position so will require pipework to point away from the road, or blanking off till then



clutch flywheel on



the billet one only weighs about 3.5kgs!

now to sort out running issues;

will be sorting this out over the next few months as i go away again in a few weeks, unfortunately my pockets arent that deep

digital boost controller.. and remapping. the LSD will have to wait for now!

plan is to do everything over the winter, ready for next years shows and events, along with some cheeky track time

[J87_tbh]

Recirc dump valve will be test fitted this week at some point, hopefully will run much nicer!

Also took off a rear hub at a scrappy as one of my threads is naff, will be doing that at the same time. Dont really fancy driving it around winter, its dangerous enough in the rain :\

[J87_tbh]

Recirc valve + pipework



trip to Longlife / Powerspeed today for a de-cat pipe



sports-cat out.. was pretty munched up tbh at one end.. restricting power



Cant beleive the difference it's made! Holds FULL BOOST pulls like an absolute train now! With the recirc valve too it sounds awesome, few pops as expected from a de-cat, love it..



He also made up a pipe for a normal cat for when it comes to MOT time for no extra cost, with the correct flanges + gaskets

[GaryVaux]

looking good! Whats the expected figures for it now?

[J87_tbh]

Should be a solid 240-250bhp now, getting her on the rollers in a few weeks with corsasport in Erith, it's never felt so quick

Just need to sort out a cv joint or driveshaft as there is mega judder when I brake, so driving pretty slow until that's sorted this week

[J87_tbh]

Rolled 238bhp when it was last rolled!

Uprated high pressure fuel pump



Rear disc beam + rarb



old beam out



Powerflex bushes all round



manky brake dust everywhere



brushed down, i'll paint them when i next get a chance



can feel a bit of difference! just much more reassuring knowing i have all of my bolts holding my wheels on now :lol:

also picked up Hel braided liens for the fronts, will fit them when i get a chance till the new brakes go on

Also dropped off my 2 BBS wheels to Rimtec this morning for a 'furb!

[Benn]

Coming on well. Really makes me wanna build one.

[peester]

great thread, good work.

[J87_tbh]

cheers lads

[J87_tbh]

Lots of updates!! few big ones..

Will try to keep in order.. starting off with the BBS RX split rims..





Wrapped in Conti sports, had the front two sprayed up at Rimtec

Attempted to save the Dbials snail.. was smoking too much for my liking..



Mahle bearings



ARP rod bolts





Wasnt very happy with the little rebuild.. so new turbo plans

little polish and wax before TFS, bit of nommy beading







clean engine bay



At TFS.. managed a 14.7..







nosey peeps!



showing the jap lads how it's done!



oo...



FINALLY.. Quaife ATB!

Makes a huge difference getting the power down, wish i had done it ages ago!

new Stack boost gauge.. MFD gauge holder to replace the pillar pods





re done the pillar in suede



picked up a custom show cage.. sprayed it in the back of my van FTW lol



Recaro speeds, comfy as feck!



cage fitted with the seats





pink blanket anyone?! lol



then..

gt2860..



TXA ali rad arrived the other day, along with the slimline fan, just getting the downpipe sourced tomorrow and it's all good to start fitting it together! hoping it wont be laggy with the 60 housing.. 71 would have been mega laggy!

[TigraTurbo]

2860 is a great turbo for ur cc's and since you are on stock CR,it wont be laggy at all! had on my 1.6
and then fitted it on the stroked 1.8 and was pulliung like a train.

Read on the thread that even forged pistons are not lower on CR,when i sended one z18 piston to US
so they can custom made a set,they took it down to 9:5:1 and then u can get the boost higher,
and you dont have to go with forged rods to do that,just use a set of a gm engine