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View Poll Results: what to do with my engine | |
keep the original engine and work on it to get it running
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replace it with a standard x.e but make it ultra clean and shiney
|    | 2 | 10.53% | |
replace it with a L.E.T
|    | 5 | 26.32% |
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16-08-2008, 09:58
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#1 | | MIGWeb Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: coatbridge Drives: carb'd xe nova
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| poll time. decisions on what i do with my engine
been thinking about the future of my nova engine 2.0 x.e with zzr1100 bike carbs. ive been phoning around a lot of places to try and get the thing running, due to it running bike carbs a lot of places said they are limited on what they can do with it i.e re-jet the carbs etc
im sure its the carbs that need sorting/something silly as ive had the engine running before therefore im hoping it aint anything major, but at the same time ive been thinking on other options on what i could do.
ive got money put away that would cover each of the three options on the poll. the only worry is that if i keep the current engine with the bikecarbs im worried that the repair bill may come to more than expected
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16-08-2008, 10:16
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#2 | | MIGClub Member
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: kilmarnock. ayrshire Drives: vectra c
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| Re: poll time. decisions on what i do with my engine
i voted x.e or you could do a l,e,t as not seen many l,e.t in novas
i know where there is a few redtops and all wireing for 300-400 m8 if you want 1
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16-08-2008, 10:57
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#3 | | MIGClub Member
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| Re: poll time. decisions on what i do with my engine
Sort your current engine. Cheaper and less hassle than the other two options. XE on bike carbs is more unique / interesting too. | 
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16-08-2008, 11:16
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#4 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Stoke Drives: White 1.6 16v Nova
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| Re: poll time. decisions on what i do with my engine
Bin the carbs and fit t'bs IMHO | |
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16-08-2008, 11:52
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#5 | | MIGWeb Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: coatbridge Drives: carb'd xe nova
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| Re: poll time. decisions on what i do with my engine
dont want to bin the carbs just yet | |
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16-08-2008, 11:57
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#6 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Stoke Drives: White 1.6 16v Nova
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| Re: poll time. decisions on what i do with my engine
Whats the problem with the engine atm btw?
Rough running? | |
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16-08-2008, 12:11
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#7 | | MIGWeb Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: coatbridge Drives: carb'd xe nova
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| Re: poll time. decisions on what i do with my engine
its turning over but not actually starting, the problem i had was that all of a sudden the revs kept falling and i had to keep the revs high or the engine would cut out, now the damn thing aint starting, once when i did get it running the car would only idle at 500 rpm with the revs dropping and the engine cutting out and being a bit of a pain in the arse to start again | |
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16-08-2008, 12:17
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#8 | | MIGClub Member
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: nr Dunbar, Scotland Drives: Vectra / Corsa
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| Re: poll time. decisions on what i do with my engine
get it running gordon. have you checked the jet sizes they should be about 1.85mm according to the carb thread on here. it sounds like a fueling problem by the symptoms a bike of mine used to do that just have to keep adjusting the air fuel mixture | |
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16-08-2008, 19:10
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#9 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Solihull, W.Midlands Drives: 118d,G1.8SE2,C1.2SXi
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| Re: poll time. decisions on what i do with my engine
Someone else must be running these carbs on an xe? Just copy their jetting settings.
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16-08-2008, 23:17
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#10 | | MIGClub Member
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alloa,Scotland. Drives: Astra mk4 sxi DTI
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| Re: poll time. decisions on what i do with my engine
Hmmm have you checked your pump? in tank? although your getting fuel through ..may not be under the correct pressure?
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17-08-2008, 15:16
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#11 | | Regional Co-ordinator
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: KEITH (N.E. SCOTLAND Drives: mk3 astra sport 1.8
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| Re: poll time. decisions on what i do with my engine
get the bloody thing fixed   | |
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17-08-2008, 16:37
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#12 | | MIGWeb Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: coatbridge Drives: carb'd xe nova
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| Re: poll time. decisions on what i do with my engine
right ive decided to keep the current engine with the bike carbs, ive to phone a company called ACE performance out at the back of lanark who will be willing to have a look at it and hopefully get it going again, surely it must be a fuel problem. gonna get them to do the camshaft oils eal aswell while its there. hopefully within the next 2 weeks it will be away getting sorted | |
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17-08-2008, 18:10
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#13 | | Regional Co-ordinator
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Fareham,Hants Drives: A shineeeey Nova
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| Re: poll time. decisions on what i do with my engine
I was gonna say, get the carbs set up right and it will be totaly different to drive.
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17-08-2008, 19:17
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#14 | | MIGClub Member
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Oban - West Scotland Drives: Astra 4 sxi/Nova SRi
Posts: 2,175
| Re: poll time. decisions on what i do with my engine
just get it sorted! Will be awesome once again. U gotta love the noise of the quad carbs!! | |
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