E30 Zone

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:00 pm**

H26 conversion by Hartage ( Birds Uk)

So its approx 190bhp, sorry guys I was told when I got the car on boxing day it had a 2.7 conversion.

But it hasn't!

Im not too bothered as didn't really want it for the conversion, I just wanted an E30.!

Sorry to mislead you all!

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:02 pm**

do you know alistair olsen from Oban?

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:03 pm**

H26 conversion is excellent. You should be very happy as it really adds alot of value to your E30.

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:04 pm**

chip-3door wrote:do you know alistair olsen from Oban?

yes talk to him on MIG Wwb and my other half has moted his cars! im into my vauxhalls as well!

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:04 pm**

ah well as long as your happy with it,thats all that matters

still a nice E30!

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:06 pm**

H26 is far better than a 2.7 conversion imo - car is worth more with it

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:25 pm**

I use migweb too, although not sure im really "into" vauxhalls, mainly just nasty cheap rusting pieces of crap, but the engines are fantastic

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:28 pm**

chip-3door wrote:I use migweb too, although not sure im really "into" vauxhalls, mainly just nasty cheap rusting pieces of crap, but the engines are fantastic

Miss my XE

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:29 pm**

chip-3door wrote:I use migweb too, although not sure im really "into" vauxhalls, mainly just nasty cheap rusting pieces of crap, but the engines are fantastic

Well its Redtop engines i Like!

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:08 pm**

Just about the only decent thing vauxhall have ever done that redtop lump, and they didnt even do that really, cosworth did, LOL

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:11 pm**

chip-3door wrote:Just about the only decent thing vauxhall have ever done that redtop lump, and they didnt even do that really, cosworth did, LOL

cosworth only cast the heads after vaux fucked up and made the first batch more porous than a sponge, was still a vaux design though

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:33 pm**

Dont redtop engines have issues with oil ways in the head cracking?

Andrew

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:37 pm**

Demlotcrew wrote:Dont redtop engines have issues with oil ways in the head cracking?

Andrew

it was the early vaux built heads had porousity issues, so the oil leaked into the coolant making a curry mix in the expansion tank, coscast heads( the ones cosworth did for vaux were free of this issue)

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:32 pm**

Hmm, redtops are good if you ask me. My mate has a redtop nova. Completely standard white mk1 sr even has 1.3sr badges on it but it has a tuned redtop in it and it really is FAST!

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:37 pm**

Fiona wrote:
chip-3door wrote:do you know alistair olsen from Oban?
yes talk to him on MIG Wwb and my other half has moted his cars! im into my vauxhalls as well!

Good work.. I know Alistair too nice chap.. Next time you see him ask him about the black nova he got taken out in at POD las year ;)

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:40 pm**

weegaz22 wrote:
Demlotcrew wrote:Dont redtop engines have issues with oil ways in the head cracking?

Andrew
it was the early vaux built heads had porousity issues, so the oil leaked into the coolant making a curry mix in the expansion tank, coscast heads( the ones cosworth did for vaux were free of this issue)

Yeah the casting was too thin where the oilways and head stud holes intersected. Thus when the head was torqued down after a headgasket change, they were done too tight and were crushed.

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:04 pm**

chip-3door wrote:I use migweb too, although not sure im really "into" vauxhalls, mainly just nasty cheap rusting pieces of crap, but the engines are fantastic

I use migweb too! Because I have a Vauxhall too!

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:07 pm**

What Vuaxhall do you have?

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:02 pm**

This has turned into vaux chat!

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:06 pm**

the 1st batch of xe heads were coscast ones... then to save money vaux did their own casting which sometimes has issues..

Im sure i've heard of coscast's doin the same tho

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:13 pm**

Jhonno wrote:the 1st batch of xe heads were coscast ones... then to save money vaux did their own casting which sometimes has issues..

Im sure i've heard of coscast's doin the same tho

My redtop in my gte was great! had a coscast head,would still have it if it hadn't been written off by a drunk driver....!

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:15 pm**

i had a GSi altho i really wanted a mk2 16v i couldnt get the insurance on one.. did have one tho but it was a rusty heap of crap, the engine however was superb, far better than my Gsi one

loved the noise the xe made

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:17 pm**

Yeah, the early ones were coscast because i have a 93 calibra redtop that went porous (prob one of the last ones with that engine).

Cost a bomb to have it sorted (only cos i didn't really know any better and took it to Regal (robbing bastards!!!!!!!!)).

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:22 pm**

Regal... now there's a can of worms :lol:

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:24 pm**

Jhonno wrote:i had a GSi altho i really wanted a mk2 16v i couldnt get the insurance on one.. did have one tho but it was a rusty heap of crap, the engine however was superb, far better than my Gsi one

loved the noise the xe made

I got a redtop GSi when my GTE was written off and it was just not the same! didnt like it at all so I got a golf VR6!

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:28 pm**

i bought a cav td after my gsi lol

was pretty sweet tho, fueling turned up, running 16psi, full leather koni's :lol:

then came the BM.. which im loving

Would still own a gte 16v but would be a track slag, no way could it replace the bm now

Posted: **Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:07 pm**

another migger here!

have a 200bhp Xe corsa with throttlebodies,
them XE's are one of the best engines ever!! was thinking of putting one in an e30, be interesting

Posted: **Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:13 pm**

Heads were originally designed by cosworth, and then coscast made them, then vauxhall took over and had the problems.

It was a cosworth design NOT a vuaxhall one though.

Posted: **Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:10 pm**

johnhinchy wrote:another migger here!

have a 200bhp Xe corsa with throttlebodies,
them XE's are one of the best engines ever!! was thinking of putting one in an e30, be interesting

its been done before.. Featured on a Jeremy Clarkson Vid :lol:

Posted: **Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:48 pm**

Jhonno wrote: its been done before..

not in ireland though

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