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Vauxhall
Engines
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We
specialise in designing and manufacturing of engine components
and management systems for the Vauxhall range of engines for motorsport
use.
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2.0L
16v Taper and Parallel kits will fit a large range of competition
cars e.g. Caterham, Westfield, Novas, Escort MK2s, Opel Mantas
and cars for road use built before 1993.
Our
2.0L engines & parts have been featured in magazines, please
click on the following features for more information on tuning;
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Kit Car July/August 2008 rated the Vauxhall XE as one of the
top ten kitcar engines:
Introduced
in 1988 when GM, who had developed a good relationship with
Cosworth due to their rallying exploits, asked the legendary
engine company to come up with a 16v belt driven aluminium
cylinder head for the Vauxhall/Opel 'Family 2' range of
engines. It appeared in the Mk2 Astra GTE & produced
an easy 150bhp out of the box. GM took over the head casting
from early 2002 to save money & in turn used a lesser
quality material, & there have been instances of these
becoming porous. The earlier 'Coscast' ones are rated as
being much better. The classic Fords boys are loving the
XE at the minute & hundreds have been stuffed under
the bonnets of Mk1 & Mk2 Escorts.
I
guess their real 'kitcar heyday' was back in the mid-nineties
& lots got fitted to all sorts of tackle, although Caterham
Cars used loads of them too. SBD are the kings of
XE tuning.
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| Capacity: |
1998cc |
| Bore: |
86mm |
| Stroke: |
86mm |
| Compression
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10.5:1 |
| Power: |
150bhp |
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This
range of kits has been specifically designed for the XE &
ECOTEC engine of 1.6L capacity of 16-valve design.
Our
1.6L & 1.4L engine parts were featured in Track
& Race Car magazine Instant Expert article.
There
is also a range of kits specifically designed for the 1.4L 16v
engine.
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Taper
Throttle Bodies vs Parallel (Multi-throttle) Body type
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