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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: JimmyR on 14 November 2018, 21:06:07
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This week or next I was planning to change the standard cams on my X25XE for four X30XE G cams that I've had in the garage for ages.
While I'm* under the bonnet and elbow-deep, would it be worth changing the exhaust manifolds for those from a Y26SE or Y32SE?
I've read here that they flow a little more freely and I can probably get some for this weekend/next. I'll be changing the cambelt, water pump and tensioner anyway
Opinions are gratefully received :)
(and if anyone has any other pro tips for getting a little more power from an X25XE which is currently standard, I'm all ears :) )
*This may be someone with more mechanic skills than I have. We will see how it goes
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Drop a complete 3.2 lump in and swap the sensors for your 2.5 ones... A 3.0 ecu and transponder chip set would finish it off ;)
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Drop a complete 3.2 lump in and swap the sensors for your 2.5 ones... A 3.0 ecu and transponder chip set would finish it off ;)
The other option would be the Z20LET that I have! That could be the longer term plan...
For now I'm keen to keep the 2.5 in there. Just using up the cams I have and checking if there's anything else simple that I should be doing
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Waste of time and money ;)
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2.6/3.2 exhaust manifolds are a worthwhile upgrade. :y
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Waste of time and money ;)
I think that you're probably right....I just think that since the cams are there anyway and I want to change the belt and tensioner it's worth a go.
The 2.0 turbo has way more potential than the 3.2 for out and out power, so if I was doing an engine swap, that's what I'd do
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2.6/3.2 exhaust manifolds are a worthwhile upgrade. :y
Thanks, how worthwhile are we talking? Best to put them in with the cams or can they wait?
Is there anything else that should be done along with them?
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2.6/3.2 exhaust manifolds are a worthwhile upgrade. :y
Thanks, how worthwhile are we talking? Best to put them in with the cams or can they wait?
On a 3.0l they allow the engine to rev slightly faster over about 4000rpm. If you regularly do that(and I never did), have a pair plus the gaskets and like awkward time consuming jobs, then fit them. I did mine because a pair came up cheap while I had the heads off; I wouldn't bother with them again.
Fitting the bigger engine is a better use of your time and money.