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Omega General Help / Re: Installing a C20LET

« on: 26 July 2009, 18:17:19 »

ooh, i didn't know that . i have driven a volvo s40 t4 and that is  a heavy car with a 2.0 turbo and that was bloddy mental!
it had 200 bhp with 300nm's of the twisty stuff (Torque)

i understand your point and i withdraw my idea

i'll get my coat :-/

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Omega General Help / Re: Installing a C20LET

« on: 26 July 2009, 18:10:05 »

the XEV is used as RWD in the omega but in the vectra it is FWD, also the 2.5v6 is FWD in the vectra! so i would imagine the let would mate to the omegas gearbox, the xev and let blocks are simmilar so i could probably use the mounts from the xev on the let.

ps. do i sound mad to you people?

Lot of work and expense for no gain, and a load of downsides

is that a yes then?

from what i imagine, the let would behave like a xev until the turbo came on boost and then it would be like a V6

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Omega General Help / Re: Installing a C20LET

« on: 26 July 2009, 17:56:41 »

the XEV is used as RWD in the omega but in the vectra it is FWD, also the 2.5v6 is FWD in the vectra! so i would imagine the let would mate to the omegas gearbox, the xev and let blocks are simmilar so i could probably use the mounts from the xev on the let.

ps. do i sound mad to you people?

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Omega General Help / Re: Installing a C20LET

« on: 26 July 2009, 17:51:54 »

Is that the turbo 2.0 engine which is less powerful than the 3.0 and  3.2 V6s?

yes it has 200bhp, but it is lighter!!! and has a TURBO!! i mean whats not to like!!

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Omega General Help / Re: Installing a C20LET

« on: 26 July 2009, 17:50:27 »

  :-/  :-/  :-/  :-/  :-/ How's it complicated? 

coolant bridge, pressurisation of the system .. .. .. .. ..

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Omega General Help / Re: Installing a C20LET

« on: 26 July 2009, 17:46:58 »

hi, i do like the sound of a v6 but maybe in a few years time, i like the idea of a turbocharged car!.

The main trouble i have with the v6 omega is the cooling system seems over-complicated.

I never knew there was a newer version of a c20 LEt but i am interested,

how hard is it to actually do the transplant

ps, when i said it was too complicated i mean compared to a 4 cyl, when i canged the cam belt and fuel pump on my 306 it seemd quite straightforward but with a v6, there are 2 banks so.....

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Omega General Help / Installing a C20LET

« on: 26 July 2009, 17:27:53 »

Hi, i am looking to buy a omega in  the future but i was wondering if you could install a C20 LeT in place of the C20XEV engine, they are simmilar engines so is it a case of using the mounts and brackets from the XEV and just dropping the LET in. 

Ps, dont say "just get a v6" because most of the problems on this site are v6 related and the seem too complicated. :-/

thanks

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Omega General Help / V6 Vs 4Cyl Air Conditioning System

« on: 23 July 2009, 16:20:21 »

Two people i know have omegas of around the same age, one has a 2.2 and the other has a 3.0 elite, the elite has significantly better air conditioning even though the 2.2 had just had a re-gas and the sysyem is fine!

are there different components used eg, compressor / rad?

could someone explain this!

thanks

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Omega General Help / What RPM at what speed - Omega 2.0 MANUAL + ECONOM

« on: 19 July 2009, 21:44:11 »

Hi,  .  .  on my relentless search for knowledge, i would like to know how many revs a 2.0 omega will do at:

60:
70:
80: (performed on a private runway !!!  )

and also what sort of economy  would you get out of one
while cruizing at say 70. Parkers say 30MPG but that will be a combied cycle and also i dont trust official figures!

thanks 

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Omega General Help / what do we think of THIs OMEGA

« on: 16 July 2009, 00:10:49 »

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1999-VAUXHALL-OMEGA-2-0L-CD-BLACK_W0QQitemZ170356878821QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item27aa0fade5&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A7|66%3A2|39%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50


As again, any comments, oppinions.

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Omega General Help / Re: ANOTHER OMEGA, please take a look and comment !

« on: 15 July 2009, 20:16:25 »

I will be taking lessons in my dads spare Peugeot 306 SALOON !
i already know how to technically drive in a field but i suppose it is a different ball game on the roads!!

I really like the shape of the first generation omega so i really want one !!  8-) 8-)

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Omega General Help / Re: ANOTHER OMEGA, please take a look and comment !

« on: 15 July 2009, 19:45:34 »

Yeah, insurance is important, i will be taking my driving test within a year and i would like a omega as my first car, mainly because of the 'Big Car' safety. I hate most hatchbacks and resent the fact that there are only a fraction of saloons available to the UK market whereas in france you can get a corsa saloon , a 206 saloon and a astra saloon.

sorry for the mini-rant! 

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Omega General Help / Re: ANOTHER OMEGA, please take a look and comment !

« on: 15 July 2009, 19:29:37 »

For insurance purposes, i want a 2.0 and for other more minor servicing issues, on a philosophical level,  i dont like the concept of a V6, a normal engine is a four stroke so every 1 rotation of the crankshaft there is one cylinder firing but with a v6 it would be an imbalance. That is why i like the idea of a V8, V12 or V16

Appart from that does there appear to be anything wreong with the car?

Also are Omegas prone to rusting?

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Omega General Help / ANOTHER OMEGA, please take a look and comment !

« on: 15 July 2009, 19:10:55 »

Sorry to be a bit annoying, but i have found another nice omega, any views please express below

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1998-VAUXHALL-OMEGA-CD-SILVER-300-bin_W0QQitemZ250465253096QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item3a50e476e8&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A7|66%3A2|39%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

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Omega General Help / Re: What do you think of this Omega in white!!!!

« on: 15 July 2009, 18:34:49 »

OK people Hint taken.

But personally i think the only colours for a car are Creamy white, black or deep red!