Redtop Engined cars - Corsas, Novas etc.. - Saxperience

endlesstimes · 28th August 2008, 10:18

Hi Guys&Girls!

This is a thread to discuss redtop engined cars corsas, novas etc dont just be a prick and say they are "chavvy" or anything as equally gay. Lets stick to the subject of talking about the cars! Any of you lot got one?? i think jay has one (kiddyVTS) any idea of performance figures 0-60? i think bhp standard they are about 150bhp. Insurance is a bit scarey though! lol any thoughts/knowledge/experiences of them would be awesome! thanks guys!

PS sorry if this is the millionth thread on these (i had a search and didnt really find that much lol)

Cheeeeeers

Domo!

Mikey · 28th August 2008, 10:19

turbo novas are extremly stupid. a pal had one. FCUK ME THAT WAS SCARY

bark · 28th August 2008, 10:22

I've got a friend who does conversions for a living.

At the minute he's got a Corsa C with a VXR engine in, supposedly the first in the UK to be running a 6speed gear box.

He's got a Corsa B turbo for sale at the minute, running at around 300bhp, now that was extremely fast, I know people will say it's not big and not clever, but he goes out to race police, see if they can catch them, which I very much doubt they could!

If your going to do one yourself make sure you do everything right first time, could end up dead if not! Such as reinforcing anything and everything!

Also check on Corsa related forums

Mikey · 28th August 2008, 10:25

redtop engines are very strong! there cast steel i think not aluminium blocks witch makes them strong! thats why people do the conversion. it can take great hammering lol.

MK2SLAG · 28th August 2008, 10:42

redtop engine 152bhp standard will run a 15.3 in standard form in a nova but has to be driven well,flies of the clock no problem also! if you get a c20xe with a coscast head(non porous head developed by cosworth) its always gona be a healthier engine imo

c20 let engines in novas/corsas yes they are mad just need the rite setup for it to grip!

nazz1 · 28th August 2008, 10:54

some guy I know had a red top corsa about 280bhp

couldn't get it to grip

but he loved the car ad didn't have any major problems with it

MK2SLAG · 28th August 2008, 10:55

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Originally Posted by nazz1

some guy I know had a red top corsa about 280bhp

couldn't get it to grip

but he loved the car ad didn't have any major problems with it

redtop with 280bhp?they are 152 standard must have had some serious bodies and headwork done for that?

Jimmy-Boy · 28th August 2008, 11:21

i know the novas handle alot better then the corsa

(with red tops)

Yes i have been in both.. the corsa had to much torque something like 230bhp it was at and it was still wheel spinning threw 2nd no problems

MR_N · 28th August 2008, 11:29

ill try to find some pics, or go and see him tonight. but a mate my dad used to work with has a red top mini lol. and its in the front. Think its now a 2.2 running bike carbs. Serious cage and a straight cut box. but he's got a habit of blowing them up

. ill try and get some pics asap.
But that thing is fooking rapid

MK2SLAG · 28th August 2008, 11:30

if there not gripping there not built properly

bark · 28th August 2008, 11:33

Just spoke to me mate his is averaging 270bhp and it all goes to the floor!

I want one, oh and it's for sale if anybodys interested!

MK2SLAG · 28th August 2008, 11:35

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Originally Posted by bark

Just spoke to me mate his is averaging 270bhp and it all goes to the floor!

I want one, oh and it's for sale if anybodys interested!

obviously got a diff then

link to it?

mattchewone · 28th August 2008, 11:37

What is the redtop engine out of? Which vauxhall?

Also i hear a lot of z20let conversions going on in the corsa forum which is that from? Would absolutly love to do a conversion when im old enough to afford the insurance.

Yates · 28th August 2008, 11:39

dannyjays mate has got an awesome one, very very clean

alot of mates have had them novas and corsas, all tend to smash them up tho as they cant drive, only one mate i know hasnt, hes also made it into a very clean nova, unsure if hes still got it now but it was nice

its an interesting race against a cammed vts

MK2SLAG · 28th August 2008, 11:41

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Originally Posted by mattchewone

What is the redtop engine out of? Which vauxhall?

Also i hear a lot of z20let conversions going on in the corsa forum which is that from? Would absolutly love to do a conversion when im old enough to afford the insurance.

redtop is calibra,astra,cavalier

z20 let is the newer turbo engines dude

c20let is the older calibra cavalier astra turbo's

leeroybrown · 28th August 2008, 11:42

TBH Corsas with a redtop in are old news

Old style mini's with redtop's in...Now your talking

Danr · 28th August 2008, 11:42

A local lad to me had one. Was filmed going off the clock in quite a short space of time. Was pretty infamous.

bark · 28th August 2008, 11:43

The c20xe and c20let tend to be out of higher spec cavs and astra such as the gsi's etc

The z20xe and z20let tend to be from higher spec mk4 astras and vectras.

The link for the lads car i don't know but it's really nice, clean little sleeper!

As for being able to afford it, it really depends, sometimes it cheaper to insure a corsa with a bigger engine conversion than the standard one.

mattchewone · 28th August 2008, 11:47

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Originally Posted by MK2SLAG

redtop is calibra,astra,cavalier

z20 let is the newer turbo engines dude

c20let is the older calibra cavalier astra turbo's

Nice one mate!

Is the C20let still a turbo? Which is better out of the two?

Id love to go for the Z20let in my C.

MK2SLAG · 28th August 2008, 11:48

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Originally Posted by leeroybrown

TBH Corsas with a redtop in are old news

Old style mini's with redtop's in...Now your talking

saxos are also old news but people are still modding them

mini's with redtops have been around as long as they have in corsas!