corsa B x20xev

corsaZ22se

Overview

1998/9 corsa B sxi 1.2 16v, arden blue.
i got the car as a cheep run around while i was rebuilding my vetra B z22se's engine which was my project car. after the vectra was back on the road i decided to fit a 2.0l engine to the corsa so oppeted for the x20xev as there no need to chop any metal work to fit it. idea was to build a fast every day car and keep the vectra for 'sunday best' an idea that soon went out the window!
Sadly this little car is now in car heaven. her heart is going into a Nova, some other parts will make their way on to other projects I have.

Exterior

cobra daytona seats, sabelt 4 point harness, rear seats and belts removed, crome door handles from vectra B, metal monkies stainless steel dail faces coustom made so rev counter goes to 8000rpm and 7-8k lights up red when it reaches 7k.

Engine

X20XEV (ECOTEC) from 1995 Vauxhall Cavalier GLS.
1998 cc bottom end, skimmed cylinder block rebored to 87mm with Cosworth 12:1 high compression pistons, Saenz con rods, ARP rod bolts, ARP main bearing bolts, genuine Vauxhall oil pump, Mocal 16 row oil cooler, under piston oil jets in crank case, lightened and balanced crank shaft, light weight balanced flywheel, alloy crank pulley, Piper Cross air filter socks, Jenvey 45mm direct to head throttle bodies, 60mm Jenvey ram pipes, Astra VXR fuel injectors, Glencoe adjustable fuel pressure regulator, Sytec up rated fuel pump, 3.4 bar fuel pressure, Kentcams EC2002 278* road/rally camshafts, Kentcams adjustable cam pulleys, Kent hydraulic cam followers, Kentcams up rated valve springs, Kentcams titianium valve caps, reworked cylinder head ported and gas flowed by Cosworth, matched inlet and exhaust ports to manifolds, LMF Z20LET Phenolic inlet manifold gasket, Elring steel head gasket, genuine Vauxhall cylinder head bolts, Denso Iridium spark plugs, Magnecor plug leads, Etech alloy oil catch tank, K&N crank case breather filter, Lexmaul stainless alloy exhaust manifold and down pipe, DEI exhaust wrap, 200cpi sports cat, custom made exhaust system 50mm bore, Scorpion Imola rear silencer, Mtech off side engine mount and rear engine mount spacer, DTA S40PRO ECU custom rolling road mapped by Stealth Racing UK Ltd.

226bhp @ 7052rpm 172lbft @ 6068 rpm.

Brakes & Susp.

bilstien b14 coilovers, corsa d 286mm brake discs, vectra b front brake calipers, cavalier 260mm rear brakes, bf goodridge braided hoses, mintex 1144 pads, irmscher 16" softstar alloy's with pirelli pzero nero 195/45/16 tyres.

Specs

Bhp: 226
Induction: na
Torque: 172
Year: 1998

Matt

I bet that's bloody quick with 226bhp!

corsaZ22se

it does surprise people as its still badged as a 1.2! and has 7500 rev limit with f18 gearbox top speed on the rollers @ 7200rpm was 168mph in 5th and on a test strip ive had her to 7400! very scary!!

Matt

Holy shit! Does is feel stable at high speed then with the suspension upgrades?

corsaZ22se

its not to bad, need to be carefull on rough roads though. which is every where with the state of the roads these days!

Matt

I know, the roads in this country are terrible. That's the main reason I've not lowered the VXR.

5M1THY

Very nice build i like this alot this is definatly a cut above the rest. I've seen alot of xe corsas there's only a hand full this good FairPlay.

corsaZ22se

thank you, its been a lot of hardwork and tears to build it. but its all payed off in the end and its great fun to drive! going to fit a low ratio f18 from a Vectra B next to improve acceleration times. :-)

5M1THY

It wouldn't be this good without hardwork and some tears :-) really nice job. What management are you running? I was thinking about getting omex management for my renault but I'm seriously considering looking for a nova or corsa b instead and I'm talking my missus into getting rid of her Zetec s for a corsa vxr :-)

corsaZ22se

DTA s40pro, get it mapped at stealth racing in southam, he realy knows what hes at with it. corsa vxr's are ok, a bit tame for me and rather fond of pulling to the left when passing a fuel station! 1.7cdti sri with a remap is just as much fun but 3x the mpg!! ive got a 1.3cdti corsa D remapped on bilstiens b8 kit and 17" rims, great fun to drive best handling car in its class, looking to build one with a z22se or similar lump in for the next project.

5M1THY

Sorry my Internet is messing about :-/ I bet that's mental. That's nice to know I like the diesels. A 2.2 one will be sweet what sort of basic mods would you do because my vans okay but it's standard with a cheap air filter and it can definatly run smoother and be more responsive but atm it's not right I'm sure but I've never heard another one to compare.

corsaZ22se

if I do build a z22se corsa D it will be on throttle bodies, bigger cams stand alone ecu custom exhaust. removing the pre cat, fitting a sports cat and light weight flywheel will make a big difference to how your van drives.

5M1THY

That would be a quick corsa, that's good to know I've looked into getting a few bits but my speedos stopped working now and it's cutting out sometimes at roundabouts. I found a broken wire on the n/s abs harness so I repaired it and it's the same I don't know weather or not the solder affects the signal through it I no it does on some renaults