HOW DO I MAKE MY MK3 CAV SRI ECOTEC GO FASTER

btcctroy · Post by **btcctroy** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:10 pm

Can't wait to see this.

Did your cav have a second engine fitted in the boot or was there assistance from a jet engine mounted to the roof

mr v6 · Post by **mr v6** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:52 pm

you started something now!think the 14 secs maybe 1/8mile

ecotec 16valve not a bad lump and has same bottom end as xe and seh etc,180 hp easily achieved with bit head work exhaust and cams!

Hayward691 · Post by **Hayward691** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:59 pm

mr v6 wrote:you started something now!think the 14 secs maybe 1/8mile
ecotec 16valve not a bad lump and has same bottom end as xe and seh etc,180 hp easily achieved with bit head work exhaust and cams!

Your right mate... bit of a balls up...
Was actually 17 secs...
I can admit when I'm wrong... lol

Secon run was shocking, but engine was proper hot!!!

Whooops!!!!

iancav6 · Post by **iancav6** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:46 pm

Hayward691 wrote:
mr v6 wrote:you started something now!think the 14 secs maybe 1/8mile
ecotec 16valve not a bad lump and has same bottom end as xe and seh etc,180 hp easily achieved with bit head work exhaust and cams!
Your right mate... bit of a balls up...
Was actually 17 secs...
I can admit when I'm wrong... lol

Secon run was shocking, but engine was proper hot!!!

Whooops!!!!

Looks more like you had a bad start,first run 60ft of 2.6,2nd run 3.4.
My best ever is around 2.2

Sriguy, yes some stripping out goes on,lost about 90kgs from std.Did run it at full weight with std 2.5 when I bought it and did 15.7 @89 now down to 14.4@98

Kevwaggy · Post by **Kevwaggy** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:51 am

Oh Rodney, you plonker

Post by **planetc** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:25 am

Hayward691 wrote:16 something.... That's a bit crap!!! My old C20NE had piper cross air filter and straight through exhaust and a full boot build of mdf and I got around 13 - 14 seconds with quite a bit of driver delay!!!

Absolute bollox

edit, ok, just read the rest of the thread, lol

joe cavalier sri · Post by **joe cavalier sri** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:56 pm

found this on net lads n lases do u think its any good ???

http://www.mk3oc.com/forum/showthread.p ... the-X20XEV

cheerz

joe cavalier sri · Post by **joe cavalier sri** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:30 pm

so what does my egr valve look like and what do i have to do to make it faster cheerz

Gaz · Post by **Gaz** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:44 pm

it wont do much unless its broke, if its not broke leave it be

Post by **planetc** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:49 am

Gaz wrote:it wont do much unless its broke, if its not broke leave it be

That's not very helpful Gaz? Have you never heard of a lightened and balanced egr valve?

joe cavalier sri · Post by **joe cavalier sri** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 1:15 pm

That's not very helpful Gaz? Have you never heard of a lightened and balanced egr valve?

ive never heard of that apart from decat and a 4 2 1 exhaust manifold ? owt els cheerz

btcctroy · Post by **btcctroy** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:38 pm

Haha quality.

Have u thought about fitting a rocket on the roof.
That will defo increase performance some what

gsi pie · Post by **gsi pie** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:43 pm

or like troy add some stickers, he went for btcc sticker's and that gave him 80BHP!!!!!

Post by **planetc** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:52 pm

gsi pie wrote:or like troy add some stickers, he went for btcc sticker's and that gave him 80BHP!!!!!

Bollox, they aren't worth that..... 40-50 tops.

btcctroy · Post by **btcctroy** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:55 pm

Well my go faster stickers were rather disappointing. It looks fast parked up does the count

gsi pie · Post by **gsi pie** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:57 pm

joe cavalier sri · Post by **joe cavalier sri** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:03 pm

or8 sarcastic c@nts back to the thred what can i do cheaply to start off with to make it go faster

Cavalier342 · Post by **Cavalier342** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:10 pm

You won't make an Ecotec go faster, that's the whole point of the Ecotec engines.... They were designed with reduced power, reduced emissions, with more sensors. If you want more power, it has already been suggested, remove the engine and fit a redtop or a V6 lump... There is no other way. Ok, maybe from an engineer's point of view there is but it's all up to your budget/effort.

Post by **planetc** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:45 pm

joe cavalier sri wrote:what can i do cheaply to start off with to make it go faster

Seriously, pump the tyres up, and make sure it's been well serviced, and throw out all the crap. This is a cheap starting point. The x20xev is not a good base for tuning* and you are wasting money trying to get anything serious from it.
*unless you give it and your pile of money to a specialist.

saucy_begger · Post by **saucy_begger** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:39 am

classic thread guys lol i needed a laugh

it seems you can have quite the laugh on here

Kevwaggy · Post by **Kevwaggy** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:51 am

Cavalier342 wrote:You won't make an Ecotec go faster, that's the whole point of the Ecotec engines.... They were designed with reduced power, reduced emissions, with more sensors. If you want more power, it has already been suggested, remove the engine and fit a redtop or a V6 lump... There is no other way. Ok, maybe from an engineer's point of view there is but it's all up to your budget/effort.

I made my ecotec go faster...

Post by **humbucker** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:15 am

I'm sure Total Vauxhall did a X20XEV tuning guide a little while ago, concluding that while you have more chance of squeezing power out of a red top etc there are still improvements to be had if you want to keep the x20 lump. I will have a look for it, although I imagine they say the same as everyone one here at the end of the day; get a better base if you're wanting big power.

Kevwaggy · Post by **Kevwaggy** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:47 am

To be fair to the old ecotec the only reason it got binned for the v6 is 'cos it died. It was plenty quick enough and much better on fuel lol

Post by **humbucker** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:26 pm

I know it's not true but it did make me laugh when I heard:

ECOTEC stands for Every Component On This Engine's Crap

gsi pie · Post by **gsi pie** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:04 pm

dan

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