foggyjames wrote:The other joy is perfectly good BX 16vs and 405 MI-16s being scrapped for their engines for swaps into 205s.

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James

Get's my vote too Jamesy lad.

When did you last see a cavlier GSi on the road? They (and calibras)'ve all been plundered of their XEs for nova/corsa/manta/astravan/caterham/westfield/ owt you like.

True. Didn't the Daewoo Espero also feature an XE? If so...that seems like a more fitting donor...

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James

Think it was some sort of ecotec. I know a few peeps have put XEs in that Daewoo that was a mk2 astra.

Looks like you're right. A mate mentioned XEs being factory fitment in early Daewoos (the Cav and Astra based ones), so I only skim read the Wikipedia lie-fest I guess he was getting XEs and Ecotecs mixed up.

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James

Yeah they're much the same engine but the XE was killed off in late 93. The ecotecs are much the same, but with restrictive management and money skimped on parts. Still make damn good power on a set of carbs though, and available RWD-ready in scrapped omegas everywhere.