Delphia
27th May 2013, 03:58 PM
Some of you will have seen my thead in members cars some of you will not.
http://www.opelaus.com/forums/showthread.php?34716-Project-5k
In short, I am building a project with the aim of seeing just how far I can get a car from stock on $5000 over the quarter mile.
But I have reached a slight roadblock in my thinking, Should I...
A. Swap in a Calibra c20xe
B. campaign the x16xe motor
Both have their positive and negative aspects. The X16xe is already in the car and was running before I hacked the wiring harness to death. The C20xe is a motor with far more aftermarket research done. The X16xe is a badly factory strangled motor and could see significant gains with minimal outlay. The C20xe gives me significant gains before I even begin to tickle it.
The big problem I'm having is actually more of a moral dilemma. If I pull the X16 and fit the C20xe am I staying true to the project? There is already so little of the original car left that the only bonus I will have from starting with a Gsi is slightly better brakes than a 1.4L econobox. Is it still the same car? Part of me thinks that the objective is to see how fast I can go for $5000. In which case the c20 is a clear winner as a c20 can push one of these cars to a mid 13 on good tyres. But the other part thinks that If I loose the x16, I'm just building a "bitsa". That you can make anything silly fast for $5000 if you don't mind being completely insane.
So I'm opening the floor I guess, Input would be greatly appreciated.
(Also, Either way I plan on staying all motor)
http://www.opelaus.com/forums/showthread.php?34716-Project-5k
In short, I am building a project with the aim of seeing just how far I can get a car from stock on $5000 over the quarter mile.
But I have reached a slight roadblock in my thinking, Should I...
A. Swap in a Calibra c20xe
B. campaign the x16xe motor
Both have their positive and negative aspects. The X16xe is already in the car and was running before I hacked the wiring harness to death. The C20xe is a motor with far more aftermarket research done. The X16xe is a badly factory strangled motor and could see significant gains with minimal outlay. The C20xe gives me significant gains before I even begin to tickle it.
The big problem I'm having is actually more of a moral dilemma. If I pull the X16 and fit the C20xe am I staying true to the project? There is already so little of the original car left that the only bonus I will have from starting with a Gsi is slightly better brakes than a 1.4L econobox. Is it still the same car? Part of me thinks that the objective is to see how fast I can go for $5000. In which case the c20 is a clear winner as a c20 can push one of these cars to a mid 13 on good tyres. But the other part thinks that If I loose the x16, I'm just building a "bitsa". That you can make anything silly fast for $5000 if you don't mind being completely insane.
So I'm opening the floor I guess, Input would be greatly appreciated.
(Also, Either way I plan on staying all motor)