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bbracer16valver
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Joined: 23 Dec 2005
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Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:02 am |
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is a lightened one worth 90 quid?
reakon i myte get one before i change my clutch |
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Chris H
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Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:02 am |
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depend show light it is.
The standard cfly is already very light |
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bbracer16valver
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Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:04 am |
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half standard weight if not more |
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bbracer16valver
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Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:05 am |
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and it aint that light lol lighter than lifting the engine out by hand lol |
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Chris H
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Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:08 am |
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well stock is 5kg's, 2.5kg or less will not idle under 3krpm |
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bbracer16valver
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Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:09 am |
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so what weight should it be? bout 3 and half maybe 4Kgs |
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Chris H
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Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:11 am |
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5kg's is already very light, vauxhalls later ecotecs are 15kg's.
4kg is pretty light and the most you should go to, a lot of material is already machined off them from the factory. |
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bbracer16valver
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Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:15 am |
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k i thought when u said 5kgs that is light specially when vectra are like 17kgs
wat oil do i put in my gearbox gona have it out tomorrow |
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Chris H
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Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:16 am |
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bbracer16valver
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Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:18 am |
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automatic stuff
im gna need more than 2litres yea?
thas wat i just got out of my spare box |
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Chris H
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Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:18 am |
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3 ish litre.
yes autobox oil. |
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bbracer16valver
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Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:19 am |
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Chris H
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Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:24 am |
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I get 5 litres for aroudn a tenner. |
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touring_19_16v
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Joined: 27 Apr 2005
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Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:31 am |
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o bugger i used 75w90 at 7.99 a ltr lol |
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Chris H
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Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:32 am |
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halfords? they sell it at 8 quid a litre. go to the factrors and you pay a tenner for 5. |
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stan
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Joined: 07 Apr 2004
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Mon Jan 30, 2006 5:34 pm |
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stock 1.8 fly is more like 7.5kg.
u'll struggle to shave a kg off unless you remove the trigger pattern |
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