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bbracer16valver
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Joined: 23 Dec 2005
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:02 am

is a lightened one worth 90 quid?

reakon i myte get one before i change my clutch
Chris H
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:02 am

depend show light it is.

The standard cfly is already very light
bbracer16valver
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:04 am

half standard weight if not more
bbracer16valver
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:05 am

and it aint that light lol lighter than lifting the engine out by hand lol
Chris H
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:08 am

well stock is 5kg's, 2.5kg or less will not idle under 3krpm
bbracer16valver
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:09 am

so what weight should it be? bout 3 and half maybe 4Kgs
Chris H
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:11 am

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.
bbracer16valver
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:15 am

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
Chris H
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:16 am

EP80 or ATF, I use ATF
bbracer16valver
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:18 am

automatic stuff

im gna need more than 2litres yea?

thas wat i just got out of my spare box
Chris H
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:18 am

3 ish litre.

yes autobox oil.
bbracer16valver
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:19 am

price range?
Chris H
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:24 am

I get 5 litres for aroudn a tenner.
touring_19_16v
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Joined: 27 Apr 2005
Posts: 620

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:31 am

o bugger i used 75w90 at 7.99 a ltr lol
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:32 am

halfords? they sell it at 8 quid a litre. go to the factrors and you pay a tenner for 5.
stan
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Joined: 07 Apr 2004
Posts: 1268

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 5:34 pm

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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