G'day from John

[astragsi4x4]

So you don't think a small block chev will fit in the front of your Astra?
(they seem to be able to shoehorn the little chev into almost every other type of car)





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there is a guy fitting one in an astra g, well fitted it now. hiya john

[Shay]

So you don't think a small block chev will fit in the front of your Astra?
(they seem to be able to shoehorn the little chev into almost every other type of car)





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dont bother with that, just put in a LS1, its been done before...

[JohnL]

Thanks for the welcomes. I'll put up some pics of the various mechanical contraptions as soon as I get a chance.

And LS1 in the Astra? I'm trying to go cold turkey on those engines .

John

[hazrd]

And LS1 in the Astra? I'm trying to go cold turkey on those engines .
John

use more oil than a diesel

[tomburke7]

use more oil than a diesel

that depends on how you do the valve guides.

[cdti]

Welcome John.

I'm almost just around the corner - Winston Hills. The little oiler will amaze you on how much speed vs fuel you can get out of a car. You may get more speed out of the crummydore, but it'll cost you more than twice in fuel.

[JohnL]

use more oil than a diesel

You hear that a lot about the early ones- I think they had low piston ring tension to reduce friction, but the downside was a love for oil.

Mine used absolutely no oil between changes - 10,000 km if I wasn't kind to it. They are brilliant engines really- mine was good for 13.4 s at 105 mph at the strip with only a tune, a bigger MAF pipe and some stormwater pipe into the air box.

More cold air = more better. Should do this to the Astra.

John

[JohnL]

...You may get more speed out of the crummydore, but it'll cost you more than twice in fuel.

That's true on both counts . What is surprising in the CDTI is the grunt it's got from say 1800 rpm in 6th when you squeeze the throttle to overtake. At that point it's stronger than the LS1. At that point only though, because when the diesel is starting to strangle at 4500 rpm the LS1 is just about to start taking deep breaths...

Anyway, there's a lot to like about the sort of machine the diesel is.

John

[sooty]

At that point only though, because when the diesel is starting to strangle at 4500 rpm the LS1 is just about to start taking deep breaths...

There's one easy way to fix that, and make it quicker to 100 than the old LS1

[CDXIJET]

Welcome John.

I'm almost just around the corner - Winston Hills. The little oiler will amaze you on how much speed vs fuel you can get out of a car. You may get more speed out of the crummydore, but it'll cost you more than twice in fuel.

Welcome aboard John ,

Yeah I hear you about the LS1 they are an awesome engine and I did have a VL turbo that guzzled ,I am now driving an Astra as well and yeah the fuel economy compared to the VL and LS1 = more money left over after pay day for me .....