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1995 Cavalier 1.7 TD - chip fat express

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big end floater aka lb Part of things Posts: 837	1995 Cavalier 1.7 TD - chip fat express big end floater aka lb @ludeboy
	Jun 2, 2008 21:13:12 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	this is my daily a m plate chavalier 1.7 TD ,was the pool car at work but it was replaced with a vw people carrier and I was given it instead of the scrap-man , the interior is absolutely buggered 12 years of engineers wibblepoo and enough stainless bolts to sink the iow were removed and the mot man was visited ,now the interesting bit ,its got the Isuzu diesel engine that runs very well on chip fat and after some research on tinternet found out that the engine when supplied by Isuzu to vauxhall was heavily restricted to 80 hp and gawd it was slow so after a bit more fishing the restrictions have been removed basically a plastic polo in the lift pump and a dent on the top of the lift pump lid to stop the plunger opening fully also the turbo waste gate was set to open at .7 bar but can run up to 1.3 bar so off to the bay of thieves I went... and for £8 got a adjustable bleed valve £3 on a boost gauge and the most expensive part a cone filter for a £10 threw them on and after a bit of tinkering and a bit of over boosting (showed 2.5 bar )goes very well wheel spins in 123 on the throttle in the wet and is returning t least 52mg however its driven ;Dnext jobs on the list are gut the cat and sort out a bigger inter-cooler .......i know its not retro but thought that some of you might be interested
	Last Edit: Jun 3, 2008 15:02:54 GMT by rmad Lets clear up car terms: "Understeer" is when you hit the fence with the front of the car. "Oversteer" is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car. "Horsepower" is how fast you hit the fence. "Torque" is how far you take the fence with you.

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lordyoung1980 Posted a lot Posts: 1,456	1995 Cavalier 1.7 TD - chip fat express lordyoung1980 @lordyoung1980
	Jun 2, 2008 21:35:40 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I like that alot but i would love to put that motor with those mods in a Nova,i can just see the the Max power brigade crying into their magazines now.


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big end floater aka lb Part of things Posts: 837	1995 Cavalier 1.7 TD - chip fat express big end floater aka lb @ludeboy
	Jun 2, 2008 21:40:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	now theres a idea .....what about that 3 door astra ive got at me mothers place .........
	Lets clear up car terms: "Understeer" is when you hit the fence with the front of the car. "Oversteer" is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car. "Horsepower" is how fast you hit the fence. "Torque" is how far you take the fence with you.

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lordyoung1980 Posted a lot Posts: 1,456	1995 Cavalier 1.7 TD - chip fat express lordyoung1980 @lordyoung1980
	Jun 5, 2008 17:24:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	^^BUILD IT^^ ;D


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Harold Ramp Bumface Fandango Posted a lot Posts: 4,835	1995 Cavalier 1.7 TD - chip fat express Harold Ramp Bumface Fandango @cavmad
	Jun 5, 2008 17:28:27 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Ace cars, and the Isuzu TD is a brilliant engine. Far better in fact than the GM Lowblow unit that replaced it. 1.7TD Corasa and Novas have been built apparantly and are supposedly ace fun. The 1.5TD standard engines are quick enough as they are so the 1.7 would be a blast.
	Corsa Apology Champion 2014.

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big end floater aka lb Part of things Posts: 837	1995 Cavalier 1.7 TD - chip fat express big end floater aka lb @ludeboy
	Jun 14, 2008 23:21:29 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	update later ......
	Lets clear up car terms: "Understeer" is when you hit the fence with the front of the car. "Oversteer" is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car. "Horsepower" is how fast you hit the fence. "Torque" is how far you take the fence with you.

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topghia Part of things Posts: 661	1995 Cavalier 1.7 TD - chip fat express topghia @topghia
	Jun 15, 2008 21:21:44 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	wow just spotted this post ive bought the exact same car about 2 month ago and been running it on veg oil for about 2000 miles now and it loves it ive got planned all the same mods apart from I'm going to skip the white ring mod for now ive already fitted a cone filter it makes the turbo alot more audiable and mine spins up at 1500 rpm before that it felt like about 2k before anything happened ive also fitted calibra gauges and got a boost guage to fit where the oil pressure was still on the shopping list is my bleedd valve then I'm ready for abit of tweeking I'm not even sure if its worth me starting a post now you have said my plans and my car is identical lol
	Last Edit: Jun 15, 2008 21:34:36 GMT by topghia

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topghia Part of things Posts: 661	1995 Cavalier 1.7 TD - chip fat express topghia @topghia
	Jun 20, 2008 22:02:14 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	are you running wvo or svo?


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