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Got some nice brand new blue injectors, I guess more ideal for 300-350hp.

Although not so much been done on the car during the last few months, I have been ordering parts on the go. Today I received the latest!! C20XE sump gasket and gasket set.. Brand new timing set, new racing injectors, and original conrod bearings!

In the meantime, some new goodies have arrived!!

More progress on the Astra this week.. Replaced the ecu connector with a 90degree to make the megasquirt fit properly in the original ecu location and bracket. I can now install the ecu back! Also drilled a new 54mm hole in the bulkhead, and passed the ecu loom through. Found a spot next to...

Rewired and fixed all issues with the ecu wiring loom. Replaced the old cheap fuse and relay holder... Next step is to test fit in the car!

Then took my time to cable manage all the wires near the ecu and secured the ecu in place. BEFORE AFTER

As the rain keeps going, and engine parts are still delivered, I have turned my focus on the interior. First thing I sorted out was the ecu loom. As said a few times already I am running on megasquirt so the custom wiring will have to be further customized in order to allow the loom to pass...

I did a conversion from 10 pin to 16 pin by rewiring the wires on my early type c20xe. Then managed to read the codes through an obd2 scanner by going into the c20xe calibra engine. But as the others have said it really depends on the scanner you have

Andy_Mk3 I would appreciate any help on the saab gearbox options mate

Right... So we have done some more digging on the engine condition and I have some bad news... Although the engine seemed good from a first look, unfortunately it is not.. Cylinder 1 is 5 tenths of a mm larger than the rest bores, while piston 1 is 3 tenths of a mm smaller than the rest. That...

Didnt think of it tbh. What would actually be needed and what gearbox model?

Managed to finally get the XE engine out to start the rebuild process. Fully dismantled and checked. I am very glad that the cylinders are mint! for a 30 years old engine. Next step is to order the LET forged pistons and a ton of parts, gaksets etc, and get the block cleaned and painted...

Did they disconnect the battery before starting the job? If not it is possible that something may have been damaged. As already mentioned, try the paper clip test (jumb pins A and B iirc), and count the number of flashes on the dash. Number of flashes can be translated to fault codes. For...

Really doubt f28s even exist in Cyprus!!

A bit of a progress today. Dash is out. Although I wanted to avoid this, I decided to remove it to get better access behind the dash to organise ecu and wiring. I am thinkng of placing the megasquirt ecu behind the glovebox area. It seems there is some more space to fit a custom bracket.

check this thread. https://www.mk3oc.com/forum/threads/a-ton-of-astra-f-wiring-diagrams.83228/

In the next weeks I will buy pistons, studs, bearings, gaskets etc. Next I need to sort out the gearbox challenge! I am pretty sure my F20 wont fit the job. I guess we ll see!

a heads up for the project I decided to go the root of turboing my engine, basically convert to let. I know I might as well just buy a let, but i wanna do it at my own pace and also am up for the challenge. Been investigating all this time and started sourcing parts out. The plan is to go for...

Just wanted to give a quick update on the project, basically during the last months I have only been ordering parts, so no really work been made on the car.. Been unlucky also as my daily driver has broken down so trying to get that back up and running (another engine out project!!). A few of...

Progress been a bit slow during the last few weeks. My other car has broken down so need to focus on fixing it, plus weather is not doing me any favour! Keep ordering parts, I hope to carry on with the new year!!