i've got a 1.8sport (x18xe) my 4 branch is blowing and i want to swap back to standard manifold/downpipe, will a standard 2.0sport manifold/downpipe (x20xev) fit my engine/exhaust
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2.0 exhaust on 1.8? help!
- Thread starter essexjohn
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No it wont, the 2.0 downpipe routes a different way round the sump.
P.s. Your engine is a C18XEL not an X18XEV.
P.s. Your engine is a C18XEL not an X18XEV.
GSi: C18XE
Sport: C18XEL
Sport: C18XEL
will make sure i get a 1.8 not a 2.0, 1.8sport is a x18xe engine and the 2.0 is a x20xev they are same engine but the 2.0 is bored out, the v on the end of the engine code means volume increase
No it isn't. A Sport is a C18XEL, if it was an X18XE then it would have EGR and SAI.
But it doesn't, so it isn't.
The V stands for 'volume model' but no-one seems to be able to decide whether that means it was a high production engine (as it was used in so many cars) or whether it means increased capacity.
Increased capacity doesn't seem right to me, since the X20XEV appeared BEFORE the X18XE.
But it doesn't, so it isn't.
The V stands for 'volume model' but no-one seems to be able to decide whether that means it was a high production engine (as it was used in so many cars) or whether it means increased capacity.
Increased capacity doesn't seem right to me, since the X20XEV appeared BEFORE the X18XE.
The manifolds are interchangeable, the dowpipes were the differemce.
Obviously the X18XE and X20XEV have the SAI ports drilled, the C18XE and C18XEL don't.
Obviously the X18XE and X20XEV have the SAI ports drilled, the C18XE and C18XEL don't.