Great video James, keep up the good work JC

Awesome work pal . How have i not come accross this channel in the past . Subscribed

this is the best engine, my kadett has the same coscast head with 2300cc crankshaft 94.6mm and pistons ford duratec 88.5mm, Brazil lengths

Loved watching the Build process mate. Can't Beat the sound of a National Hot Rod Engine on Full Chat. Been a fan for years.

We ain’t guess it ,we get it right-Love it 💪🏻👍 Great video James .

Well done beautiful work

Vauxhall is the best ! Very good video

Fascinating video James, sounded awesome on the dyno👍.

Dang the knowledge is insane! Subbed!

Thank you!

Another very interesting video

Great work on the xe mate, My calibra also likes this build, Keep the videos coming, Cheers

Great video

Superb episode ! what a great engine

Good show mate

Loving this, I've gone from my first love, the 1600 kent/valencia x-flow in my mk1 xr2 to Vaux xe engines. This is the channel for me, great stuff. I'm in love with that cam lift / duration machine, mind blown.

Great video James, very informative as always, keep up the good work 👍👍👍

Hi James do you sell Elring bottom end gasket sets for these engines if so how much would they be also fantastic video again well done Tracey xx

It's been a fair while, but i thought they needed to be hydraulic - or the OEM type? Seem to recall something about the profiles used back then destroying the gen' INA hydraulic followers - if they did change the requirement, might have been for reliability? On that, and it may be a stupid question (wouldn't be my first - or last), do they adjust the cam' timing depending on the track length and conditions? I mean whether to bias towards peak rpm or aim for better torque a little lower for drive off the corners?

always good seeing other people enjoy these engines in whatever shape or form :D i got a stock ( for now ;) ) road use xe in my project calibra. ohh gues the hp, with individual throttlebody's na it should land arround 300hp max ?

Do you know if anyone tried to put x20xev pistons in a c20ne?

Awesome watch. Quick question. The 4-2-1 exhaust the hotrods run are different lengths for there different cams. How much of a difference would that be to the 2 exhaust you ran? Is it possible you can say the numbers achieved on the dyno?

Xe power 👌

So Ive just bought a pair of reprofiled camshaft’s for my Vauxhall XE engine and they are sold on a fast road basis and fit to the engine on it’s standard timing markings because the clearance are said to be safe. Out of interest before fitting, i measured the lobes on my original cams and they were 44mm, but the upgraded cams had shorter lobes at 40mm. Now I would of thought the upgraded cams would have higher lobes, or atleast the same size for valve lift. Can anyone explain why this is? Do the upgraded cams give me more valve opening durations over the standard ones? Turned engine over by hand several times and it feels perfectly ok as in no valves colliding with the pistons. I’m just a bit curious. Piper cams they are and claim to give a power increase of 12bhp. I’ve already got a direct cold air duct and a large bore 4-2-1 exhaust manifold with a 2” straight through pipe. I’m excited to see how well the power gains with be. But very curious about the lobe sizes being different. Also, it occurred to me that is it necessary to change the valve springs to accommodate the upgraded one or would the standard springs be ok?

Thought the video was great

Nice video, can you make Todd's engine sound and go like that ?

always rod number 4 that lets go on xe engines, cast rods dont like high rpm lol

Deae Sir, i am working on the same engine. Can you tell me how much tork i'll need to fasten the crankshaft bearings ( in Newton meter) I would be glad to hear from you!

why ddi that conrod broke?

You did not make any break in? just build it and and send it to full throttle?

That bottom end/block looks so much like a Ford Pinto 2.0 L engine

what was the hp and torque?

265-275 hp Cant beat a good EX , my mate has 2 Swindon XE's in the garage 1 dry sump the other wet sump ....

with injector you achive better results, casue they can change fast according to the condition you tunne it...

not in HD?

36 minutes of no information what so ever, hiding the piston weights and the final power figure was what 20hp? i would rather watch paint dry....least I would know how long it took.