Out With The Pinto In With The C20Xe Problems ? 2B

[Guest windscreen man]

hi hopfully some of you experienced bunch can help , i am removing the pinto and putting a c20xe in my 2b, i have the bell housing, clutch fork , nodiz ecu, r1 carbs and manifold ext, i was wondering what is the score with the pedal box and servo do i have to change them ? and what do i do with the strenghening bar under the engine bay ? also is there any other problems that i will bump in to ? thanx lew

[Bob Tucker]

I kept the pedal box for the clutch & throttle, but fitted a floor mounted brake pedal, tandem M/C & ditched the servo.

I had the sliding pillar chassis & just cut out the plough.....no distortion partly due to the big X in the front chassis in front of the rad.

I also had to move the engine & box forward to clear the chassis rail, & then needed to lengthen the propshaft.

Measure where the crankshaft bolt is with the pinto & make sure the XE bolt is in the same place.

I also had to "relieve" the drivers side of the tunnel for the starter motor......I used a 2lb club "reliever"

You can shut & cut the standard exhaust by reversing the 2 pipes .

Ill take a pic of mine later.

Edited August 25, 2014 by Bob Tucker

[Derek]

I did this switch last year, My solutions to your questions are....

 

I was wondering what is the score with the pedal box and servo do i have to change them ?

I did dumped the servo and sierra pedal box, replaced with GBS pedal box, used a Ford Ka master cylinder, not using a servo.

 

and what do i do with the strengthening bar under the engine bay

I cut and shut it basically to protect the oil filter and sump I will have a skid plate attached soon; after I saw the filter from a friends car after grounding out. I cut the u bend off, extended the side tubes and put a cross tube to join them back together in front of the oil filter

 

 

also is there any other problems that i will bump in to ?

There will be some but there are a few of us that have done the switch so just ask.

Edited August 25, 2014 by Derek

[steve_wilson]

i have a z20let fitted, which is different to the c20xe, however i think the bottom ends are very similar.

 

i have a yukspeed sump fitted which meant i didnt have to alter the plough, i have about an inch iclearance between the top of the plough and the bottom of the sump, quality of the sump isnt brilliant, but the price reflects this.

 

i tried to make the sierra pedal box work but decided to bin it and go for a floor mounted obp pedal box, certainly looks neat but untested yet.

[Guest windscreen man]

Ok thanx sooo much for the advice if any one has any advice for me dont hesitate to comment,. I also have the yukspeed sump . With out me being a pain does any of you boys know what kind of power I will be running at the wheels and fly wheel roughly with the c20xe on r1 carbs and a nodiz ecu ?

[Bob Tucker]

I had 174 with twin 45 DHLAs and 38mm chokes from a 100k miler

 

I'd guess 170 -175 at the fly with a reasonable exhaust

140-145 at the wheels

Maybe more depending on choke size in the R1s

[Kerry]

I previously ran 20xe with R1 Carbs and it made 173 at torque tune.