{"id":73711,"date":"2021-06-28T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=73711"},"modified":"2021-06-28T01:10:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T06:10:57","slug":"vauxhall-chevette-with-a-c20xe-inline-four-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=73711","title":{"rendered":"Vauxhall Chevette with a C20XE Inline-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Retropower<\/a> is building a Vauxhall Chevette called “Project Vadar” at their company in Wykin, Hinckley, UK. The little hatchback is receiving a ground-up overhaul and more powerful powertrain. Under the hood sits a Vauxhall\/Opel 2.0 L C20XE “Redtop” 16-valve inline-four built by Exon Racing Engines<\/a> in Scotlands, Coalville, UK. The motor will run a MoTeC M130 ECU, dry sump, Jenvey ITBs, and produce around 294 horsepower. It pairs with a Quaife six-speed sequential gearbox and fully-floating Atlas rear end. Other upgrades include AP Racing disc brakes and wide HSR bodykit. <\/p>\n

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Source: Retropower<\/a> and Retropower FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Retropower is building a Vauxhall Chevette called “Project Vadar” at their company in Wykin, Hinckley, UK. The little hatchback is receiving a ground-up overhaul and more powerful powertrain. Under the hood sits a Vauxhall\/Opel 2.0 L C20XE “Redtop” 16-valve inline-four built by Exon Racing Engines in Scotlands, Coalville, UK. The motor will run a MoTeC… Read More »Vauxhall Chevette with a C20XE Inline-Four<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":73715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[813],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chevette-vauxhall"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":126606,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=126606","url_meta":{"origin":73711,"position":0},"title":"Vauxhall Chevette with a 2.3 L C20XE","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Retropower spent a lot of time building this 1983 Vauxhall Chevette called \u201cProject Vadar\u201d at their company in Wykin, Hinckley, UK. 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