{"id":81844,"date":"2022-01-24T17:21:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T23:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=81844"},"modified":"2025-01-20T10:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T16:24:22","slug":"vauxhall-chevette-with-a-285-hp-c20xe-redtop-inline-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=81844","title":{"rendered":"Vauxhall Chevette with a 285 hp C20XE Redtop Inline-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=81852\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-81852\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"81852\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=81852\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-07.jpg?fit=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1152\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Vauxhall Chevette with a C20XE inline-four 07\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Vauxhall Chevette built by Retropower with a C20XE inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-07.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-07.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vauxhall Chevette built by Retropower with a C20XE inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-07.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-07.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-07.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-07.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-07.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last year <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=73711\">we shared<\/a> a Vauxhall Chevette called &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Project-Vader-by-Retropower-102494704974935\/\">Vader<\/a>&#8221; being built by the talented workers at <a href=\"https:\/\/retropower.co.uk\/\">Retropower<\/a> in the UK. Under the hood sits a 2.3 L C20XE \u201cRedtop\u201d inline-four built by Exon Racing Engines paired with a Quaife six-speed sequential transmission and Atlas rear end. The car is now complete enough to have it&#8217;s first road test and dyno session. The C20XE made 285 horsepower and 198 lb-ft of torque on 99 octane fuel. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/E0FipQR-ckk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F102494704974935%2Fvideos%2F1896897130483060%2F&#038;width=600&#038;show_text=false&#038;height=338&#038;appId\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=81853\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-81853\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" 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height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-09.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-09.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-09.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-09.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-09.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=81855\" rel=\"attachment 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inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-10.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-10.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-10.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-10.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-10.jpg?resize=930%2C620&amp;ssl=1 930w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-10.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=81856\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-81856\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"81856\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=81856\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-11.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Vauxhall Chevette with a C20XE inline-four 11\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Vauxhall Chevette built by Retropower with a C20XE inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Vauxhall Chevette with a C20XE inline-four 12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Vauxhall Chevette built by Retropower with a C20XE inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-12.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-12.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vauxhall Chevette built by Retropower with a C20XE inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-12.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-12.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-12.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-12.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-12.jpg?resize=930%2C620&amp;ssl=1 930w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-12.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSkFu24_mcdSGwkGh_Gk03A\">Retropower channel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Project-Vader-by-Retropower-102494704974935\/\">Retropower Vader FB page<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year we shared a Vauxhall Chevette called &#8220;Vader&#8221; being built by the talented workers at Retropower in the UK. Under the hood sits a 2.3 L C20XE \u201cRedtop\u201d inline-four built by Exon Racing Engines paired with a Quaife six-speed sequential transmission and Atlas rear end. The car is now complete enough to have it&#8217;s&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=81844\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Vauxhall Chevette with a 285 hp C20XE Redtop Inline-Four<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":81852,"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":70,"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,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[813],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chevette-vauxhall"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vauxhall-Chevette-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-07.jpg?fit=2048%2C1152&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":73711,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=73711","url_meta":{"origin":81844,"position":0},"title":"Vauxhall Chevette with a C20XE Inline-Four","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 28, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Retropower is building a Vauxhall Chevette called \"Project Vadar\" at their company in Wykin, Hinckley, UK. 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