Ok. Here it comes. What do these red top and black top etc mean.

Some else will fill the blanks but basically....
Red top is a vauxhall engine

Black top is the post 95 zetec

Silver top is the pre 95 zetec

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as above. c20xe is 2.0 red top c20let is redtop turbo.

Ever thought of using a 'green top'...

otherwise known as a Kawasaki engine....



Steve

ME?

I would prefer car engines. As I have a Astra F rally car, I am familiar with the c20xe engine.

In Vauxhall terms:

Blacktop is the 130bhp 2 litre as fitted to many Astras, Cavs, Vectras etc.

Redtop is the 150bhp from the Cavalier/Astra GSi and some Calibras.

Vauxhall red top - with decent exhaust, inlet and ignition you're looking close to 200bhp as standard. hence they are so popular.

Vauxhall blacktop - the engine vauxhall replaced the red top with in the mid 90s? (guessing dates). It wasn't as good and doesn't have the potential so isn't widely used.

Ford Silvertop - basically a zetec. 130bhp as standard, up to 150 with decent exhaust, inlet and ignition as standard.

Ford Blacktop - revised zetec with slightly better bits which make it more tunable. In base tube its the same as the silvertop.


(all this is gathered from reading this forum, i'm no expert but i think its approximately right).

In toyota standards:

16v 4AGE
Blue top

Red Top



20v 4AGE
Silvertop

Blacktop


In Ford standards:
Silvertop

Blacktop


In Vauxhall standards:
Blacktop (i think)


Redtop


[Edited on 16/12/08 by Werner Van Loock]

thanks for the info!!!

[Edited on 16/12/08 by seakoot]

Well done chaps, excellent and full replies and information there! A pat on the back to all respondents!

I'm seakoot was very impressed!

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