ok here do i start,

im 28 from fintona n.ireland and tonite i just went to look at hopefully first sri130 saloon. ive always been a vauxhall man but then for a while found the attraction of the corrola rwd. after just completing a full resto on the corolla i found a sri in a barn and im hopefully purchasing tomorrow night.

ive had around 14 vauxhalls now from novas to cavaliers to mantas.

i had a blue mk2 1.8 sri in the past but now my heart is set on a 130 model.

hello and welcome good luck with the purchase

thanks now could you point me in the direction of a tread to identify a genuine 130?

Good luck with the purchace mate

Dont know about a thread but you can tell a 130 by the following,the engine code letters should read SEH, the front brake discs are larger than the other cars, the ecu has a different code number on specific to the 130,the exhaust is of a greater diameter 48 instead of 45 as on the standard 2.0 sri,there is an oil cooler fitted,the front air dam has fog lights fitted as per the CDi,the door logos say SRI 130, the radiator expansion tank has two top outlets on the 130 and the oil filter is specific to the 130. I have yet to see a log book that states sri 130 they only state sri. Cannot think of any otherb differences.

By now many cars could have after market exhausts,front discs and other items fitted or changed also remember it is easy to make a standard sri into a 130 although the cost may not be viable to do this but i have seen standard sri,s with the door transfers fitted and an oil cooler added.

It would be nice to find one with the original bill of sale to conform a 130, i have one with mine and most probably many others on this site also have this confirmation.

cheers neil great info there

what so the letters on the standard 2.0 read ohc?

ive the chassis number here could vauxhall tell me if its a genuine?

Welcome to the site, get some pics of this Cav posted up 

will do lad hen i get it. now shes stripped at the minute the fella was going to repaint it and it went no further

The standard 2.0 letters will  read NE, but for your information there is also an engine fitted into the Astra GTE 8 valve MK2 Saloon (not the convertable ) where the letters read SER this is the same mechanicaly as the SEH fitted to the 130 but things like the exhaust and ecu are different.

whats the difference in the brain as its handy looked at and will be a sure sign if shes genuine

Thr 130 brain has the following Bosch and GM part numbers on it.

BOSCH O 261 200 120

GM 90 298 613

The numbers on the normal 2.0 brain will obviously be different

The brain is located in the front passenger footwell.

ok neil cheers for the info but turns out shes not a 130 nor aq 2.0sri but a 1.8sri but however by the info you gave me i have a 130 engine loom and brain sitting under a cover in the garage so happy days lol

Hi and welcome.  Remember to get pics when you get it.

lol yeah will do