Opel Kadett C2 GT/E (Evolution 2) group 2 (1978)
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Source | Development chain 1967: Opel Kadett B 1975: Opel Kadett C GT/E 1978: Opel Kadett C2 GT/E 1982: Opel Kadett D GT/E 1984: Opel Kadett E 1.8 GSi 1987: Opel Kadett E 2.0 GSi 1988: Opel Kadett E GSi 16V 1992: Opel Astra F GSI 16V |
Development level Group 4 Group 2 Group 1 |
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Specifications
Yellow/white - 2254 units produced between 1977 and 1979 (Evolution 2 face lift)
Group/Class | 2 and A/7 | Homologation number: 5624 (12/1E) and A5152 | ||||
Years active | 1978-1979 | Homologation start: 1/10/1977 and 1/7/1983 Homologation end: 31/12/1981 and 31/12/1984 |
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Engine | ||||||
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Type | Opel CIH 20EH, straight 4 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine | located front longitudinal | ||||
Capacity | 1979 cc | WRC: 1979 cc | ||||
Bore x Stroke (mm) | 95.0 x 69.8 | |||||
Compression ratio | 10.5:1, 11.4:1 | |||||
Output power - torgue | 190 - 210 HP @ 7000 rpm | 230 - 240 Nm @ 5800 rpm | ||||
Main bearings | heat treated steel crankshaft with 5 main bearings 58mm diameter, 52mm big end journal diameter | forged steel connecting rod length between centers 128 mm, big end bearing diameter 55mm, 24.8mm width, 3/8" bolts. Aluminium alloy piston with 45mm compression height, 22mm piston pin diameter | ||||
Materials | block: grey cast iron, 208mm deck height | cylinderhead: reverse flow cast iron with "wedge" shape combustion chamber | ||||
Cams/valves | single overhead camshaft (SOHC) located between valves (not above), also called cam in head (CIH), chain driven. Operation with rocker arms and cam followers. Operation with rocker arms and cam followers. (Click here) | 2 valves/cyl. - 8 valves total. 42mm inlet valve diameter, 37mm exhaust valve diameter. 25o angle between inlet/exhaust valves axis and vertical (inlet and exhaust valves are parallel) | ||||
Aspiration | natural, Bosch L-jetronic electronic multipoint fuel injection. Click here and here | |||||
Ignition | electronic, firing order 1-3-4-2 | |||||
Cooling system | jacketed watercooled with pump, radiator, 360 mm diameter-5 blades fan and thermostat | 7 lt | ||||
Lubrication system | wet sump, group 2: dry sump with 3 stage oil pump and oil cooler | 4.1 lt | ||||
Transmission | ||||||
Type | rear wheel drive | Opel 4 speed, or ZF S5-18/3, 5 speed manual gearbox (see here) | ||||
Gearbox ratios | constant: 1.167/1 (21/18) 1st: 2.873/1 (32/13) 2nd: 1.751/1 (24/16) 3rd: 1.290/1 (21/19) 4th: 1.00/1 (-) R: 2.69/1 (30/13) |
constant: 1.438/1 (23/16) 1st: 3.426/1 (31/13) 2nd: 2.156/1 (24/16) 3rd: 1.366/1 (19/20) 4th: 1.00/1 (-) R: 2.69/1 (30/13) or R: 3.317/1 (30/18) |
constant: 1.259/1 (34/27) 1st: 2.99/1 (38/16) 2nd: 1.76/1 (35/25) 3rd: 1.305/1 (31/30) 4th: 1.000/1 (-) 5th: 0.874/1 (25/36) R: 3.64/1 |
constant: 1.259/1 (34/27) 1st: 3.873/1 (40/13) 2nd: 2.398/1 (40/21) 3rd: 1.727/1 (35/25) 4th: 1.259/1 (30/30) 5th: 1.000/1 (-) R: 3.67/1 |
group 2: constant: 1.033/1 (31/30) 1st: 2.30/1 (38/16) 2nd: 1.8/1 (39/21) 3rd: 1.36/1 (35/25) 4th: 1.14/1 (33/28) 5th: 1.000/1 (-) R: 2.83/1 (32/11) |
1979: constant: 1.526/1 (29/19) 1st: 3.640/1 (31/13) 2nd: 2.120/1 (25/18) 3rd: 1.336/1 (21/24) 4th: 1.000/1 (-) R: 3.522/1 (30/18) |
Diffrential ratio | 3.444/1 (31/9), 3.667/1 (33/9), 4.750/1 (38/8), 4.222/1 (38/9), 3.889/1 (35/9). group 2: 3.182/1 (35/11), 5.286/1 (37/7) |
Type 32, hypoid spiral bevel gears limited slip rear differential | ||||
Clutch | dry single disk, 216mm diameter | |||||
Chassis-body | ||||||
Type | steel monocoque Opel Kadett C chassis of GM T platform with front steel suspension cross member and roll-cage. 2 door coupe/liftback steel face lifted bodyshell with steel bumbers and rear spoiler. Group 2: extended wheel arches | |||||
Front suspension | double unequal wishbones with coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers and anti roll bar | |||||
Rear suspension | live axle with 2 longitudinal radius arms, panhard rod, coil springs and telescopic shock absorbers | |||||
Steering system | rack and pinion (no servo) | ratio 3.3/1 (30/9), 4.5/1 (27/6) | ||||
Brakes | front solid disks 244mm diameter with 2 piston calipers. Rear drums 230mm diameter with 1 double piston caliper 19/22mm diameter. Group 2 and 4: front ventilated disks 238mm diameter with 4 piston calipers 42mm diameter, rear ventilated disks 238mm diameter with 2 piston calipers 42mm diameter. Caliper water injection system for cooling |
dual circuit with vacuum servo | ||||
Dimensions | ||||||
length: 4.124 m (162.4 in) | width: 1.594 m (62.8 in), group 2 & 4: +100mm | height: 1.355 m (52.6 in) | ||||
wheelbase: 2.395 m (94.3 in) | front track: 1.318 m (51.9 in) | rear track: 1.314 m (51.7 in) | ||||
Rims - tires | steel 5.5" - 6" - 8 "x 13" , or aluminium wheels 5.5 x 13" | 175/70 HR 13 (195/60 R 15) | ||||
Weight | 850 kg | |||||
Fuel tank | 50 lt, group 2: 100 lt |
Results in WSCC
Season
Group 2 classification is noted in brackets
Group 2 classification is noted in brackets
Car entry | Car number/ result | |||||||||||||
Daytona | Brands Hatch | Mugello | Monza | Silver stone | Nurb | Le Mans | Watkins Glen | Mosport | Valle lunga | Dijon | ||||
Team | 24h | 6h | 6h | 1000km | 6h | 6h | 24h | 6h | 6h | 6h | 1000km | |||
Franz-Josef Ruether/ Jörg Helmig/ Fritz Moeller | #112, in entry list | |||||||||||||
Rödler, Sport Dienst | #113, 24th (6th) | |||||||||||||
Rödler, Sport Dienst | #129, dnf | |||||||||||||
Mich Opel Tuning | #114, 21st (4th) | |||||||||||||
Statistics | ||||||||||||||
Works Starts/finishes 3/2 | 3/2 | |||||||||||||
Driver | Team entries and car number | |||||||||||||
Rödler Sport Dienst | ||||||||||||||
Michael Degenhardt | 113 | |||||||||||||
Christoph Esser | 113 | |||||||||||||
Wilfried Esser | 113 | |||||||||||||
Wolfgang Offermann | 129 | |||||||||||||
Michael Dagenhardt | 129 | |||||||||||||
Wolf-Dieter Mantzel | 129 | |||||||||||||
Mich Opel Tuning | ||||||||||||||
Toni Ochs | 114 | |||||||||||||
Karl-Heinz Schäfer | 114 |
Results in WRC
Works team: Opel Euro Händler Team
Season
Entry | Rally event | |||||||||||||||
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Driver Codriver |
Team | MC | SVE Entry list |
KEN | POR | GRE | FIN | CAN | S.R | CdI | TdC | RAC | ||||
Anders Kulläng Bruno Berglund |
works | 9th* | valve | 6th | acci dent | 7th | 3rd | 5th | ||||||||
Achim Warmbold Hanno Menne/ Claes Billstam |
works | acci dent* | 5th | |||||||||||||
Federico Ormezzano Rudy |
works / Conrero Squadra Corse | 11th* | eng ine | |||||||||||||
Johnny Pesmazoglou Haris Kaltsounis |
works | clu tch | ||||||||||||||
Ulf Grönholm Alf Krogell |
works | acci dent | ||||||||||||||
Jean-Pierre Nicolas Vincent Laverne |
works | 7th | ||||||||||||||
Jean-Louis Clarr Tilber |
works | brakes* | ||||||||||||||
Francois Colomb Fourmachat/ Richard Kuss |
105th | 50th | ||||||||||||||
Bror Danielsson Klas Edqvist/ Bob de Jong |
Opel Team Holland | 7th | eng ine | 10th | ||||||||||||
Rune Åhlin Jerry Åhlin |
MK Team Westrom | 11th | ||||||||||||||
Jan Sellholm Mats Carlbom |
14th | |||||||||||||||
Jens Søgaard Svein Nordal |
15th | |||||||||||||||
Sören Nilsson Anders Olsson |
25th | |||||||||||||||
Björn Blomqvist Benny Melander |
acci dent | |||||||||||||||
Björn 'Nalle' Johansson Ragnar Spjuth |
dnf* | 16th* | 17th* | |||||||||||||
Hans Tolldin Kent-E Gustafsson |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Steinar Mikkelsen Fred Nyberg |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Rune Larsson Rolf Malmqvist |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Jens-Ole Kristiansen Karsten Richardt/ Marianne Pedersen |
? | 16th* | ||||||||||||||
George Blain Elyette Blain |
14th | |||||||||||||||
Christian Dorche Charle Millon/ Jean-François Fauchille |
17th* | 10th* | ||||||||||||||
Joaquim Moutinho Edgar Fortes |
Arbo Team | acci dent | ||||||||||||||
Pêquêpê José Nobre |
James | acci dent | ||||||||||||||
António Vicente Pedro Picão |
Aleuropa | dnf* | ||||||||||||||
Peter Mattig Arwed Fischer |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Alexis Bulgari C La Franca |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
K Raptis K Tsavos |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
J Berthot François Serre |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Heidi Mackay-Hetzer Ulla Stück |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Holger Helle Ole Hansen |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
V Dibari Massimo Piazzola |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Jouko Pöysti Raimo Könönen |
19th* | |||||||||||||||
Esko Nuuttila Jorma Kilpiäinen |
25th* | |||||||||||||||
Esko Leppäniemi Hannu Vuori |
32nd* | |||||||||||||||
Wolfgang Stiller Hans Schüller |
48th | |||||||||||||||
Viljo Metso Keijo Itkonen |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Kyösti Saari Jorma Hakanen |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
Kalevi Aho Voitto Silander |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
Kai Lindell Aimo Tamminen |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
Raimo Hämeenniemi Jaakko Pikkarainen |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
Man Bergsteijn Dirk Buwalda |
7th | |||||||||||||||
Christian Lunel Denise Emmanuelli |
8th* | |||||||||||||||
Fabrizia Pons Gabriella Zappia |
Conrero Squadra Corse | 9th* | ||||||||||||||
Lucky Giovanni Braito |
Conrero Squadra Corse | acci dent | ||||||||||||||
Dario Cerrato Luciano Guizzardi |
Conrero Squadra Corse | acci dent* | ||||||||||||||
Charles Alberti 'Tout a Fond'/ René Alemany |
10th | dnf | ||||||||||||||
Cavallo Trucco |
Porth West Jolly | 12th* | ||||||||||||||
Barilla Sasso |
14th* | |||||||||||||||
Polledro Serra |
16th* | |||||||||||||||
Casari Paolo Amati |
Jolly Club | 17th* | ||||||||||||||
Evasio Liprandi Boggio |
Rododendri | 18th* | ||||||||||||||
Agostino Ontano Bianchi |
21st* | |||||||||||||||
Richard Kuss Jacques Proriol |
29th | |||||||||||||||
Cesare Tetti M Sabbatini |
38th* | |||||||||||||||
Alberto Bulfoni Raimondo Gardella |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
Claudio Ferri Martino |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Giorgio Bernocchi Federico Scotti |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Nico Gasparini |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Gabriele Noberasco Damonte |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Andrea Biamonti Pizzo |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Antonio Ferrari A Cornelli |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Luigi Bugnone Adriano Comba |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Martini Alberto Martini |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
Piero Calosso Marco Castore |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
Comini Alasio |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
Eric Clavet Bernard Gaudin |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
Cescon Lavazza |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
Parini Museti |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
Bernard Picone Robert Cianelli |
11th* | |||||||||||||||
Daniel Canarelli G. Giraud |
14th | |||||||||||||||
Auguste Turiani "Tchine" Denise Emmanuelli |
16th* | |||||||||||||||
Ange-Paul Franceschi Daniel Chiesa |
18th* | |||||||||||||||
Martine Cordesse Nicole Garçon |
19th* | |||||||||||||||
Georges Fantino A. Giuge |
21st | |||||||||||||||
V Sanna Gilbert Luigi |
22nd* | |||||||||||||||
Richard Thomas Jean-Claude Bonnard |
23rd* | |||||||||||||||
F Baldacci J Cristiani |
24th* | |||||||||||||||
F Bartoli J-L Colonna |
26th* | |||||||||||||||
Mathieu Martinetti F Coubard |
28th* | |||||||||||||||
X Bartoli Mme Bartoli |
31st* | |||||||||||||||
M. Bussotti d'Apolo |
36th | |||||||||||||||
Yves Loubet Jean-Louis Mérigot |
Opel Grasse | batt ery* | ||||||||||||||
Jean-Sébastien Couloumiès Jean-Bernard Vieu |
susp ens ion | |||||||||||||||
Jean Bondrille Vincent Fattaccio |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
J-J Audouard Rochebrun |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Olgui Ledent |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Luc Desangles Paul-Marie Feretti |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Jean-Yves Navucet Dominique le Corre |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
J.A. Antonetti J. Fabiani |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Jacques de Peretti C de Peretti |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Lasfargeas Emile |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Bernard Matteudi Philippe Denkin |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Dominique De Meyer Baudon |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
Bagheera Titus |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
Jean-Pierre Leude François Souquet |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
José Murati de Susini |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
Jean-Félix Farrucci Albert Gori |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
Istria de la Foata |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
Gugliemi Seigneurie |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
J Porri Mijane |
dnf* | |||||||||||||||
Brian Culcheth Johnstone Syer |
Dealer Team Opel | 14th* | ||||||||||||||
Andre Jetten Jan Meester |
Jetten Conversions | dnf | ||||||||||||||
Herve Malbert Claude Billard |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Paul-Marc Meylan Andre Mermillod |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Paul Hadley Trevor Peter Hadley |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Georg Alber Hubert Stadler |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Jean-Michel Brisson Roger Bancal |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
Total points () |
51 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
Works starts/finishes | 15/8 | 3/2 | 1/0 | 1/1 | 3/1 | 2/1 | 2/1 | 2/1 | 1/1 | |||||||
Others starts/finishes | 110/45 | 1/1 | 11/5 | 5/2 | 8/1 | 10/5 | 3/2 | 28/11 | 34/14 | 10/4 |
*Group 1 entries
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