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Demo

posted on 9th Dec 03 at 11:37

save your cash for beer. there is absolutely no point in spending money on trying to "tune" a 1.2 8v engine


MattyB

posted on 9th Dec 03 at 11:29

U wont get a 1.2 8v to do a sub 15s 0-60. No way. But what u can do, to help things....

Drill the air box (free)
Run cold air feeds to the box (bout £5 for some tubing)
Fit a K+N panel filter (£30)
Strip out the back totally - free
Fit wider 14"s (SRi or GSi alloys) to keep acceleration but bit better handling, and cheap!! Prob out £50 off this site.
Dont fit massive sub boxes/installs (free)
40mm drop on Springs (£40)

And last but not least, keep the engine healthy by servicing it regularly. Believe me when i say, expensive flashy spark plugs do NOTHING. Just use good quality vaux parts, good oil and dont cain the engines in the cold. Altho the 8v is pretty bullet proof reliability wise, it does need attention.

Matt


TOMAS

posted on 9th Dec 03 at 00:42

Agreed. You'll get more fun out a can of Stella than trying to 'tune' (cough) a 1.2 8v :lol:. Its pointless trying to tune these engines unless you have a big wallet or need to keep the same engine capacity for whatever reason. :lol:


Anton2K3

posted on 9th Dec 03 at 00:39

2l 16v transplant


Ian

posted on 8th Dec 03 at 23:42

Save the cash for some subtle bodywork stuff, that engine is going to take lots of investment to make it any more powerful.


whitter45

posted on 8th Dec 03 at 23:42

Also i have lowered -60mm for looks


whitter45

posted on 8th Dec 03 at 23:41

no chance on tuning. i have the same engine. I just have an induction kit and full system for sound. Don't bother trying to tune it cos u cant. save up for another car


rogie1

Icon depicting mood of post posted on 8th Dec 03 at 23:40

has anyone got any good ways of tuning my corsa 1.2 p reg for a uni budget im really looking for acceleration rather than more top speed although it would be nicce its lowered 15x7.5 monzas no engine mods yetcheers rogie