well it showed 110 :P

i think there maybe something wrong with ur b, if it aint goin past 80, esp with small rims

more like 100 taking into account the indeffernces on the speedo

shut up iv'e had 110mph

my 1.2 hasnt seen past 80mph :boggle:

:lol:

feel the power......

42ish I think.

what bhp has a 1.2 8v got then :S

no there's not much. abotu 5BHP, but does make more torque and higer up the rev band.

ive heard (but havent checked the stats) that theres not much difference between the glf mk2 gti's 1.8 8v & 1.8 16v

Women :rolleyes:

Kev's is quicker because it's a multipoint engine. your's is single point and tina's. These are low power engines and hence Kev's is more power full. on a 1.4 where it's both MPi, it's close like 1.4 8v 84BHP, 1.4 16V 89BHP

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Originally posted by CwmbranCorsaGirl
It may be cos kevs engine is newer? I dunno how it works? :o

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It may be cos kevs engine is newer? I dunno how it works? :o

always thought 16v's where much faster than 8's

i.e mine vs kevs....

Because at 70mph yeah the same car will need Z amoutn of power to pull it along. Now at any give throttle position, rpm the engine will use X amount of fuel to make Z amount of power. If Z is the same then X will be very close as it's not max power you're using. ( they wil differslightly as it's efficienty is different) and anywho you seen a 8v and a 16v 2L race esp in a nova I dare you to spot the difference.
Hope that is clear enough Kurt

why is a 8v slower than a 16v then if they use the same amount of fuel?

Nope they will both give you about 35-40mpg.
The astra managed abotu 23mpg yesterday driving from heathrow to cardiff down the M4 @115spoon/hr

much diff in petrol on a 8v rather than 16v?

Then drop a 2L 8v in yourself, not rocket science, you can pick up a 20SEH for 50-100notes. dead easy. then fitting kit 380, so for 500 you could drop a 130BHP 2L in, sorted. and petrol consumption is very good with those in.

me as i cant be fucked 2 pay well over 1500 for a 2.0 16v converion and less petrol to

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Originally posted by j1400
a few 1.4 16v's, but who wants those, they're dead slow

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Sorry dude everyone round here has 1.2i's, and a few 1.4 16v's, but who wants those, they're dead slow ;)

as above what u got peeps above 1.4 16 v