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stuartmitchell
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17th May 05 at 22:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
has this ever been done

Matt H
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17th May 05 at 22:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If someone did it they would probably do it using an XE


It is a pain in the arse to do on the XE

There was a thread on mig not so long back about it
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17th May 05 at 22:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah sorry I should have included the XE bit
Matt H
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17th May 05 at 22:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You have to fanny around moving the alternator

TB's are way cooler anyway
stuartmitchell
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
You have to fanny around moving the alternator

TB's are way cooler anyway


not as cool as speedlines though
Matt H
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17th May 05 at 22:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by stuartmitchell
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Originally posted by Matt H
You have to fanny around moving the alternator

TB's are way cooler anyway


not as cool as speedlines though


If you have both + a GSI kit then your uber cool
stuartmitchell
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17th May 05 at 22:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Matt H
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Originally posted by stuartmitchell
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Originally posted by Matt H
You have to fanny around moving the alternator

TB's are way cooler anyway


not as cool as speedlines though


If you have both + a GSI kit then your uber cool


its very rare to have that though
Matt H
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17th May 05 at 22:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by stuartmitchell
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Originally posted by Matt H
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Originally posted by stuartmitchell
quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
You have to fanny around moving the alternator

TB's are way cooler anyway


not as cool as speedlines though


If you have both + a GSI kit then your uber cool


its very rare to have that though



I honestly can't believe someone just refered to my car as rare
Skipz
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17th May 05 at 22:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Why supercharge a Corsa?? it would be mroe than the cars worth
Matt H
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Why bodykit a Corsa?? it would be mroe than the cars worth




Jambo
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17th May 05 at 23:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
There was a kit u used to be able to buy


Lexmaul did it, it was £3k IIRC
stuartmitchell
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17th May 05 at 23:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by h18_oab
Why supercharge a Corsa?? it would be mroe than the cars worth


I was reading a thread on your local cruise site about it and it intigued me, as did your respnse


"depends really cos you can get som cars that really take to a turbocharger and have very little lag or you can get others that have so much lag it takes days for the turbo to spool..

then again you have the Supercharger that whines more than your missus and has constant power

Hard decision... Supercharger all the way"
stuartmitchell
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Originally posted by Matt H
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Originally posted by stuartmitchell
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Originally posted by Matt H
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Originally posted by stuartmitchell
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Originally posted by Matt H
You have to fanny around moving the alternator

TB's are way cooler anyway


not as cool as speedlines though


If you have both + a GSI kit then your uber cool


its very rare to have that though



I honestly can't believe someone just refered to my car as rare


well throttle bodies on XE's are quite rare.......as for gsi kits and speedlines

still look best though
Rob H
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17th May 05 at 23:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
REcon if you got hold of a S/C off a Cooper S you could convert it quite easily as id imagine them to be quite small .
Skipz
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17th May 05 at 23:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by stuartmitchell
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Originally posted by h18_oab
Why supercharge a Corsa?? it would be mroe than the cars worth


I was reading a thread on your local cruise site about it and it intigued me, as did your respnse


"depends really cos you can get som cars that really take to a turbocharger and have very little lag or you can get others that have so much lag it takes days for the turbo to spool..

then again you have the Supercharger that whines more than your missus and has constant power

Hard decision... Supercharger all the way"


That was on Livi (which has recently turned into a shite Site )

And it was a general question I would never Supercharge a Corsa but if i got the Monaro (when i'm old and grey!!) I'd supercharge it and watch the power rise from around 330bhp to 655bhp@7000rpm with 15psi of boost

Powerfigures are from Dynomotive, Australia using the Vortech Supercharger (www.dynomotive.com.au)

[Edited on 17-05-2005 by h18_oab]
Skipz
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Originally posted by Matt H
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Originally posted by h18_oab
Why bodykit a Corsa?? it would be mroe than the cars worth






very true But i bought mines kitted so i didnt have to pay for it to be kitted painted and shite... wish i still had it i would have slapped a GSi kit on it by now

[Edited on 17-05-2005 by h18_oab]
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BMC or GMC (they supercharge saxo's) built one for a gentleman in a 1.6 16v corsa and it was running in Aberdeen .............. Sadly the owner died in a terrible accident on the way to Knockhill i beleive.


If you want more information contact them and im sure they can clue you up.
ed
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18th May 05 at 07:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looked into 'charging my XE..... Came to the conclusion that there really isn't enough room for one in the engine bay
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18th May 05 at 07:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£4k to supercharge a Vectra..
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18th May 05 at 08:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lag on a turbo's car depends on the length of pipework, turbo characteristics etc...

a laggy turbo is normally due to it being big
TNM
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18th May 05 at 08:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Stoneyginger
BMC or GMC (they supercharge saxo's) built one for a gentleman in a 1.6 16v corsa and it was running in Aberdeen .............. Sadly the owner died in a terrible accident on the way to Knockhill i beleive.


If you want more information contact them and im sure they can clue you up.


Its GMC.
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18th May 05 at 08:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Rob H
REcon if you got hold of a S/C off a Cooper S you could convert it quite easily as id imagine them to be quite small .


The one on the mini is quite bit and not the really a good one to use. Rotax do better chargers
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18th May 05 at 08:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
also a supercharger takes longer to attain boost and will generally produce less hp thana turbo and use more compared to a turbo
Dom
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do a search on the supercharged astra mk2 XE, think it was a dutch owner, (theres a whole website about it) and you will see its not exactly easy - he had some serious problems with it, from what i remember, and it took him well over a year to get it working properly.
Although the sound of it was mazin

[Edited on 18-05-2005 by Dom]
CorsAsh
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18th May 05 at 10:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Rob H
REcon if you got hold of a S/C off a Cooper S you could convert it quite easily as id imagine them to be quite small .


You'd be surprised...

 
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