supermike
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Registered: 6th Sep 05
Location: Aberdeen. Drives: 1.4 16v Corsa
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Hi guys, hows it going? My mate was telling me he was going to get his car "de-ecotec'd" and it would give him an extra 10bhp. He has a 1.4 sport. i have a 1.6 sport and was wondering if you can actually do this and if u can does it actually benefit you or will it fuck my engine? Cheers dudes and dudettes
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DarkBahamut
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Registered: 4th Jun 06
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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wth 
I thought 'ecotec' was just the line of engines, not like a feature of the engine.
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kezza
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Registered: 27th Apr 06
Location: Herefordshire
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yeh its a feature just a little thing that whizzes and heats the cat up quicker so the cat works better so the car gives off less emissions, i dont think removing it will get you any more Bhp but it will get rid of that annoying whirring noise on start up.
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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thats the secondary air pump.
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supermike
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Location: Aberdeen. Drives: 1.4 16v Corsa
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i see, so basically its all shite really. If anyone has any useful power gain tips for a 1.6 16V(x16XE) drop some hints my way please as a bit more power wouldnt really hurt
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AK
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do a search.... everything has been discussed
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craig_s
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Registered: 5th Mar 06
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i think eco tek engines have different pistons aswell .im sure they have a larger dish in them.
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Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by supermike
My mate was telling me he was going to get his car "de-ecotec'd" and it would give him an extra 10bhp.
tell him to get some led washer jet as well, easily another 5 bhp available from them.
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Cybermonkey
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All 16valve engines into the Corsa B are Ecotec engines, even the C16XE. they are all in the same group called GM Family 1 Ecotec.
C16XE had no EGR and sec air pump, but was still an Ecotec engine through design. An X16XE can see small gains by blocking off the EGR valve port. Its unclear whether removing the sec air pump can gain any HP, since its only used when the engine is started from cold.
So the term "de-ecotec" is not really accurate, maybe de X'ing the 16XE is...
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supermike
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Registered: 6th Sep 05
Location: Aberdeen. Drives: 1.4 16v Corsa
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i hear sport badges and stripes add alteast 10bhp too
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nyzrox
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Nottinghamshire Drives: MK4 Astra GSi
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take wheels off, and will give you another 20bhp
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