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dannymccann

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Registered: 9th Aug 06
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29th Oct 06 at 14:42

Sorry if this sounds stupid, but everybody says the 8v Corsa engines are 'bulletproof'. What do you mean??

BarnshaW

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29th Oct 06 at 15:15

i always heard 8v engine could take alot more of a battering, well my friends 2ltr 8v calibra did.

sigibbons

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29th Oct 06 at 15:33

quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
Sorry if this sounds stupid, but everybody says the 8v Corsa engines are 'bulletproof'. What do you mean??

When Vauhall were first testing the 8v they literally shot it with a gun and it still worked.

dannymccann

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29th Oct 06 at 15:49

quote:
Originally posted by sigibbons

quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
Sorry if this sounds stupid, but everybody says the 8v Corsa engines are 'bulletproof'. What do you mean??

When Vauhall were first testing the 8v they literally shot it with a gun and it still worked.

If thats true then

Although real world advantage

BarnshaW

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29th Oct 06 at 15:53

it maybe bulletproof but there is no gurantee its dannymaccann proof

Warren G

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29th Oct 06 at 16:09

they hardley ever break cam belts, can rev over 7krpm ok, unlike 16v jobs - snap cambelts, bend valves, fuk engines!

Adam-D

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29th Oct 06 at 17:20

i put a piston throu the side of one, 1.8 cav

and took a 1.2 8v corsa down the strip at santa pod while it was knocking

[Edited on 29-10-2006 by Adam-D]

vaux-tech

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29th Oct 06 at 18:09

ive got the 8valve in my car, revs to 6 and a half, i give it death everywhere, never gone wrong, never gone bang! bulletproof!

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29th Oct 06 at 18:54

You can run them with no oil and they still work

CorsAsh

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29th Oct 06 at 19:07

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=317086

You can break them, somehow.

gavin18787

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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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29th Oct 06 at 20:03

yer they get running problems but very rarely actually "blow up"

Adam-D what time did the 1.2 8v run out of interest

Drives supercharged Tec with torque

Kurt

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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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29th Oct 06 at 22:21

i killed my 1.4 8v several times, the hg kept going

dannymccann

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30th Oct 06 at 08:43

only reason i asked is cos on my 1.4ls (8v) first the head gasket went then i bent a piston (so ive been told???) that one certainly wasnt bulletproof hehe, but it had done nearly 120k

FozzyGSI

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30th Oct 06 at 09:48

My old fella had a 2ltr 8v @ 217k and still went very well.

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