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sneddz
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i have a 1995 corsa 1.2 8v and been offerd a nova 1300sr engine would it fir in my corsa without much hastle if so is it worth it and what would i need to do it?
Marc
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I really wouldnt bother.
sneddz
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my 1.2 has done 110k but the nova engine has done 48k
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XE ross
sneddz
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too much money for me just now karen
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its out of that red nova sr wi the white roll cage in it has been at the falkirk wheel meets
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anyone?
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REALLY not worth it
carnoisseurcraig
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if u were half decent with a spanner you can put in an xe yourself for under £500 that including the engine...

obviously there would be no new parts put on it... IE CAM BELT

Which your be engine suicide... for all the price a belt is..

[Edited on 10-03-2005 by carnoisseurcraig]
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10th Mar 05 at 13:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
or, buy a nova with a shagged engine and put the new one it it, sell the corsa, drive the nova
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10th Mar 05 at 13:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
all them saying there is no point obviously haven't driven a 1.2 8v for a while or ever before.
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why not buy a 1.4 16v engine and do that conversion? more worthwhile, and insurance is still cheap

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cycled a bike thou.... almost the same thing is it not... lol
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quote:
Originally posted by Sly_SRi
why not buy a 1.4 16v engine and do that conversion? more worthwhile, and insurance is still cheap


i was only asking cause ive been offerd the engine with new parts and it has been re-built also has gearbox and exhaust all for £70 so wanted to know if it was worth it cause the 1.2 8v corsa is slow as fook
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i wouldnt bother..... at least a 1.6 if your going to go to the bother of converting and even then you will have a pain in your fanny with it in a short space of time...

and yes i did drive a 1.2 8v.... for to long
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quote:
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Originally posted by Sly_SRi
why not buy a 1.4 16v engine and do that conversion? more worthwhile, and insurance is still cheap


i was only asking cause ive been offerd the engine with new parts and it has been re-built also has gearbox and exhaust all for £70 so wanted to know if it was worth it cause the 1.2 8v corsa is slow as fook


You'd be able to sell your corsa and buy an SRi for less money than doing the conversion.

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10th Mar 05 at 15:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It can be done, very easy as well.

But remember that the Corsa is injection and the Nova is carb so you may run into problems there.
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10th Mar 05 at 15:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Morleys put a Nova engine in his Corsa. Cant remember if its a 1.3 or 1.4 that he put in
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just found a post of his with pics



Its a 1.4
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10th Mar 05 at 15:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1.4 SRi which is the same as the Corsa engine
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still came out of a Nova so its a Nova engine
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1.6 GTE engine would be most worthwhile. Could keep existing mounts, exhaust, and driveshafts, saving money there. Would prob be about 100 quid for engine and ancilliaries, then a tenner for an MPI fuel pump?
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Yes its a good conversion to do for your 1.4 8v SRi owners and 1.2 8v owners.
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^^ more so for the SPI engined cars, 1.6s are 100bhp as standard aren't they Oliver?
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Yes, fit a cam and a new exhaust, have it mapped looking at 115bhp.

Good engine, very lively low down, has'nt the torque of the 16v engine but still a good realible engine.

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