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Rus

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27th Jul 05 at 15:29

got student loan coming up and is a possible engine change route. but i know the 2.0's are heavy as fuck and handling is quite bad. alot of overster. would a tuned up 1.6 (lets say tb's for example) be better handling because its a lighter, smaller engine? i'm assume price isn't gonna be much different

Ditch

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27th Jul 05 at 15:31

the diffence in handling is small

the difference in power is enough to warrant getting the 2.0ltr...

either way you will eventually get bored of it and want something quicker...

Rileysport

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27th Jul 05 at 15:35

quote:
Originally posted by Rus
got student loan coming up and is a possible engine change route. but i know the 2.0's are heavy as fuck and handling is quite bad. alot of overster. would a tuned up 1.6 (lets say tb's for example) be better handling because its a lighter, smaller engine? i'm assume price isn't gonna be much different

i dont get this whole weight thing... when me and my bro chucked the valver in the boot we both commented on how much lighter it felt that the 1.6 lump we threw in there previous

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27th Jul 05 at 15:38

1.6

Rus ill take you out in mine to make yoru mind up

Rus

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27th Jul 05 at 15:39

jr, its a date

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27th Jul 05 at 16:08

obviously when its not raining though

broster

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27th Jul 05 at 17:20

personally id go 1.6.

loo_goblin

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27th Jul 05 at 17:21

i'd go 1.6 aswel

Rus

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27th Jul 05 at 17:31

but i do want the most power you know. how much money would i have to put in to get the 200bhp mark?

loo_goblin

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27th Jul 05 at 17:33

alot

Chump

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27th Jul 05 at 17:36

quote:
Originally posted by Rus
got student loan coming up and is a possible engine change route. but i know the 2.0's are heavy as fuck and handling is quite bad. alot of overster. would a tuned up 1.6 (lets say tb's for example) be better handling because its a lighter, smaller engine? i'm assume price isn't gonna be much different

i'd have said understeer rather than oversteer speaking from experience.....

timrud_

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27th Jul 05 at 17:40

I'll take you out in mine and let you make your own mind up

2.0 all the way

Rus

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27th Jul 05 at 17:40

mav

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27th Jul 05 at 17:41

yeah understeer..

but really with a half decent suspension set-up the handling is good....the handling in mine is good...well except when you boot it in the wet going round corners...

Chump

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27th Jul 05 at 17:48

quote:
Originally posted by mav
yeah understeer..

but really with a half decent suspension set-up the handling is good....the handling in mine is good...well except when you boot it in the wet going round corners...

On the way home tonight was most amusing....pissing it down

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27th Jul 05 at 17:55

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Originally posted by timrud_
I'll take you out in mine and let you make your own mind up

2.0 all the way

thats liek comparing a unicycle and the starship enterprise though

Jamie Walby

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27th Jul 05 at 18:00

im planning to tune my 1.6 tail end of this year!

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27th Jul 05 at 18:03

1.6 tunning is the ways forwards

my plan now i reckon is a lightend and blanced bottom end, proper remapp, pocketed pistons and more lairy cams, and some form of seal indution form my new air intake

Jamie Walby

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27th Jul 05 at 18:06

Im pretty sure u will get many a u2u from me JR once I start on mine!

danny-corsa

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27th Jul 05 at 18:19

it works out cheaper geting a valver than buying a 1.6 and tuning it. + when you start making small engines more powerful they tend to fuck up! get a 2.0l turbo, i whent out in my cousins the other day and ended up beating a porsche 911 Turbo

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27th Jul 05 at 18:23

i doubt it was a 911 turbo, a 911 996 N/A maybe, or he wasnt trying, LET's are good, but not supercar good

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27th Jul 05 at 18:24

oh, and im sure if rus could get a LET it would have been one of the options, im sure isurance rules this out though

danny-corsa

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27th Jul 05 at 18:26

no it was a 911 turbo. cousins car has eds phase 3.5 upgrade 310bhp i think he sed it was

M Sutton

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27th Jul 05 at 18:37

id go for a 1.6, im gonna go down the 1.6 8v GTE engine route when i do my engine convertion.

timrud_

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27th Jul 05 at 18:48

I've done a P-Reg wide arched turbo 911, don't underestimate LET's

Back on topic! Both the 1.6 and 2.0 routes have pros and cons! Either way you will end up with a quick car if done right!

JR is a perfect example of how to tackle the 1.6 route!

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