DAZ1985
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depending on insurance one of my mates is lending me his pulsar and hes having my corsa for a week or so. Its not running stupid power, 280 bhp ish @ 1 bar
reason behind one of these for now is that a type r scooby is 2.4k to insure untill im a year older, so i may as well hang on abit
I have done a search and get the general idea that ill be fixing a pulsar more than my corsa (if i had one)
Would this be true?
[Edited on 09-06-2009 by DAZ1985]
[Edited on 09-06-2009 by DAZ1985]
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P1CK4D
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I always hear rumours of exactly the same thing. Always off the road, needing repairs. But the real truth is, if they are looked after, not abused from the time its started they are generally good cars. Too many people buy them cheap, whack the boost up and complain when they go wrong. I now have 3 mates with them and they havnt let none of them down yet.
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DAZ1985
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This is an un abused example has very subtle mods, doesnt get its arse kicked daily, id consider px as he wants my corsa along with his other one
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P1CK4D
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All my mates have praised them massively for their handling once using the right gear, which would make it a great little fun car.
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DAZ1985
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I'm looking forward to it actually obviously im going drive it with abit of respect but the 4wd meaning lots of grip (more than a 270bhp fwd car) im imagining its going to be addictive.
I have raced him in my corsa and in a stright line from mid range i went past but off the mark and corners i got owned
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AK
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he's lending you his pulsar, not borrowing you it. You are borrowing it from him. 
Anyway...
Yeah, as above. If they are maintanied, kept in fresh oil/filters/plugs etc they shouldnt be a problem. They do cost a fair bit more to maintain PROPERLY compared to a corsa though. Oil for difs, TX boxes etc.
Most problems are due to folk tuning them incorrectly/on a tight budget. Upped boost with no supporting fueling or cooling. Upped torque with no regard to the gearbox.
[Edited on 09-06-2009 by AK]
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DAZ1985
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EDIT - Just for you AK 
My corsa doesnt get used enough at the minute and if i had it id be on limited mileage anyway. I wouldn't go power crazy i know that you cant do one thing without a whole host of other things to suit as that causes weak links
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Ryan
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You will want to commit the first time you see martin driving your corsa around though.
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DAZ1985
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nah i would if it was some chav with no respect for the car, least i know martin look after it
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Ryan
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Still think you will.
if pulsars didnt look so so so gash then it wouldnt be so bad
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DAZ1985
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thier an early 90's jap hatchback non were ever pretty
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Ash_EP3
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A friend of mine said don't bother the gearboxes are made like chocolate - my mate knows this because he is good friends with Simon Norris who tunes / fixes them and to change the gearbox it's an engine out jobby!
On the other hand they do go like fuck and have plenty of potential!!!
Not to sure on the looks or interior though 
[Edited on 09-06-2009 by S214_UPP]
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Muzzy@VauxhallScotland
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I almost bought a Pulsar a few years ago, would definetly have been an impulse buy as im now really not keen on them at all. As for reliability, its the same as any other car, if you look after and maintain it properly you shouldnt have too many problems and dont as has been said just turn the boost up and ignore all the other components that have extra pressure put on them.
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Eck
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Corsa_sport21 will be able to tell you that his 300+bhp Pulsar didn't put a foot wrong and that was driven hard. It all depends on how well they are maintained.
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DAZ1985
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the general idea im getting then, is if thier maintained regardless of cost and you dont buy a dog to start off with then their not to bad, but if you buy the wrong one treat it wrong then im going end up worse off?
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elliott023
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gear boxes are they main ploblem, but fuck me their fast mate, id hapily swap my corsa for one lol, my mate has one with 270 bhp forged engine, and that eats most things you throw at it ...
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DannyB
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A mate of mine had one, was running over 400bhp though and went through a fair few gearboxes. Other than that though he didn't have any problems.
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richc
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The gearbox issuse. alot of people complain about this.
If its a weak point, why dont people put an uprated one in or have it dipped, have all parts hardend and put it back together?
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elliott023
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lets just cut the pulsar thread in half and go buy this
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1036755.htm
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Kurt
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A mate of mines sisters uncles brothers once looked at one 
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DAZ1985
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quote:
Originally posted by elliott023
lets just cut the pulsar thread in half and go buy this
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1036755.htm
lend me the money to buy it
pay the 2.5k insurance for me
and i will
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Eck
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The gearboxes, again they tend to go bang if you go a bit mental with the launches.
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Eck
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quote:
Originally posted by elliott023
lets just cut the pulsar thread in half and go buy this
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1036755.htm
Engine;
HKS 2800 Full kit
full balanced Piston and clank
HKS H-style conrod
HKS 272 camshaft In & Ex
HKS Large capacity oil pump
HKS Original Cylinder head processing
Stage 2 port and combustion chamber
Turbo, Fuel and Cooling
HKS T51-Rkai SPL Full Turbo Kit
HKS Original piping
NISMO Injector 680cc
TRUST Delivery fuel pipe
BOSH Fuel pump x2 +Fuel line additional
Fuel collector tank
HKS GT Intercooler
HKS GT Oil cooler
HKS Original radiator
Computer;
HKS F-con V-pro
HKS EVC3
HKS GCC
They spell it like they say it then?
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fir3vip3r
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quote:
Originally posted by Eck
quote:
Originally posted by elliott023
lets just cut the pulsar thread in half and go buy this
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1036755.htm
Engine;
HKS 2800 Full kit
full balanced Piston and clank
HKS H-style conrod
HKS 272 camshaft In & Ex
HKS Large capacity oil pump
HKS Original Cylinder head processing
Stage 2 port and combustion chamber
Turbo, Fuel and Cooling
HKS T51-Rkai SPL Full Turbo Kit
HKS Original piping
NISMO Injector 680cc
TRUST Delivery fuel pipe
BOSH Fuel pump x2 +Fuel line additional
Fuel collector tank
HKS GT Intercooler
HKS GT Oil cooler
HKS Original radiator
Computer;
HKS F-con V-pro
HKS EVC3
HKS GCC
They spell it like they say it then?
no clanks just the noise it makes
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Corsa_Sport21
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This may be of some use to you...
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=502065
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