Robin
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1.4 8v SRi has 82bhp, 1.4 16v SRi/Sport has 88bhp.
I've owned both and the 8v is the better engine as standard.
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Butler
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VTR easily. They are very chavvy cars but that aside they are very good cars and quite quick for the insurance group.
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GSi Ghost
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yeah the 1.4 will be noticably quicker due to its spoiler lol, kidding. but really, the 1.4 is quicker (least slow) and sounds far nicer with induction kit/ performance exhaust i think the 1.2 8v is about 56bhp, 0-60 in roughly 5minutes!! haha
[Edited on 26-08-2007 by GSi Ghost]
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Eck
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A 1.2 8v is 45bhp is it not? An SRi will feel so much quicker but you will soon be wanting something quicker. The VTR is a better car in every performance aspect tbh, and they are cheap to insure as well.
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Scotty C
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a 1.2 8v is 45bhp and sooo much less torque.
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Butler
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NOW HOLD ON A MINUTE!
1.4 VTR? They are 1.6 8v. If you are referring to the 1.4 west coast, it is 75bhp and probably slower than any 1.4 corsa.
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silent_thunder89
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wow, so like double the bhp 
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ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by Monster
a 1.2 8v is 45bhp and sooo much less torque.
I know 
Bascially, single point injection sucks balls.
The 1.4 SRI engines are one of the best vauxhall did IMO, nova SRI's are very quick indeed, love them 
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silent_thunder89
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hmm, if i wanted to put a 1.4 8v sri engine in my 1.2 8v corsa, what else would i have to change/how much might it cost?
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Butler
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Surely you would only need to swap the bottom end?
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silent_thunder89
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ok, im a complete novice at engine work and anything mechanical lol you're gonna have to explain things slowly to me
whats the bottom end lol?
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Eck
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It would be a complete waste of time mate.
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Eck
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quote:
Originally posted by silent_thunder89
ok, im a complete novice at engine work and anything mechanical lol you're gonna have to explain things slowly to me
whats the bottom end lol?
It would be a lot of work for a novice, just to get 82bhp. Tbh you might as well save up for a bigger engine, or if you want an 8v, get one from a nova GSi/GTE.
Edit: Or a 2.0 8v
[Edited on 26-08-2007 by Eckmcmann]
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silent_thunder89
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why a complete waste of time? i'd probably pay someone to do it for me lol
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Robin
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TBF, the SRi is better in more ways than just the engine.
The brakes and seats for example.
Just buy an SRi, don't bother swapping engines over unless your current Corsa is totally unique and you can't swap things about to a new car.
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silent_thunder89
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i dunno if i can afford a 2.0 8v, im only on my 1st yr of driving atm
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ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
TBF, the SRi is better in more ways than just the engine.
The brakes and seats for example.
Just buy an SRi, don't bother swapping engines over unless your current Corsa is totally unique and you can't swap things about to a new car.
Ill be having an SRI or nova GSI engine in mine if I keep it long enough, ive already got mine beyond SRI spec, bar the actual engine.
A fair bit harder to go from a SPI to a MPI, due to the fuel lines etc. Quite an easy conversion tbh besides that tbh.
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Eck
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quote:
Originally posted by silent_thunder89
why a complete waste of time? i'd probably pay someone to do it for me lol
Exactly, for the price you'd pay to get someone to do it you could sell your corsa and just buy an SRi. As Robin said, it's a better car all round.
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silent_thunder89
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ah fair enough. will miss my irmscher spoiler if i do though lol
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Robin
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SRi has an Irmscher spoiler.
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ChrisBoom
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SRI has a GM spoiler, the irmscher one is raised up a little, iirc?
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silent_thunder89
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huh?! :s
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by ChrisBoom
SRI has a GM spoiler, the irmscher one is raised up a little, iirc?
GM one has an Irmscher stamp on it, the fake ones are raised, as are the Irmscher ones with a brake light.
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ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by silent_thunder89
huh?! :s
The normal SRI/GSI/Sport spoiler sits flush with the roof, but the irmscher version is raised up a little.
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silent_thunder89
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so it comes with an irmscher spoiler as standard!?
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