eastend
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quote:
Originally posted by Monster
Engine plans are -
Got a rebuilt C16XE overbored to 1648cc
BMC CDA - £130
Mantzel - £250
Headwork - £175
Newman 264 cams, adjustable pullies - £450
Janspeed manifold - £100
de-cat full system - £300
ARP rod bolts - £30
SBD rollers - £90
7500rpm rev limit
Remap off Dave A - £400
Yup. i'll be coming to a meet when i'm driving again 
[Edited on 08-03-2008 by Monster]
i am aiming for near enough that spec and am already on my way towards it
i did the 1.4 to 1.6 conversion mate, it was easy conversion to do and was straight forward. Me and a mate completed it in my garage as it is simply a case of swapping the engines over unlike the c20xe where you have conversion kits, more complicated wiring etc.
i got my 1.6 for £300 with 45,000 with new bolts and gaskets. sold my 1,4 for £250 and did the conversion for free.
so it cost me £50 plus £100 to get it running perfect as timing was out.
1.6 conversion can be done for very little money
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corsa_rob
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i know age doesnt matter but an engine with 120k on the clock and one with 50k on ure gonna see a difference surely as the engine has more wear on it, i dont think i can do either conversion if im honest but can buy a 1.6 sport and tune it futher or get a c20xe and tune after ive paid the £1500 for conversion like. The other option is just another car like a vts or gti or a far few options but want the suprise factor of the fast corsa that just out accelerated a sports car thinking 1.6 is a good option at half way, whether or not a c20xe wud be better i dunno but at moment im looking at buying 2 litre brakes and bilstein suspension for the 1.4 sport so leaves less work at point of the conversion, or can swap over to the 1.6 corsa aswell
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swill_omnibus
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Im in the same boat atm to mate, i duno weather i wana take out my X14XE into a X16XE or go all out and go for C20XE
But theres more surprise factor having a fast 2.0 corsa, but having a 1.6 kicking out 150BHP (or there about) is a WOW factor aswell! lol
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corsa120
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dont matter m8 it all depends how easy/hard the engines life has been, if i had choice of a sweet running 120k xe or rought 30k x16xe i would have the 2.0
trust me 2.0's are wicked and mine has been very reliable indeed you will not regret it specially the rawness/torque
and forget the handling issues that is just an easy way for the small block lovers to have a dig at you when i truly believe a well tuned 1.6 could not leave me on a good twisty road and i will accept any challenge in my 2.0 xe
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SportBoy
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get more bang for buck with a 2.0xe imo
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JonnyJ
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If you really want a 1.6 whats stopping you selling yours, buying a 1.6 sport and saving lots of money and time?
(sorry if this has been mentioned ive just skim read the thread)
I'd go for a 2.0 personally and ive had problems with mine 
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adam.d
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Have you ever been in / driven an XE corsa? my guess is if your even considering a 1.6 over a 2.0 then you can't have. It's quite mad really just how quick they accelerate and the smile factor is great when you blow the doors off a supposedly "fast" car
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chrisj_88
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ide either buy a nice pug 106 gti (although they're quite pricey) or go all the way and do a c20xe conversion, a 2.0L corsa definately has more wow factor than a 1.6, and although the 1.6 conversion is cheap to do, the tuning definately wont be
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Scotty C
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But at the end of the day, If you're keeping up with CTR's or somthing upto 80mph odd then they're going to think it's a 2.0, then you tell him it's a 1.6  the look on their face is well worth it IMO
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SportBoy
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from experience even when its a 2.0ltr they think its a turbo lol
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