sand-eel
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I beleive you i know someone that got his 1.2 8v to 100bhp
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craig_s
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Registered: 5th Mar 06
Location: Birmingham Drives: mk4 astra gsi
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quote:
Originally posted by Mussolini
unless it has a turbo or supercharger it is not making 110bhp i will put my house on it
it's had a lot more than just carb's,iirc it's got a complete lightened/knife edged/balanced bottom end,lightened flywheel,headwork,cam and vernier,carbs,exhaust manifold/system and a few other bit's.i can't vouch for the exact power of it but it goes very well for a 1.2.
[Edited on 05-09-2008 by craig_s]
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Kurt
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i keep meaning to get mine run on the rollers.. intrested to see whether my inbred vaux engine made any difference
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scottc1088
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its prob a 1.4/1.6 engine but hes just saying its a 1.2
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Paul_J
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quote:
Originally posted by scottc1088
its prob a 1.4/1.6 engine but hes just saying its a 1.2
That's what I thought. As a 1.4 8v / 1.6 8v doesn't look particularly different if I remember.
Lightening a flywheel / bottom end won't really gain you power - it'll just let it rev more freely.
Carbs generally don't get massive gains, and can in some cases lose power. Throttle Bodies are injected and mapped hence the larger gains on TB's ... carbs on the other hand I wouldn't expect a magic amount of power from, especially on a 1.2.
More likely it's as mentioned a 1.4 8v / 1.6 8v with carbs etc.
Either that or the RR figure is wrong / people are over hyping the performance.
For example, compared to a 1.6 16v how does this car compare? it shouldn't be much slower in theory being 110 bhp - but i bet it is.
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ed
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Or maybe it makes 110bhp at 10 million rpm and absolutely fuck all torque.
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scottmmw
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i duno if this is actually a 1.2 16v and i know you were all talking about 8v. but thats pretty nippy.
( i think this is a repost aswell.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsgrVIjkmww&feature=related
[Edited on 06-09-2008 by scottmmw]
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Paul_J
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thats not standard if it's a 1.2 16v ^^
more likely a let or something badged up as a 1.2 for jokes
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Robin
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I don't see any reason that with the right bits, a 1.2 8v wouldn't make 110bhp.
In the Berg Cup, there's shitloads of small engined cars (under 1300cc) making over 100bhp per litre.
Ford were getting 150bhp from a 1.1 in the 70s, with carbs....
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micra_pete
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me neither
1.3 16v micra can reach over 100bhp a litre with throttle bodies quite easy.
saying that i don't know a huge amount about the 1.2 vauxhall engine
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craig_s
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Registered: 5th Mar 06
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no it won't have a lot of torque but then what n/a engine under a 2.0 does?it's not hard to beleive a 1.2 can make over 100 bhp without nos or forced induction.
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little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
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im gonna have to get ross to sort a print out craig.will be funny to see these guys reactions when i show it
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John
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The original question was about throttle bodies, your mate doesn't have throttle bodies even if he has 500bhp.
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little_duke
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agreed but youve all stated its not possible when ive seen the figures and been in the car
thats the car ^^^
before you all say "bodykit" blah blah blah,hes had it 6 years
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