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Nic Barnes

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5th Oct 09 at 18:03

put it in the bank and save up for a bigger engine instead of wasting it on then 1.6

gez bay

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5th Oct 09 at 18:05

£400 would buy you a 20xe engine

Jake

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5th Oct 09 at 18:06

quote:
Originally posted by gez bay
nothing on a 16xe tuning wise is all that, unless you go down the itb route.
your supposed to have a remap when you put an inlet on because they work better with the rev limiter raised. otherwise your not gaining that much

[Edited on 05-10-2009 by gez bay]

[Edited on 05-10-2009 by gez bay]

youre not supposed to but it unlocks abit more top end. its perfectly usable without a remap

gez bay

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5th Oct 09 at 18:08

i know that it is usable ive had a vxperformance inlet on without a map. but you are supposed to have it mapped for all the mixtures and raised limt to see the full BHP

Jake

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5th Oct 09 at 18:20

im not telling you, im telling everyone else because what youre saying is dont buy one if you dont plan on getting a remap

gez bay

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5th Oct 09 at 18:23

when have i said dont get an inlet? all i said was you should have a remap to see the full gains. thats all i said.

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5th Oct 09 at 18:36

quote:
Originally posted by gez bay
£400 would buy you a 20xe engine

philip2

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5th Oct 09 at 21:19

XE it mate.

if wana chat give me a buzz 07807 040522, only live in hawarden, so just outside chester n.wales side

gez bay

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5th Oct 09 at 21:21

i'd u2u him your number

bet you will have loads of prank phone calls other wise.

[Edited on 05-10-2009 by gez bay]

taylorboosh

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5th Oct 09 at 21:39

you could xe it in 2 days with the right help

X16joeXE

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5th Oct 09 at 21:47

Cheers for all the comments guys!
Like i said previously, i dont fancy a XE because im going down the LET route next year when my insurance premium goes down.

Im already going to buy an inlet manifold off 'flame' so thats all sorted.
By the sound of things its a 50/50 with the remap, but at the end of the day if it increases the power just a fraction it mite as well be done

So thats a inlet, cams and possibly a remap.
Mite need more than £400, but i can work around that.

Phillip2: Do you know big phil from hawarden? drives a black astra sxi slammed on coilovers?

X16joeXE

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6th Oct 09 at 01:12

Dont know whether to get a Flame inlet or a VX one now

are the VX ones worth the extra £40-50??

gez bay

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6th Oct 09 at 08:16

yeah they are worth every penny more, no air leaks, everything you need to fit it and it is very strong, so it wont crush in.

gez bay

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6th Oct 09 at 08:18

vx inlet

[Edited on 06-10-2009 by gez bay]

taylorboosh

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6th Oct 09 at 08:28

lol if theres no point xe ing the car theres no point tuning your 1.6 is there?

gez bay

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6th Oct 09 at 08:29

if your going down the LET route next year (couple of months away) i would just save that money to fund the LET.

taylorboosh

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6th Oct 09 at 09:51

an xe will be more than enough for you anyway after a 1.6, most of the parts can be used on the let conversion (iir) and you will sell the engine on no bother

philip2

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6th Oct 09 at 10:43

dont bother with cams and dont bother with the re-map. waste of money/time for so little gain. 1st off you will want arp rod bolts so can rev the car to 7.5k, the inlet, decent ex manifold/system etc.

either xe it now...you'll get money back for the motor when LET it anyway. or just buy an LET and rebuild it ready, atleast then you know it will be a good motor.

and yeah i know fat phil, lives round the corner from me. drives like a todger

gez bay

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6th Oct 09 at 10:50

wouldn't you have to have it remapped to raise the limiter though?

X16joeXE

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6th Oct 09 at 22:15

I just fancy having abit of fun tuning the 16XE before i move on to the LET.
Ive got nothing against 20XE's i just fancy going strait from the 1.6 to the LET as ile be able to insure it next year

and when i say next year i ment in like 6+ months, not strait away

This re-map or not is becoming a bit of a debate lol.

I think what im going to do is get the inlet manifold, because thats the main restrictive thing on the engine, then just leave it at that.
Spend the rest on asthetics, making it look nice ready for a conversion next year

Ash_EP3

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6th Oct 09 at 22:44

The 1.6 can be fun without being really costly... if you're going to go for the inlet get the exhaust manifold too - then perhaps cams + remap

I had the flame inlet on my old corsa - was told it was a bitch to fit (took my mate almost 4 hours) but I noticed the difference straight away

Dec-Rossi

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6th Oct 09 at 23:08

ze beast ^^^

Kenzie

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7th Oct 09 at 01:21

Ive got a VX-Performance inlet for sale with throttle body attatched, with everything included to fit including induction pipe with air-temp sensor fitted, blanking plate, gasket, vac hoses etc.

Just not had chance to post up a for sale thread with pics yet!!

philip2

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7th Oct 09 at 10:05

quote:

i just fancy going strait from the 1.6 to the LET

ill be behind you then when its wet and you stack it into the 1st roundabout, hedge, curb, etc to buy the motor off you.

if 6months or whatever build a decent LET, find a 6speed box, get all your mounts, shafts etc ready to do it, thats will cost best part of £2k id think, then need better brakes, suspension(dont know what you got on already) not as easy as just putting an LET in!

X16joeXE

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7th Oct 09 at 12:40

Kenzie: What do you want for it. find me some pics mate

Phillip2: im not stupid lol. Im not going to be Jumping into a let and crashing, ive drove a couple of turbs before. I understand theres a huge power difference. Its just my matesX16XETurbo wasted a redtop corsa, and i would quite like something that wil have him tbh lol.

Going to get this car done now, only needs £5-600 on it until its how id like it. Then after that with a bit of luck me and mr bettley shud be getting our lock-up in saltney, so can start finding a LET and rebuilding it

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