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Author F.A.O. of those that have tuned their 1.6! ***Updated***
Murray
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14th Jun 05 at 15:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yup that was me, you sat in the pub and got pissed
thats been a while eh? i pop in here quite a lot just don't post much.
AK
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14th Jun 05 at 15:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
aye....

Me and my mate had to stay the night in the travel inn D'oh

You take the car to crail for the 1/4mile at all?
danny-corsa
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from the sounds of things i think im just going for headwork, 4 branch-full system, and maybe a bigger throttle body and save the rest of my money for a tuned xe

wot sort of prices would i expect to pay when im 19 with no NCB, no points, no convictions on an xe
RobHayes
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14th Jun 05 at 15:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have a TB'd 1.6 and i love it. but for the amount it costs, you could have the 20xe and insure it probably, and have the same power, and more torque (i think)
Murray
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def m8 sort out before you do anything where you want to go with it, i ended up paying for things several times cos i started thinking
'i wanna make it fast enough to beat my m8's gti' and just got carried away
these engines are decent enough but i would say it wasn't that great before it got chipped, so i'd recommend that.
good luck with it.
Murray
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Nah haven't for ages, will take it this summer, but after seeing my m8's gti go terminal on it i'm a bit nervous.
might take the scooby up.....
AK
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14th Jun 05 at 15:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bigger tb.....

how are you going about this? machining your own one and fabricating a butterfly?
AK
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quote:
Originally posted by Murray
Nah haven't for ages, will take it this summer, but after seeing my m8's gti go terminal on it i'm a bit nervous.
might take the scooby up.....


What scoob you got?
Jamie Walby
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Thanks mate! I'll keep posting up on here as I progress! Hopefully all will go well! I need to get my arches sorted next then I will start! Will be getting a bit of extra cash this month so might buy the first installment quite soon!
Murray
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Got a 96 imported wrx.
555 blue with what looks like a ra engine cos its got the fifth injector.
haven't a clue whats been done to it, re-mapped 10times by zerosports, so i'm guessing a fair bit.
really need to get it on the rollers and see what she's got.
AK
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14th Jun 05 at 15:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you on SIDC forum?

http://bbs.sidc.co.uk/categories.cfm?catid=11

there is a RR day on the 25th of June

Our STi TypeR will be on
danny-corsa
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there is only one rule to follow when tuning ur car...... small cc with big bhp = unreliable!

ive thought loads about tuning my 1.6 but it means spending over 2k for 150bhp when i could get an XE for £300 re-build it myself over time (as my gsi still beats alot of things round my area) and then plonk it in!
+ most of the older vauxhall engines are bullet proof
Jamie Walby
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quote:
Originally posted by danny-corsa
there is only one rule to follow when tuning ur car...... small cc with big bhp = unreliable!

ive thought loads about tuning my 1.6 but it means spending over 2k for 150bhp when i could get an XE for £300 re-build it myself over time (as my gsi still beats alot of things round my area) and then plonk it in!
+ most of the older vauxhall engines are bullet proof


Fair enough I suppose but I quite like the challenge of squeezing as much power out of my existing engine!
Murray
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14th Jun 05 at 15:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nah i go on scoobynet now and again, but that don't think i've been on there.
would like to go, have to see if i'm working or not... possible its my weekend on : (
danny-corsa
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for the time being i want just enough power to beat GTi's and VTR/S's.

the only thing that puts me off about XE's is the fact the they are heavy so ill probably lose handling
jr
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they aret that bad mate, fad corsa handled similiarly to my corsa, mine was just that little bit more nimble round corners becasue of the lack of weight
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mine is a reliable 140bhp, it gets proper cained everywhere because its the only way it moves, standard bottom end with a 7200rpm limit, it beats alot of cars with a tied 0-60 of 7.14 and a 1/4 mile at pvs of 15.7
Carr
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Has anyone every made a twin engined or rear engined corsa?
danny-corsa
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14th Jun 05 at 16:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do XE's fit easy into GSi's with power steering ABS etc...
Ojc
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If you want a Corsa that beats VTS's GTi's and don't want to be spending millions copy Brosters spec.
danny-corsa
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broster how much you spent on ur engine?
broster
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well you could do what i did for less, i started with a 1.4 then swapped it for a 1.6,
prices as follows:
Piper stainless de-cat-40ish
Magnecore ht leads-80
PiperX Viper induction kit-250
Lexmaul inlet manifold-380
Ecotek Valve-pointless
BFO cat back system-250
custom map with raised limit to 7.2kish-350
Supersprint stainless 4-2-1 exhaust manifold-300
ported polished head-450
kent fast road cams-100(off corb)
fse boost valve-pointless not wanted

thats about it
Robin
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i've been quoted under £3k for 170 bhp or so from a 1.6 with cams, verniers, headwork, weber alpha TB's and a custom manifold, 4 branch exhaust manifold and hardcore engine management.

its a bit steep, but it'll be ace
broster
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
i've been quoted under £3k for 170 bhp or so from a 1.6 with cams, verniers, headwork, weber alpha TB's and a custom manifold, 4 branch exhaust manifold and hardcore engine management.

its a bit steep, but it'll be ace


bit steep, id say its a bit cheap considering it involves an engine conversion
Robin
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it didnt, i need to get an X16XE, then bolt that into my car, then give them the X14 head to work on, then sell the X14 with the standard X16 head

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