Robin
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Steve, I also disagree.
After driving a 1.2 8v and a 1.4 16v back to back, I can't see how you can say the difference isn't that noticeable 
Maybe around town, yes, but a 5 litre V8 in a Corsa wouldn't be much different round town.
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Steve X16XE
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It'd sound good though 
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Jenko_Sport
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Mate try quinn direct im payingjust under £600 and im 19 with 1 years no claims on my 1.6 with everything decleared
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deano87
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TPFT or FC?
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Jenko_Sport
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And the 1.6's are loads better, alot smoother and nicer to drive.
And aswell it wont be long if you have a 1.4 that you'll be wishing you had got a 1.6 mate.
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Jenko_Sport
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Fully comp.
Fuck knows why its so cheap but it is
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danward
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I am 19 with 0 ncb, TPFT on my 1.4 16v and its costing me around 2.5k!! (I have a conviction though)
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Jenko_Sport
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quote:
Originally posted by danward
I am 19 with 0 ncb, TPFT on my 1.4 16v and its costing me around 2.5k!! (I have a conviction though)
 Fuck me mate thats harsh
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danward
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You telling me!! Imagine what I could do to the car if I had normal insurance!
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tom_simes
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Jay, how much extra is it to insure the 1.6? and how much are you looking at spending to tune it?
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betrayed
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i sold my 1.6 16v sport... and bought a tuned 1.4 16v sport and have never looked back!!! i love my 1.4 sport it still to this day totally lashes my old 1.6 sport 
my insurance was over a grand fully comp on the - 1.6 16v sport
my insurance is just over 700 fully comp on my - 1.4 16v sport
[Edited on 20-03-2007 by betrayed]
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CorsaClayton
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:gun4:
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JayT
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a tuned 1.4 will surely be as good as a standard 1.6 sport or a vtr! only 200cc in it
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andy1868
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as good as doesn't always mean power though. as robin'll hasten to add that the torque figures on a tuned 1.4 won't be the same as a 1.6. never mind the general "feel" of the car etc.
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JayT
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im not on about just the power output like top speed i mean how the car actually feels like is it as nippy around town?
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topshot_2k
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1.6 made much more difference when i swapped my x14xe for one. then had Velos and remap and had 130bhp+ which made my old 1.4 feel very sluggish
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chr15barn3s
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I got my 1.6 at 18 with a years no claims. It was about 1000 with admiral.
My mate had a 1.4 16v which he had played around with and mine was still quicker He was a bit pissed off. And the insurance was more as it was modified.
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Rachel H
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
i was disappointed at how not much quicker a 1.4 16v was than my 1.2 8v and my 1.2 8v was shocking
Again you are talking absolute bollocks, I raced a 1.2 8v in my 1.2 16v and blew him away, a 1.4 16v used to blow me away, there is 40bhp between a 1.4 16v and a 1.2 8v, you will notice the difference.
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andy1868
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you are on the warpath today rachollie
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Steve
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indeed, i wasnt saying it wasnt faster i was saying i was disappointed in how not much faster it was, what you determine as not much faster will vary from person to person
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JayT
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well lets put it this way, i have driven a 1.2 8v now for the past 18 months and have never driven anything quicker so what im asking is will i feel a considerable difference when i first drive a 1.4 sport
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Marc
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My 1.4 16v would pull away with ease from my mates SXi until he changed for a full system and it made us pretty even.
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JayT
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and it will be a 98 to 2000 plate
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Rachel H
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
indeed, i wasnt saying it wasnt faster i was saying i was disappointed in how not much faster it was, what you determine as not much faster will vary from person to person
A 1.2 8v is the worst engine in terms of speed Vauxhall have ever produced, its so slow my 50cc RS used to be able to beat them.
A 1.4 16v will not just creep away, it will blow it into the weeds.
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topshot_2k
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my 1.4 sport didnt exactly thrash my mates 1.2 16v. beat him but not by loads.
1.6 16v is different matter
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