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Predator Corsa

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Registered: 29th Sep 03
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14th Oct 03 at 10:15

My little 1.2 is slow i need more power.... how can i giv me car more horses without gettin and engine conversion.

I have a pipercross panel fitter, peco bb4 bac box, and ive cut out the silencer.

Help pls

Ajones_17

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Registered: 20th Jun 02
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14th Oct 03 at 10:18

don't wanna sound obvious here mate but your probably better buying a bigger engined corsa. i used to have a 1.2 8v and your pretty limited to what you can do with them. i've got a 1.4 16v sport now. much better

Predator Corsa

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14th Oct 03 at 10:22

Im a young drive with not much $$$ so i need to keep the insurance down, thats y im havin 2 find ways of gettin as much out of this 1

Mistamist

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14th Oct 03 at 10:27

stop dreamin matey, i have a 1.2 8v and you just gotta live with it. what ever you do dont put 17's on there. it gets slower. i get overtaken by grannies on them shopping carts now. and get beaten from the lights by pushbikes!!

Predator Corsa

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14th Oct 03 at 10:29

Thats k im on 15's

Predator Corsa

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14th Oct 03 at 12:12

ttt

Gambit

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14th Oct 03 at 12:15

theres nowt you can do to it really, just grin and bare the slowness till u can afford something that shifts a bit

kerzo

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14th Oct 03 at 12:32

if anything strip it of as much weight as you can ie spare wheel, back seats.....go ak stylee if you want

MikeH

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14th Oct 03 at 12:38

Put 13" wheels on it, remove the spare from the boot (but don't get a puncture).
Fill up with optimax petrol, it generally makes cars runs smoother and avoids retarding ignition timiong (might have to set your octane plug under the bonnet)

Give it an oil change perhaps.

Inflate the tyres to perfect pressure.

Take any slack out fo your accelerator as possible so that the butterfly valve is open at a perfect 90 degrees at full throttle.

And remove any other weight you can think of.

Predator Corsa

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14th Oct 03 at 16:53

ttt

Adam_B

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14th Oct 03 at 18:08

Theres a tuning guide in the February 2003 issue of Total Vauxhall. Back issues on the other end of 01452317701

MikeH

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14th Oct 03 at 19:35

Does every issue come with a free set of throttle bodies?