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Thoday
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   16th Feb 04 at 18:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

RIGHT HERE GOES

come sept i shall upgrade the engine but i wana no how easy it is and what i can do to a 1,0 engine.. just to be different and my mates just started a busines and will put his own £ into tuning the engine

but looking for some good ideas with good power gains

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Dbilas Inlet Manifold +17hp
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not much i dont think, sort a nice 1600 engine and TB it
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screw a 4th cylinder to the side of it
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Turbo it like a daihatsu charade would be mad
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quote:
Originally posted by Born_corsa02
Turbo it like a daihatsu charade would be mad


for the amount of power gain it wouldnt be worth it
Thoday
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeH
screw a 4th cylinder to the side of it


i already have.. its a red bull can.. gives the car wings to fly

but i want it faster

if i goin 2 do an engine conversion id go 2.0 16v if not 2.0 turbo

but wana have a look in2 engine mods.. broster said theres a few things manifold.. cams etc
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yeah you can do that but itll be a waste of money, u could get reprofiled cams, head work, a chip of some sort....
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quote:
Originally posted by broster
yeah you can do that but itll be a waste of money, u could get reprofiled cams, head work, a chip of some sort....


as i said my mates paying as hes learning to do engine mods.. hes done alot of things on my car and his dads sprayed a fair bit of it.. building his way up to doin own business of sellin stuff, spraying serivce and already does services and MOT stuff

and cos he gets stuff cheaper im not gona complain

2.0 16v gona cost me near £2-3k i aint got plus double my insurance
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well if you aint gunna be spending the money on it then yeah go for it!
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2l will cost you 1.5k absolute tops. you can buy a astra or cavvy 2l, use brakes, engine block, drive shafts ect for about £400, spend about £400 putting it in. put the brakes on yourself. then spend about £500 on suspension at most
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i need to specifcs of what to do
prices approx

then il go tell him

hes got some webbers but i didnt think he cud use them on a 1.0
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if u were to stick webbers on ull need a custom inlet maniofld for them, i doubt anyone will have made one! itll all be worthless as ull only get small gains! end of the day i wouldnt waste my money but if its ur mates go for it lol
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yes twin webbers for a 1.0 would need a custom inlet manifold, and im 99% sure no1 has made one, just purly for the fact its nowhere near worth the money for the power u get
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Surely your mate would be better off developing/building something that punters will want to buy?
Nobody in their right mind will want to spend more than a few quid trying to make a 1 litre 'faster'....

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get a ow pressure tubro kit form van aaken for like 1150 i think sumfin liket hat, duno the gains or anything tho.
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quote:
Originally posted by antscorsa
get a ow pressure tubro kit form van aaken for like 1150 i think sumfin liket hat, duno the gains or anything tho.


yeah good idea pay £1150 for a 40-60bhp gain on the 1litre

or......

you could get a 2litre turbo unit for same price? 204bhp+
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arnt those kits for the nova engines? cos im sure he said there for the corsa a

 
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