Siberia 
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
 Location: Leprechaun Land      Drives : Zafira GSI 
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between a GSI and a  1.6 SPORT. 
 
yes there 3BHP but is there anything else. 
 
the way i see it is that if i get a X16XE out of a tigra or a sport i get an engine that will have alot less mile on it and probably wont have been kaned all its life... 
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Ditch 
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
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Torque for the X16XE peaks at around 105lb/ft at 4k RPM, but the C16XE has 110 lb/ft at 3500RPM. This means peak torque is reached sooner, allowing the car to accelerate more rapidly. Peak power on the other hand is indentical, with both being reached at around 5500RPM. Also, there is a different compression ratio in the C16XE than the X16XE. The bore and stroke are both the same IIRC.
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Ojc 
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If you plan on tuning them then the differences between the two engines soon disapear. 
 
Only as standard is there a difference.
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Siberia 
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i'm thinkin maybe a manzel or sumthing........... nothing to crazy
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Ojc 
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Nigel Mansell?
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Siberia 
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yeh i'm going to stick him under the bonnet  
 
manzel as in manzel power box is probably the only tuning i'd be doing. 
 
 
another question a 96 1.6 vectra..... would these be the same engine? 
 
i was in a taxi home from the pub the other night and it felt quite torquey 
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Ojc 
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No, that would be X16XEL 
 
100bhp, again capable of same power output as the X16XE and C16XE as soon as you start tuning it. 
 
With regards to Mantzel box, you would need a unichip to make sure you made the most of the box.
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L330wnz 
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similar engine bt not 'exact' IIRC but it will be pulling a far bigger car so not as quick as the 1.6 corsa/tigra  
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Darren 
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i got a velos torq tube and uni chip and it was runing 131bhp, hopefully now a little more now the egr has been blanked    
 
Lee M likes fitting torq tubes btw    
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