pollocks
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right firstly am thinkin of gettin a gsi 1.6 16v corsa b few questions on this though:
Does a company out there do recondtioned engines for these if so what sort of price am i looking??
Also whats the most powerful N/A 1.6 out there? 170bhp should be doable on tb's really i would have thought
What sort of tunin offers what power figures tell me what u got and what power u got and also a 1/4 mile time if u have one  regards Ben
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Robin
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get a sport
the engine is better, and there are more tuning bits available for it
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pollocks
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don't want a sport thou i want a gsi lol sports are too much for what they are imo as gsi's are less generally
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broster
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het the c16xe gsi, better engine than the sport. also they look nicer than the sport! there is a 214bhp 1.6 16v on there, dudes called Andy, its a monster spec! few around 140-160bhp and a few between 160-180bhp, throttle bodies are the way forward
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pollocks
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what sor of mods will i need to get to about 160bhp ?? all help much aprciated
and also i can't see in the archive were aobuts the brakes topics are as there hidden to me lol but whats the popular brake upgrades and what wheel size do u have to put over the brakes minimum ?? all help much apreciated
oh final thing lol is how do u tell what engine it is, is it wrote on the engine etc anywhere?
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broster
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look in here......
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/garage.php?action=usergarage&owner=broster&fullspec=652
scroll down and look at my spec, its just about 140bhp..... and i use v6 veccy brakes..
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pollocks
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do 15's fit over the veccy brakes or you need bigger? as i like small wheels personally
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broster
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yep 15's just fit over them
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pollocks
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broster -- sorry mate but i click full details for your engine and it don't do owt is there somet am doin wrong lol
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broster
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ill paste it up hang on
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pollocks
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orite cheers
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broster
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Engine Mods: Polished rocker cover, stainless plug cover, Piper stainless de-cat, Magnecore ht leads, PiperX Viper induction kit, Lexmaul inlet manifold, Ecotek Valve, BFO cat back system, Bonnet lifters, custom map with raised limit to 7kish, Supersprint stainless 4-2-1 exhaust manifold, ported polished head, kent fast road cams, fse boost valve Brakes; 288mm v6 brakes with black diamond combo discs and ebc green stuff pads
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by pollocks
do 15's fit over the veccy brakes or you need bigger? as i like small wheels personally
Depends on the wheels, some do, some don't.
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broster
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quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed
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Originally posted by pollocks
do 15's fit over the veccy brakes or you need bigger? as i like small wheels personally
Depends on the wheels, some do, some don't.
the ones it wont fit over can be sorted by grinding the caliper away a bit or fitting some 3mm spacers
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pollocks
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sounds mint mate roughly what did all that lot cost u ?? cheeky i know lol
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broster
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the engine work cost a bit. about 2500 for whats been done, thats just the cost of the parts.
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pollocks
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orite nicely i wanna keep the 1.6 tbh and not bother with a 2ltr as its not my thing really
how do u identify the diffrent engines in the gsi's ?? anyone
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broster
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the c16xe has vauxhall written o nthe cam cover and a black inlet manifold and the x16xe has ecotec on the cover and a silver inlet
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Siberia
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quote:
Originally posted by broster
het the c16xe gsi, better engine than the sport. also they look nicer than the sport! there is a 214bhp 1.6 16v on there, dudes called Andy, its a monster spec! few around 140-160bhp and a few between 160-180bhp, throttle bodies are the way forward
could be wrong but i think his engine is a x16xe....
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broster
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quote:
Originally posted by Siberia
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Originally posted by broster
het the c16xe gsi, better engine than the sport. also they look nicer than the sport! there is a 214bhp 1.6 16v on there, dudes called Andy, its a monster spec! few around 140-160bhp and a few between 160-180bhp, throttle bodies are the way forward
could be wrong but i think his engine is a x16xe....
who's andys?
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Siberia
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yeh....
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broster
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could well be, but i doubt theres much left of an original engine in there lol!
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Siberia
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yeh it is have a Read...
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=145642
but you are right id say the only thing that is original is the block itself....
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broster
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indeed u are correct
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Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by pollocks
right firstly am thinkin of gettin a gsi 1.6 16v corsa b few questions on this though:
Does a company out there do recondtioned engines for these if so what sort of price am i looking??
Also whats the most powerful N/A 1.6 out there? 170bhp should be doable on tb's really i would have thought
What sort of tunin offers what power figures tell me what u got and what power u got and also a 1/4 mile time if u have one regards Ben
Its not impossible to get 250bhp from this engine naturally aspirated, with a 10,000RPM rev limit too. Should see a sub 5 second 0-60 and a very light wallet. 
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