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bananamandaz
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19th Jun 06 at 17:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im currently running a 1.2 8 v,ivhad the car a year and thot its maybe time to go for a bigger engine,i kant afford to run a xe,is the 1.4 8v spi any good i reckon this wood b a straight swap,any ideas would b good
Butler
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x16xe, easily tunable, around 106bhp standard. Not too hard to come by either.
Corsalad87
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1.6 8v outta a Nova Gsi / Gte! 100 bhp + easy swop and very cheap to pick up
bananamandaz
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yeah thats wot id like but do u need ta change the fuel pump,iv not got p/s either so can u blank out the pump?
bananamandaz
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is the 1.6 8v reliable enough?
Corsalad87
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With the Nova engine you need a mpi ( multipoint ) fuel pump as with the 1.6 16v conversion so you would need to upgrade the fuel pump regardless! + Nova engine just needs slight mods to wiring apart from that its straight swop! U2U AdamD off here he did a 1.6 8v conversion and found it easy peasy to do!
Corsalad87
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1.6 8v are bullet proof
steve101
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yeh, the 1.6 8v is a good engine. Rock hard, the older 8v Engines are all bullet proof - if looked after nothing serious usually goes wrong. Also very easy to work on - the 1.6 16v is murder when it's in the bay.
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19th Jun 06 at 17:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what mr sport said

and what steve said, the 16v is a nightmare for working on
bananamandaz
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19th Jun 06 at 17:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah sounds ok,i kan do the swap myself so labour is no probs but i take it nobody will bak up the 1.4 8v spi....
Corsalad87
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why when its only 55bhp???
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1.6 8v go for it cheap as chips
Robin
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nah. the spi engines are crap to be honest. if you are going to that trouble, do the mpi, and do the 1.6
bananamandaz
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good point,whats the fuel like on the 1.6?
Corsalad87
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good!
craig_s
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iv got the 1.6 8v in mine its the c16se its the only 1 with 100 bhp thou the others are lower power.the engine its self is bomb proof .
bananamandaz
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lol,cheers 4 the help guys,prob get another post soon...
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You're going to the trouble of doing a conversion, at least fit something decent in there. How much bhp difference is there between the 1.2 8v and the 1.4? 15bhp? Not worth it...

TBH you're best to sell up and get something that's faster in the first place and comes with more goodies...ie a sport
bananamandaz
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19th Jun 06 at 17:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah i would but my cars solid,dont wanna buy another corsa to go through the same stuff if u get me
gianluigi
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X16XE on TB's is pure sex wee
bananamandaz
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wots tb's? think the 1.6 8v mite b ok,wot u got?
Robin
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19th Jun 06 at 18:26   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
individual throttle bodies
Corsalad87
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Mr Marriot whats happening with your corsa now???
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19th Jun 06 at 18:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
new engine. theres a progress thread somewhere... needs updating
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update it as im curious to see what will be the final product

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