carey
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1. I saw a breeze in a burgundy colour do they do sports in that colour? don't think i've seen one!
2. with corsa C's what does twinport mean? cos the engine appears the same as the 1.2 16v in sxi's
3. Did they do a special edition irmscher sport? seen 2 sports with kits, exhaust, lights and wheels all irmscher and fully colour coded they looked ace 
Cheers in advance if anyone knows 
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no sports were made in burgundy/ satin red
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Fonz
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twinport i have always taken to mean its 16v, 10 years ago it was special if a engine had 16v but its such a standard now they have renamed it to make it appear "sexier" - well that my opinion, i could be very wrong!
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Originally posted by carey_corsasport
3. Did they do a special edition irmscher sport? seen 2 sports with kits, exhaust, lights and wheels all irmscher and fully colour coded they looked ace
Cheers in advance if anyone knows
Exclusiv model maybe?
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carey
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Timbaland what does that mean lol. Sorry!
Fonz yeah maybe but my fellas a mechanic i woulda thought he'd have noticed if that's the case but you never know with mechanics 
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dealers kit up corsas when they first came out to sell. like the new D, garages will order acouple in with the styling pack to flog off
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3. Did they do a special edition irmscher sport? seen 2 sports with kits, exhaust, lights and wheels all irmscher and fully colour coded they looked ace
Do you mean corsa 'b' or 'c' or 'd' Not as far as i'm aware, some dealers made there own ltd editions iirc.
Irmscher and steinmetz were/are optional extras that you could/can order when ordering your car so some may have just ordered every foreseeable extra, more likely imo, could well be and enthusiast e.g. someone off here who's just bought everything irmscher to try and keep it looking factory.
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Originally posted by carey_corsasport
Timbaland what does that mean lol. Sorry!
Fonz yeah maybe but my fellas a mechanic i woulda thought he'd have noticed if that's the case but you never know with mechanics
The Excvlusiv was a limited edition model of Corsa C 1.4 16v, only avaliable in black, came with Irmy bits and bobs from the factory, leather etc - bloody nice imo
Have a look in Whittie's garage (HERE) as he recently got one.
[Edited on 09-04-2008 by Jules]
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carey
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i was on about corsa b's cos both the ones i saw were sports! yeah that's what i thought but it's just odd how they were virtually exactly the same but one was silver and one was black! I want to do that with my next corsa now
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Timbaland what does that mean lol. Sorry!
Fonz yeah maybe but my fellas a mechanic i woulda thought he'd have noticed if that's the case but you never know with mechanics
exclusive is the trim, like Breeze, Trip GLS, SRi etc
what are you expecting the mechanic to notice? Vauxhall dont put 8v engines into their cars now, there is no advanatage to do so (all the old stock engines would be long gone) so all would be 16v (except 3 cyclinder 1.0l with 12v), hence the twinport badge, each cylinder as two (twin) ports for inlet and two (twin) ports for the outlet.
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carey
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o right didn't know that I've not got much of a clue about engines but then doesn't that answer my own question? because atm i'm rolling in a 1.2 16v sxi so that surely has the same engine as a twinport anyway???
[Edited on 09-04-2008 by carey_corsasport]
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The Excvlusiv was a limited edition model of Corsa C 1.4 16v, only avaliable in black,
also available in silver.
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imo twinport is just a name not a style, type or characteristic of an engine.
An EcoTec engine (typically 12/16v) is different and a mechanic, or even someone who knew something about Vaux engines would notice the difference
your engine IS a twinport engine (providing my theory is correct) as it has 16v, a 1.2 16V engine is no different to a car with a 1.2 16v with Twinport BADGE stuck on the back - its just a badge
in the same way we see TD on diesel engine cars, there are very few diesels manufactured without a turbo nowadays (LDV vans are an example) but doesnt mean those diesel cars without a TD (or similar for that brand/make) dont have turbos....purely a name/badge
[Edited on 09-04-2008 by Fonz]
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carey
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ok thanks for clearing that up that's what i wanted to know 
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quote:
Originally posted by Fonz
twinport i have always taken to mean its 16v, 10 years ago it was special if a engine had 16v but its such a standard now they have renamed it to make it appear "sexier" - well that my opinion, i could be very wrong!
It's something to do with the manifold, and the fact you get more torque up hills.
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Originally posted by Dave A
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Originally posted by Jules
The Excvlusiv was a limited edition model of Corsa C 1.4 16v, only avaliable in black,
also available in silver.
and red
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Originally posted by Fonz
twinport i have always taken to mean its 16v, 10 years ago it was special if a engine had 16v but its such a standard now they have renamed it to make it appear "sexier" - well that my opinion, i could be very wrong!
It's something to do with the manifold, and the fact you get more torque up hills.
how does it know when your driving up s high to deliever more torque?
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Whittie
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Originally posted by Fonz
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Originally posted by Whittie
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Originally posted by Fonz
twinport i have always taken to mean its 16v, 10 years ago it was special if a engine had 16v but its such a standard now they have renamed it to make it appear "sexier" - well that my opinion, i could be very wrong!
It's something to do with the manifold, and the fact you get more torque up hills.
how does it know when your driving up s high to deliever more torque?
Somthing to do with blocking one of the branches on the manifold.
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From Vaux website:
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Twinport technology builds on the standard four-valve technology of Vauxhall's renowned ECOTEC engines. Savings are achieved via a variable intake manifold in combination with a high rate of exhaust gas recirculation. Under 'partial load' the engine receives an additional 25 per cent of its fuel air mixture from the already burnt exhaust gas recycled back into the mix.
The advantages of twinport technology are achieved through a combination of fuel injection and exhaust emission control by three-way catalytic converter technology. This reduces technical complexity and consequently the cost to the customer, making the twinport solution particularly attractive for compact-class cars, as power output and efficient fuel consumption are maintained.
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carey
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cheers whittie
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
From Vaux website:
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Twinport technology builds on the standard four-valve technology of Vauxhall's renowned ECOTEC engines. Savings are achieved via a variable intake manifold in combination with a high rate of exhaust gas recirculation. Under 'partial load' the engine receives an additional 25 per cent of its fuel air mixture from the already burnt exhaust gas recycled back into the mix.
The advantages of twinport technology are achieved through a combination of fuel injection and exhaust emission control by three-way catalytic converter technology. This reduces technical complexity and consequently the cost to the customer, making the twinport solution particularly attractive for compact-class cars, as power output and efficient fuel consumption are maintained.
Sounds the same as volkswagens FSI
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Originally posted by Fonz
twinport i have always taken to mean its 16v, 10 years ago it was special if a engine had 16v but its such a standard now they have renamed it to make it appear "sexier" - well that my opinion, i could be very wrong!
yes you are
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