lil_hobbo
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Originally posted by BarnshaW
if you punched me mate, you would break your fist. 
this boy think hes tyson lol
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Bigbaz89
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I don't know what to do lads..
I could be persuaded into a redtop transplant to be quite honest, but im just a bit weiry about them, it would be just my luck to buy an abused 1!
I do think it would be a lot cheaper to that especially for the sort of power i want..
I don't really know what to do as i say
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corsa - gus
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Best thread ever
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Jambo
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If you want a "decent" redtop try and purchase a running one so you can hear rattles and see smoke etc.
My advice is to buy a new loom or at least renew sensors before you put the engine in and check all the wiring that theres no snags/split/corrosion as this seems to be the biggest problem.
People spunk money on replacing perfectly good piston rings and dont check the 20+ year old wiring thats all bent up in the wrong shape rubbing on every sharp edge it can find in the bay, this ultimately leads to many problems.
You could always buy a corsa thats already done and you know the history of etc...
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Ian
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There's no reason not to tune a 1600 except that it works out a bit more expensive per horsepower, particularly as you start getting close to 140 brake upwards.
I've kept the 1600 because I want the car to remain fairly standard and not bastardise it too much, plus I can't insure a 2 litre and don't really want to mess about with shafts/mounts/nonstandard wiring and all that messing.
But I'm not going just for power. I chose against a redtop because I don't merely want an easy route to 150 horse, there is more to my plan than that. You may feel differently.
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aaronc190
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bike carbs id say
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Ash_EP3
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Funny thread
But on a serious note:
- Inlet manifold
- Exhaust manifold
- Uprated air filter (panel filter)
- Decat
- Cat-back
- Cams
- Port Polished head
- Remap
- Lightened flywheel
- ARP conrods
Can anything be done to fuel (injection system)?
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csweatherston
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inlet, mild cams and a fcking good remap will see 140bhp easy.
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lostboy
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This thread if fucking awesome bigbaz = Legend <3 <3
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Bigbaz89
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quote:
Originally posted by lostboy
This thread if fucking awesome bigbaz = Legend <3 <3
Legend in a good way? ha
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Bigbaz89
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I'm possibly thinkin cams, manifold and map of some sort..
I'm sure these things should do what i want.. 130-140bhp
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Ash_EP3
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quote:
Originally posted by Bigbaz89
I'm possibly thinkin cams, manifold and map of some sort..
I'm sure these things should do what i want.. 130-140bhp
If it doesn't quite make the power you want have you thought about handling / weight loss side of things?
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lostboy
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quote:
Originally posted by Bigbaz89
quote:
Originally posted by lostboy
This thread if fucking awesome bigbaz = Legend <3 <3
Legend in a good way? ha
Yes 
I am aiming for 140 bhp + from my 1.6 and i have/have to buy
Inlet plenum (the ones Flame is selling)
Cams
Decent exhaust system (I will be using an Ashley system)
Map
Chip
Pistons (if i can afford them if not just new piston rings and clean the current pistons up)
ARP bolts (a guaranteed 15 bhp+  )
And remove the rear seats for 10 bhp
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Bigbaz89
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I might just get the cams and inlet manifold and map and rolling road it and see wot happens.. if its round the 130 i'l be happy
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lostboy
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Should see about 130 with that, Then when i am in Hartlepool on my many magical trips i will show you what you could have had  lol
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Bigbaz89
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I'm glad everybody has stopped arguing, i should be happy with around 130 ish like
[Edited on 17-05-2009 by Bigbaz89]
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ChrisBoom
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Good lord, just wasted 10 minutes of my life reading this thread
Really not worth the money tuning a 1600, get a redtop in, it may well break, but by the time you get a 1.6 16v to 150bhp, you could buy 4 XEs, or buy one and rebuild it to a high standard, wont blow up.
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lostboy
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quote:
Originally posted by ChrisBoom
Good lord, just wasted 10 minutes of my life reading this thread
Really not worth the money tuning a 1600, get a redtop in, it may well break, but by the time you get a 1.6 16v to 150bhp, you could buy 4 XEs, or buy one and rebuild it to a high standard, wont blow up.
1.6 16 valves can get to 150bhp pretty easy and saying its not worth tuning is a bit daft as you can get 250 ish bhp out of one, granted I'm talking alot of money, But they aint bad engines, And not every one can afford to insure a 2.0 16 valve widow maker, Would have put an xe in my Nova but i would be dead in a week and would have wiped out most of the north east's wooded area.
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ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by lostboy
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Originally posted by ChrisBoom
Good lord, just wasted 10 minutes of my life reading this thread
Really not worth the money tuning a 1600, get a redtop in, it may well break, but by the time you get a 1.6 16v to 150bhp, you could buy 4 XEs, or buy one and rebuild it to a high standard, wont blow up.
1.6 16 valves can get to 150bhp pretty easy and saying its not worth tuning is a bit daft as you can get 250 ish bhp out of one, granted I'm talking alot of money, But they aint bad engines, And not every one can afford to insure a 2.0 16 valve widow maker, Would have put an xe in my Nova but i would be dead in a week and would have wiped out most of the north east's wooded area.
True, but then if you were being legal, I bet it would cost as much to insure a standard XE as it would to declare a X16XE with cams, inlet, full exhaust etc.
XEs in a nova are pretty mental, true, my brothers XE nova would hit 5th limiter easy, fucking mad how fast it got there too.
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lostboy
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Originally posted by ChrisBoom
True, but then if you were being legal, I bet it would cost as much to insure a standard XE as it would to declare a X16XE with cams, inlet, full exhaust etc.
 Don't say that Aint got any quotes for what mine will cost all mods declared with only 1 years ncb
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will_ainsworth
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fucking lol you have the same tash too!
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm...............
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Wrighty
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Originally posted by corsa - gus
Best thread ever
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taylorboosh
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have you thought of the x18xe? a few on here have the conversion and its highly rated
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Linch
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Can I just say! as a 1.6 stands it dose not need cams to see 140bhp! I have had 160bhp out out of my standard cams! they just run out of lift after that!
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csweatherston
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it does not need tb's if you have cams.
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