Robin
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Bet that goes like stink :yummy:
Your joking right?
Its only 145bhp hardly going to go like stink.
I've read everything below but....
With standard power, it'd be 20bhp on the top spec Corsa C, but the engine weighs less....
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chris_uk
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True, but the standard 1.8 c hardly went like stink either.. What was it 8 seconds to 60, with 145 it might get 7.x a standard punto gt was faster than that in the early 90's.
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Jed D
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cheers jed. you coming down for the fast show? im taking this and the x20xev B up, on the stand organised through here.
should be mate, just been out and bought ratchet straps, reg plate and all that shite for the trailer, going to do a bit work on the trailer tonight so all being well... car doesnt need much to be ready. more than likley see you there 
cool see you there then. put a face to the name an all! 
did you not have this red C at pvs 2012? spoke to someone with it i think
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davegreen
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yeah i had this car and the b at pvs last year. this was on LMF's stand. you may have spoken to me or one of the lmf guys. also some one tried making out it was thier car the cheeky git!
as for power figures, standard corsa c 1.8, 123bhp 121lbft 0-60 8sec
this engine standard, 144bhp 149lbft and if you look at 0-60 on the astra 2.2 its 8.2sec.
as this has the vectras gearbox which gives astras 10% faster accelaration and this engine is tuned a bit and in a lighter car its going to be in the high 6's/low 7's.
i dont realy care if you like what im doing with this project or not, its my car and i like it! 
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davegreen
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stripped the interior today to start fitting the sound system, made a start on laying the sound dampening. done the roof, boot floor, under rear seat, and the outer rear quater panels. 35 sheets used another 45 to go!
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davegreen
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finished fitting the sound deadening today, total of 80 sheets used. aprox 8sq metres. had to go and get some sound abbsorber for behind the speakers in the front doors.
crack on with running the wires for sound system tomorrow then refitting interior.
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davegreen
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drilled out door plugs to route wires into the doors, used plastic tube to thread wires through the rubber boot and then pull through the plug.
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davegreen
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fitted MB Quart QM218.61 Q speakers to the front doors, not happy with tweeter location but ive had a better idea of how to fit them more stealth looking. also fitted crome door handles while apart.
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davegreen
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routed wires through the car, used 4 gauge power cable as its having a second battery in the back so doesnt need to be any bigger, spearker cables are twisted type more commonly found in home hifi, rca leads for front speaker amp and sub, seperate trigger wire for switching amp on.
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this little lot to go in tomorrow!
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davegreen
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got the sub cabnet made for my old cavalier in, not much boot left though. still need to finish it off, retrim to match corsas carpet and make covers for the amps and other bits.
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these are the subs im using, got it all in bar the second battery today. i got to cold!
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Jed D
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must weigh a fair bit all that mate?
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davegreen
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just a pound or 2! 
ive got to adjust the coilovers now as its droped 25/30mm on the rear. taking it to the weigh bridge tomorrow see how fat shes got!
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corsadonk
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Should have nice sound. 
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davegreen
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deep and low!
was going to run a test cd tonight but at 8pm thought it might upset the nieghbours. simalar set up in my old mk3 cavalier had almost perfect sq graph and made 138db. not much sound proofing in that though. hit 146db in the mk5 escort! so should be quite nnice in this corsa!
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corsadonk
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Never really done much in the way of ice, but I might upgrade a few bits on mine. Nothing that loud.
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davegreen
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untill i had the vectra b i'd only ever done sound systems in my cars. there was a realy big following around this area for sound off's. all died these days. i realy enjoy fitting all the kit. had a fiesta mk2 950cc that had so much kit on board it would kill the engine with the power draw and 140amp alternator!
corsa C's have large door speakers as standard so getting decent upgrades and fitting them is easy.
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Darryl H
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Great work Dave Bet it will sound great when it's finished!
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davegreen
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it'll never be finished!
needs throttle bodies to sound great.
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CorsaB1
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Looks amazing bud
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CorsaB1
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All I got is bass face 15 inch. With there amp lol with vibe 6x9s okay sound quality tho
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davegreen
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cheers for all the complements.
i'll get some photos of the system up later. the amps, crossovers, battery, etc. doesnt look to good as the cabinet's been around for over 14 years and wasnt built to fit the corsa. needs a freshen up.
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davegreen
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drop tested the battery this morning to find a cell had failed 
so off to vauxhall and have my wallet raped for £87! largest battery fitted to the corsa C by vauxhall.
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heres a photo of the power wire where it goes through the bulkhead. ive used and electrical bulkhead fitting and plenty of silicone as dont want any leaks of risk of wire chaffing.
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connected it all up fitting the new battery on the car and the cars battery in the boot for the system.
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hers afew shots of the system.
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while i was out i called into the breakers and found a piece of black trim for around the heater controls as i dont like the alloy effect trim, this piece has been on my list since getting the car in november 2011.
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heres the head unit screen open and closed.
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davegreen
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tried it out and the first track that came on from cd left in player was snap rhythm is a dancer, few more old skool tunes then in with test cd to set levels, balance, phasing and check for rattles and vibrations.
all good out side but still needs more sound proofing around the boot and rear trim panels need some foam behind them to stop vibraions at around 45Hz. otherwise happy dayzz!!
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Paul W
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Looks like good progress Dave I really need to get round to sound proofing mine sometime
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davegreen
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check out car audio direct paul, great prices and realy helpful over the phone.
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