MikeH
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 03
User status: Offline
|
Considering taking the spare wheel out of my boot to save weight 
My 1.2 16v is very sensitive to extra weight.... if i have a passenger it performs crap!
|
Cybermonkey
Member
Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
User status: Offline
|
Solution, get a better engine.
|
Wolf In Welsh Clothing
Member
Registered: 31st Mar 03
Location: North Wales...... Cooper S on order
User status: Offline
|
Id rather decrease my time!
Weight makes a huge difference though!
Apparently half a sec for the back seats and a second for junking most of the interior!
|
MikeH
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 03
User status: Offline
|
Hahahha yeh i mean decrease it!
|
djlee_dj
Member
Registered: 12th Jun 03
Location: Northern Ireland --- aka: ulster
User status: Offline
|
permonace and 1.2 in the same sentence - lol
|
MikeH
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 03
User status: Offline
|
djlee_dj: It does allot better than i expected!
I used to drive about in my parents 2.0 16v vectra and was expecting to be dissapointed in the 1.2 16v corsa i got.
However it was nowhere near as bad as i though!
|
WaNtEd_CoRsA
Member
Registered: 4th Mar 03
Location: Wakefield
User status: Offline
|
1.2 r slow mate sorry but they r
|
MikeH
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 03
User status: Offline
|
Not as slow as a few other corsas 
|
Cybermonkey
Member
Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
User status: Offline
|
Shut up Mike. Anything less than a 1.4 16v is wheezy and asthmatic. Its not fast at all. You need to drive a car with a C20XE power plant. Now that is a good engine  Or even my 1.6 Corsa. That seems pretty fast up to 90mph.
|
stuyw
Member
Registered: 15th May 02
Location: North West Drives: Rev3 MR2 Turbo
User status: Offline
|
it will look a lot better if it is stripped out 
|
chris_uk
Premium Member
Registered: 8th Jul 03
User status: Offline
|
the corsa C 1.2 16v has 75 bhp standard which aint bad!
|
miles
Member
Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: plymouth Drives: Astra Sport
User status: Offline
|
speed is relative to the driver.
75bhp for a 1.2 is good.
|
Aussie GSi
Member
Registered: 5th Aug 02
Location: Sydney, Australia. Drives: Corsa B GSi 16v
User status: Offline
|
Does anyone know how much the spare wheel weighs? Would 30kg be a good estimate?
I wanna take mine out too. I've got a GSi, and it's not affecting me much, but I've got a custom sub/amp enclosure that takes up the whole boot. I've got the RCA's/speaker wires/power wires etc coming out up near the back of the seat (front of boot), but the earth wire comes out to the rear bar support (back of boot), so I can't get to my spare unless I unwire my amp. It's a bitch to move the box anyway, so I wouldn't want to do it on the side of the road! Might as well take the spare out and keep a tyre inflator can in the car instead.
C
|
miles
Member
Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: plymouth Drives: Astra Sport
User status: Offline
|
I'd say about 10kg.
A 15" alloy with tyres weighs about 15kg.
|
corsa_will
Member
Registered: 29th Apr 03
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
look mr big 1.6 cyber monkey.....
plz dnt go slaggin off 1.2's. their fine. Plus, the word INSURANCE is always a bad thing when it comes to talking about engine sizes. At 17, a 1.6 aint gonna happen. Plus anyway matey,
1) its better than walking
2) its better than running
3) its better than a scooter
4) its better than biking
ALSO ALSO! the limits are what, 30, 40, 60 or 70..... any car can do them speeds, n thats all ya need !!
|
MattyB
Member
Registered: 13th Nov 01
Location: 118.5bhp :D
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
Shut up Mike. Anything less than a 1.4 16v is wheezy and asthmatic. Its not fast at all. You need to drive a car with a C20XE power plant. Now that is a good engine Or even my 1.6 Corsa. That seems pretty fast up to 90mph.
Sorry dude......but my mates 1.4 8v SR Nova would piss all over ur 1.6 16v. 0-60 in 8.0 and standing 1/4 in 15.8s. Wheezy? nope.
Matt
|
ainsley_brader
Member
Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by corsa_will
ALSO ALSO! the limits are what, 30, 40, 60 or 70..... any car can do them speeds, n thats all ya need !!
Yes but by the time the 1.2 gets upto 60 its time to slow down again, its not how fast it goes but how it gets there.
|
Gary GSi
Member
Registered: 30th Oct 02
Location: Lincoln
User status: Offline
|
stripping out an interior is good but you have to do it properly if your serious about performance. Its no good getting rid of seats and interior trim if your gonna leave big subs and amps in your boot. You have got to have an idea of how you want to build your car and stick to it. You can have a cruising show car with 17s and ice install and who gives a fuck what engines in it. You can have an all out performance minded car built for speed and good handling, or you can have an allrounder which is a mixture of both.
|
