Blazer
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Registered: 31st Aug 02
Location: Devon - Drives: frost blue 1.4L 8V
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here this metro was behine me tonight and he tried over taking me while going up a hill, and a car was coming in the other direction, so i put my foot, but then i let him past me because if he would of crashed into that car he would of spun off and hit my car, and it was pretty damn quick it had the GTI badge on the back but people have told me theres this metro going around with a 2.0L or a turbo convertion, it it would of beat my car hands down, but then again its not hard to beat a corsa, i just wanna know can u fit a Vauxhall 2.0LEX unit in a metro because this car could't of had its standard engine..
cheers...
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antscorsa
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: london
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could b the metro turbo there quick cos so light
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Blazer
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nah i think this one has had a engine convertion of some kind, can u fit the 2.0L 16V xe unit in a metro??
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MattyB
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Registered: 13th Nov 01
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YES, both the C20XE (2.0 NA 16v) and C20LET (2.0 turbo 16v) will go into a metro.
However, it aint no easy conversion. The engine bay/bulkhead has to be exteneded etc, and custom mounts etc made up.
I take it u have a 1.4 or 1.6 16v corsa? nevertheless, a metro GTi, even mildly tuned wud walk all over ur corsa anyway mate. Theres a 1.5 (re bored) Red GTi down my way, the guys who drives it is nick name is "stomping", coz thats wot he does, all over most other cars. its stripped out and runnin bout 150bhp, and handles superb. It does a 14sec 1/4.
I mean a 2.0 corsa, let alone a 2.0 metro would kill ur car easy without tryin, even up hill mate. My guess it was a pretty std GSi.
Matt
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Blazer
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i know it would beat my car, and most cars do, i'v only got a 1.4 8v spi and i know its slow, but people have been saying this red metro has had a engine transplant, and it sounded like a super bike...
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Blazer
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here mattyb where abouts r u from because this was a red metro with a gti badge.
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Blazer
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and it looked striped out too it had bucket and stuff like that...
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kerzo
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
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i saw a metro driving about and it sounded like he was absolutely booting it but it was going no speed at all!
these people are cocks
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Blazer
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yeah tell me about it, he didnt impress me one bit, just pied me off.
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antscorsa
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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hang on after reading an old fastcar, a guy form devon has a red metro wiht a lotus elise lump int, 1.8 kicking 180bhp
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kerzo
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at the end of the day though its a fucking metro!!
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Blazer
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it was quick tho, and i was wondering what the hell he had under the bonnet to make it so fast, it had to be a transplant.
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big eck
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The most popular conversions for them are the 1.8 K series engine outta the MGF or elise.
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Blazer
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nice me likes the sound of zat, when he floored it, it sounded like a super bike, unless it was a super bike zorst fitted
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Rob H
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Registered: 28th Oct 00
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The GTi's IIRC have the 103HP 1.4 k series engine. When you consider the weigh of a metro- about the same as a metal tea tray (sub 900Kg) , thats a pretty nice power/weight ratio its got. There also very tunable engines....
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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A friend had one, quick car for a 1400. Certainly used to severly kick the ass of a 1.4i 16v Corsa. Handled as well. That car was my introduction to Jesus handles.
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Rob H
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
That car was my introduction to Jesus handles.
Eh?  Im guessing you mean holding on to the grab handle above the door for dear life while screaming "jesus dont kill me" while being driven atsilly speeds, or something along those lines? 
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