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Author Who said 8v's were shit?
BabyBlade
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16th Sep 03 at 21:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by big eck
quote:
Originally posted by Sethion33
btw which engines do they use in turbo hot hatches 8v baby

And the majoroty of them go BANG at the first sign of modding them


Well that really depends if your stupid enough to run a high boost or dont get specialist help. I am agreeing with you, i've haerd plenty of cases where theve detonated but then again from other forums it seems get it right the first time and you wont have as much hassle.
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Originally posted by l33t corsa
...It may be a large increase, but it's still only 148hp.

[Edited on 16-09-2003 by l33t corsa]


YES BUT its a 1400 8v class, meaning thats as quick as it can be without jumping up a class!

Maybe a Civic is quicker, but its a 1600 isnt it??? Compare that to a rally prep'd 1600 engine and you'll see that the civic is slower than it!!!

Fook it, I give up on you!
l33t corsa
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Yeah, but the civic engine would still be road spec.

Now if there are limitations on what can be done to the engine in that class, then fair enough.
BabyBlade
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at the end of the day, everyoness gotta admit that for the engine size the bhp is very high, even if the torque figures arent amazingly good, altho u wudnt expect them to be on a small engine
CORSA NUT
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AX GT's are 8v.Nuff said
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Ok, lets summarise:

1400 8v - 148 BHP - Rally Prep'd (lighter in weight)
2000 16v - 150 BHP - Standard

Which would you rather? Mmm hard choice...
l33t corsa
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For road use, the 2.0, less likely to go pop.
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Untrue. A well built rally prep'd engine will be more reliable than a standard engine.
BabyBlade
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa Rally Car
Ok, lets summarise:

1400 8v - 148 BHP - Rally Prep'd (lighter in weight)
2000 16v - 150 BHP - Standard

Which would you rather? Mmm hard choice...


2.0l 16v! the valver's already got two more bhp standard, its still got loads of tuning to be done where as the 1.4 is at its peak bhp. Sorry but for road use its the 20xe hands down
Adam_B
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16th Sep 03 at 21:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

much more torque from the 2.0, thankyou please!
l33t corsa
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Wider powerband too.
Kris TD
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and its a newer engine and will be cheaper too run and easier too drive.

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