PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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X is level 3, Z is level 4...
emission laws suck-ass
btw... early GSi's DID have 8v's, but not in this country...
S/Africa tho didnt have 16v GSi's, only 8v ones!
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corsa_chick627
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Registered: 5th Jun 03
Location: Malvern Link, Hereford and Worcester
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i should get it back tomorrow then yey!! ive only had the car just over a month and its been off the road for 3weeks!
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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aussie barina's had GSi kitted versions with X16XE engines right up until 1998
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
L PLATE GSi 16v - 1.6 16v C16XE engine NON ECOTEC plastic inlet manifold - NO EGR 109bhp
M PLATE GSI 16v - 1.6 16v X16XE engine ECOTEC metal casting inlet manifold EGR EQUIPPED 106bhp
I'm sure you may find some C16XE on the M plate?
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RKS
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Registered: 2nd Mar 04
Location: Gloucestershire UK
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
L PLATE GSi 16v - 1.6 16v C16XE engine NON ECOTEC plastic inlet manifold - NO EGR 109bhp
M PLATE GSI 16v - 1.6 16v X16XE engine ECOTEC metal casting inlet manifold EGR EQUIPPED 106bhp
I'm sure you may find some C16XE on the M plate?
yeh they will say M, but they will have been made in the same era as L its just they were late being registered
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Teddy
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Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
L PLATE GSi 16v - 1.6 16v C16XE engine NON ECOTEC plastic inlet manifold - NO EGR 109bhp
M PLATE GSI 16v - 1.6 16v X16XE engine ECOTEC metal casting inlet manifold EGR EQUIPPED 106bhp
I'm sure you may find some C16XE on the M plate?
they should have been L platers because the emission laws changed in 1994. But yes some would have splipped though the net.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Steve106GTi's Corsa GSi was C16XE on a M-plate.
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Teddy
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Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Steve106GTi's Corsa GSi was C16XE on a M-plate.
hence how it slipped though the net.
there were 17 recorded reg's of L plate GSi Nova's
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sassyminx
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Registered: 10th Jan 04
Location: Hartlepool Drives: Cossie
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
L PLATE GSi 16v - 1.6 16v C16XE engine NON ECOTEC plastic inlet manifold - NO EGR 109bhp
M PLATE GSI 16v - 1.6 16v X16XE engine ECOTEC metal casting inlet manifold EGR EQUIPPED 106bhp
I'm sure you may find some C16XE on the M plate?
mate had an M reg c16 
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