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Toppa
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24th Aug 08 at 16:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is there much difference in these? apart from the interior and bumpers, is there big difference in the engines? and how they can be tuned?

any help will be great
Whittie
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24th Aug 08 at 16:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
c16xe or c16se engine in the GSI
x16xe engine in the sport.
liamgallagher1994
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24th Aug 08 at 16:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
c16xe - 109 bhp
x16xe - 106 bhp
DAZ1985
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didnt think they did the c16se in the corsa gsi?

thought that was nova gsi
Mussolini
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
c16xe or c16se engine in the GSI
x16xe engine in the sport.





C16XE and X16XE in Corsa GSi, early M-reg had C16XE later swapped for X16XE

C16SE is late Nova GSi engine 1.6 8v
Cossie
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x16xe imobilizer ! egr and bit higher compression ratio ! and i think cylinder head design !
Toppa
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24th Aug 08 at 16:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so is there any difference in these for tuning them? or are they both the same for options?
Cossie
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also SE = 8 valves and brazil and Sa corsa gsi are 8 valves
Cossie
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they are the same but due to higher (minimum) compression ratio and head design y may get bit bhp more
Toppa
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24th Aug 08 at 16:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ok so it wouldnt matter if i bought GSi or Sport? would u say its just preferance of looks?

[Edited on 24-08-2008 by Toppa]
Cossie
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infact I think y can modify the head so it will be the same as gsi but want to know myself if the higher compression rate is due to different piston or the design of head !
aron
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sports have a better interior, airbag, electric mirrors and windows as standard etc.
Toppa
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i wasnt aware that gsi's never had electric windows,

cheers for the help guys
aron
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24th Aug 08 at 18:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it was an option, some do, some don't

but with sports you always get leccy windows and mirrors

[Edited on 24-08-2008 by aron]
chrex
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the sports have 'better' suspension that was redesigned and 'improved' by lotus!

riiight...
Toppa
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24th Aug 08 at 18:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i might just get sport then and put GSi bumpers on, seems to be that the sports have a few more perks to them

 
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