corsa_chick627
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Does ne one no the answer to my question? when i was looking to buy my gsi i asked on here when the last gsi's were made. I cant remember who but i was told that N reg was the last GSI's made.
After i brought mine i blew the engine up and i have got a new one but i have been told it is out of a 1998 corsa GSI? is this right or am i being messed about and its only a sport or something??
Because i was also told that corsa and tigra engines are the same so did tigra's maybe still have a GSI at 1998?
neone help?
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a_j_mair
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98 wld be 1.6 sport x16xe engine
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corsa_chick627
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i thought it wud b and i said to them that it turned to sports at 1996 but they said that was wrong so i thought i would shut up before i was made a fool of. but i was right then, they arnt as quick though r they
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Ojc
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95-N GSi
I had one, Sly_SRi has one.
What you really want is a K-reg GSi, that is rare.
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3CorsaMeal
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your dead right chuck 
not as quick, only down on power by a few bhp tho
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Dave A
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what year is your gsi?
if the engine was a straight swop, it will probably have been an x16xe to start with. which is the same as the ones fitted to the sports and tigras.
only the early gsi's came with the slightly better c16xe.
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corsa_chick627
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I've got an M reg GSI
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Dave A
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was the engine a straight swop or did u have to do ecu as well?
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corsa_chick627
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straight swap i think, im not 100% sure, when i brought it they didn't say i had an ecu as well, but the enginge is being delivered to the garage where the car is at today, i wana keep my ecu though because it is chipped
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corsa_chick627
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*engine
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Dave A
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did yours have a black plastic inlet or a metal silver one?
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corsa_chick627
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im a girl - i have no idea!! but wud a gsi ecu work on a sport engine? and also wouldnt my chip be specific to a gsi engine or not?
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Sly_SRi
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what year was your old Gsi? it could have been the x16xe anyway. you probably won't remember but did it have a black plastic manifold on top? or silver?
Corsa C Z20Let
Black Sleeper Turbo Project
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Dave A
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 just asked that!
as long as yours was an x16xe to start with, everything should be fine. if you had the c16xe to start with, you will need a new ecu, immobilisor chip, tranponder key, and lots more......
worth checking before they fit it!
they dont seem to know too much about the engine they are working with from what uve said !
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corsa_chick627
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ive just spoke to the company who sold it me and apparently its now a 1996 / 1997 engine which could still be wrong, 1996 might be ok because N's can be 1996's cant they?? it had a silver bit on the top with ecotech wrote on it. if thats ne help to neone! they are trying to find out the engine code off mine from teh garage to see whats going on with it and are phoning me back so its fingers crossed i think!
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Dave A
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in this thread: (half way down there are 3 pics)
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=183424
is your old one like the middle or bottom pic?
(easiest way for the garage to find out is too ask if it has the black plastic or metal silver inlet btw)
[Edited on 30-03-2005 by corsa808]
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corsa_chick627
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i no its an ecotech so i would say the bottom one but im not an expert and it looks more like mine purly and simply because mine has got a K & N but i dont no
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Dave A
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if yours is an ecotech then you shouldnt have any probs
how much did u pay for the engine and fitting btw?
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PaulW
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if it is ecotec, get a low-miler from a late sport
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Dave A
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think shes got one already
quote:
Originally posted by corsa_chick627
After i brought mine i blew the engine up and i have got a new one but i have been told it is out of a 1998 corsa GSI? is this right or am i being messed about and its only a sport or something??
[Edited on 30-03-2005 by corsa808]
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corsa_chick627
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i paid £395 including delivery and VAT, was the cheapest i could find, i did get offered one off someone off here for around £200 i think it was but u dont get a guarentee buying off people so i thought it best to spend slightly more and have a back up, dont no about fitting the garage are ringing me up once they have recieved the engine to see what it is like apparently, how much should it roughly cost neone no? im having a new starter motor as well though because mine was fucked. having a new engine resolves the problem or a crank shaft gone as well doesn't it??
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PaulW
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa808
think shes got one already
quote:
Originally posted by corsa_chick627
After i brought mine i blew the engine up and i have got a new one but i have been told it is out of a 1998 corsa GSI? is this right or am i being messed about and its only a sport or something??
[Edited on 30-03-2005 by corsa808]
i need my eyes replacing... 
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GSi history
K plate - VERY VERY RARE Reports suggest the very first GSi's Had a 1.6 8v out of the Nova GSi. I have been told this is untrue but i have no evidence to support either way.
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
N PLATE GSI 16v - 1.6 16v X16XE engine ECOTEC metal casting inlet manifold EGR EQUIPPED 106bhp
Everything after this are all "SPORTS"
The reason why the engine changed between '94-'95 was because of the emission laws that changed in this period.
The first letter of every vauxhall engine code depicts what level of "Euro Emissions" Law it complies to.
C - LEVEL2
X - LEVEL3 (or 4 cant remember)
The M and N plate GSi's are basilly exactly the same as the sports just the bodykit being the difference and the colour options.
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Dave A
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yes, replacing engine will solve crankshaft problem!
dunno about the cost of a starter, depends if it IS an new one, scrappy one or a re-con one.
engine fitting should be about £250 for a decent job. after all, its only a days work.
id also reccomend a new clutch and timing belt kit while its being done.
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corsa_chick627
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im hoping im okay then on the info u jus said ne1 neideas on how much it costs to swap an engine over
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