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Marcus_corsa

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2nd Nov 07 at 12:45

hi there guys, ive got a 1999 1.4 16v corsa sport,
ive got a janspeed 4-2-1 exhaust manifold,
pipercross viper,
magnex decat straight through system,
and now my lexmaul inlet manifold is in the post

what sort of bhp gains am i looking at???????
and also what would people recommend for the next engine mods?
cheers

joes_1.4_16v_sport

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2nd Nov 07 at 13:20

I'd say... Everything runing right with no leaks... 115 bhp / 120 tops...

Anybody else?

[Edited on 02-11-2007 by joes_1.4_16v_sport]

Marcus_corsa

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2nd Nov 07 at 13:22

i would have said around 100-105bhp to be honest, thats an increase of 12-17bhp from standard figures which i think sounds about right as the lexmaul will go well with the janspeed straight through decat.

Adam C

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2nd Nov 07 at 13:22

ive read somewhere on here before that the lexmaul is supposed to give something like 10-15hp gain, not 100% sure though.
With what you have already on the car i would have thoguht it would be around the 110-115bhp mark in my opinion.

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Marcus_corsa

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2nd Nov 07 at 13:32

well ordered it today so should be here and fitted by next weekend hopefully.
looking at getting some cams with vernier pulleys, not sure on cam lift though, anyone got any advice on this with some prices with verniers and setting up??
also gonna get my head done with a chip and a remap

Dean_W

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2nd Nov 07 at 13:34

Why spend all the money on a 1.4?

Marcus_corsa

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2nd Nov 07 at 13:36

well im paying 350 fully comp on my 1.4, ill have 2 years no claims in march so its gonna be dirt cheap, its a nippy little thing and surprizes alot of people, its nice to have a quick 1.4 coz people under estimate it for a start and its a minter

[Edited on 02-11-2007 by Marcus_corsa]

Adam C

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2nd Nov 07 at 13:42

quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
Why spend all the money on a 1.4?

becuase he wants to lol

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Marcus_corsa

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2nd Nov 07 at 13:58

mmm money well spend i reckon, a quick 1.4 is mint i reckon and cheap on insurance

Marcus_corsa

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2nd Nov 07 at 14:08

anyway back onto the orignal subject, bhp gains, anyone got any simular engine spec????

Dean_W

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2nd Nov 07 at 14:19

I had a 1.6 with mantzel, headwork, mild cams, manifold, de-cat.

That was RR'd at 132 on dodgy rollers with no re-map.

That was a bit of a waste of time tbh.

[Edited on 02-11-2007 by Dean_W]

Marcus_corsa

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2nd Nov 07 at 14:21

not a bad increase and with a remap will see good gains

Dean_W

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2nd Nov 07 at 14:29

Yeah, i reckon it could have been up near 150. The cams were very mild, so missed out on a couple of geegee's there. Plus no re-map.

Adam C

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2nd Nov 07 at 14:30

quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
I had a 1.6 with mantzel, headwork, mild cams, manifold, de-cat.

That was RR'd at 132 on dodgy rollers with no re-map.

That was a bit of a waste of time tbh.

[Edited on 02-11-2007 by Dean_W]

thats your opinion mate yea you could fit a 2.0 etc. but not all of us can get insurance on a 2.0, and some of us dont fully rely on a car with an engine conversion as a daily drive, in my opinion i know i wouldnt if i did the engine conversion by myself, its just finding someone down here to do it, thats local.

[Edited on 02-11-2007 by Green Thing]

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Dean_W

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2nd Nov 07 at 14:34

Yes it is my opinion. I have this because I tried the tuning route on the 1.6 and it cost a fortune to do.

For power, a conversion is nice, although I will agree a bit tempremental from my experience.

Whatever floats your boat.

Marcus_corsa

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2nd Nov 07 at 14:34

well ill be happy with 105bhp but rather be up around 110bhp with lexmaul,janspeed,viper and magex straight through decat.
what cam did you have on your 1.6???

Dean_W

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2nd Nov 07 at 14:36

They were courtenay high torque cams.

Speak to Dave A about Newman cams, they are meant to be good for the money.

Dean_W

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2nd Nov 07 at 14:37

Oh yeah, verniers on standard management need to have the pick up lugs for the cam sensor. Only Dbilas pulleys have that on. They are about £180.

Marcus_corsa

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2nd Nov 07 at 15:24

yeah thats the verniers i was gonna get anyway, yeah i heard newman cams were quiet good. yeah will speak 2 him about that at some point. what gains do u reckon i would get with the spec ive got with the lexmaul aswell and cams and pulleys

Dean_W

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2nd Nov 07 at 15:27

Depends on cams and set up I suppose.

I can tell you that you'll get a good increase if you get it mapped.

Marcus_corsa

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2nd Nov 07 at 15:29

yeah, well inlet will be fitted by next weekend hopefully, gonna save hard now and get the head work done and at the same time get the cams and pulleys then chip and remap to finish it off, should see around 120-130bhp i reckon

Dean_W

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2nd Nov 07 at 15:40

What you mean by chip and re-map?

Marcus_corsa

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2nd Nov 07 at 15:41

well some kind of unichip then a remap to get the most of the mods

Dean_W

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2nd Nov 07 at 15:43

Ah right. I get you now

Marcus_corsa

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2nd Nov 07 at 15:46

looking forward to completing the engine mods to see what its getting but also looking forward to this lexmaul arriving, heard alot of good things about them and there power gains