Bolino
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Hi all,
Im lookinginto tuning my Corsa GSi and have a few engine ideas that I would like your opinions on.
My budget will be £1200 at the very most.
Any other ideas are welcome.
Many thanks
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P1CK4D
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Around Essex Somewhere
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Whats a C20SEH engine?
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Vaux Lad
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2L 8v/\
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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8v with carbs and cams?
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P1CK4D
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quote: Originally posted by Vaux Lad
2L 8v/\
Cheers XE all the way. So much fun!!
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DannyB
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Why an 8v?
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Nick-S
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lighter?
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JM_16v
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quote: Originally posted by Danny_v6
Why an 8v?
cheaper to run? more reliable, have less abuse, easyer and cheaper to pick up, cheaper to insure
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Marc
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First option.
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Ellis
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x10xe
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gavin18787
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1.6 on tbs just for the sound
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Mike GSi
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2.0 8v's bullet proof
my mates cav is currently on 248K and it loves it all day long, no ticks taps nothing.
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sand-eel
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quote: Originally posted by gavin18787
1.6 on tbs just for the sound
a 2 litre 8v would sound even better on carbs
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Chris F
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Registered: 26th Dec 05
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Buy my XE
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gavin18787
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quote: Originally posted by sand-eel
quote: Originally posted by gavin18787
1.6 on tbs just for the sound
a 2 litre 8v would sound even better on carbs
Im biased as I have heard a few 1.6 16v's on tb's but not any 2.0 8v's on carbs
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Daveskater
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quote: Originally posted by Neepheed
x10xe
1.6 on TB's imo, less hassle than sourcing a decent engine and getting it put in etc
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Fad
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20XE as 1600 costs more to tune in the long term
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csweatherston
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for £1200 you could only do optin 2 or 4
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wilson_sri
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1600 on throttle bodies. Expensive but then it will still handle well.
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Fad
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for £1200? To get the full potention you ill need aftermarket management and a decent set up cant see that being done for a £1200 buget tbh
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gavin18787
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indeed, do you want to keep the lightness of the 1.6 for better handling or want better straight line speed at the sacrafice of a heavier front.
Although I am not sure of the weight differences on a 2.0 8v and a 16 16v
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Fad
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Its all very fairy tale talking about 1.6 on tbs is lighter etc etc but to get anywhere near the performance of the XE its going to cost at least double what te XE conversion costs!
Also just as a disclamer I am not saying one is better than the other just one is not feasible for 1200 notes
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wilson_sri
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quote: Originally posted by Fad
for £1200? To get the full potention you ill need aftermarket management and a decent set up cant see that being done for a £1200 buget tbh
never noticed he had a budget, i should really start reading posts properly before replying
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Fad
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just play the dyslexia card
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Eck
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For your budget you won't get that many options Save up and supercharge the SEH
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