Marc D
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corsa b 1.4 8v spi??
should i mod the engine or change it straight to the mpi??
what mods should i do if i dont change the engine?
i dont own the car yet though lol
cheers 
also mods already done are a green replacement element and the bottom bit of the airbox taken off.
also an ashley cat back system should be in the post
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and-m
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Registered: 5th May 02
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i wouldnt bother matey.
either that or go for an mpi engine, got 87bhp with mine on the RR, quite pleased with that (8v)
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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The SPi engines are for economy, not at all tuneable.
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OFcorsa
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Registered: 6th Jan 03
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miles is right i have the same but its 60Bhp so fuck tuning it iprefer to work on the ice, cos i know i can take it with me when i get rid of my car.
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Gambit
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i had a hi-torque also for two years, and all i done was stick a set of 15's on it, lower it, back box & lexmaul grille
drove it for two years, put it back to standard then got rid of it
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OFcorsa
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gambit - i find it pulls well in 3 but past that you get buses over taking you. do you think 16's on it will be a bad idea?
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Gambit
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yes 16's are a very bad idea
the car is only good in & around town, anything out on the open road and you get slaughtered
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OFcorsa
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oh i know that as a 1.1 citreon AX nearly did me the other day i was like 
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corsa starter
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Registered: 20th Jan 03
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well mines a 1.4 8v and it shifts sum (had the ecu re-mapped ith a custom setup) so do i assume mine is mpi not spi???
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and-m
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dunno, do you have an sri?
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corsa starter
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nope brezze 1998
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Neshol
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It's probably got the spi engine then.
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and-m
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If you think it shifts you need to drive some other cars! Yes itll be the SPi the 8v MPi engines were only found in early Corsas.
Ecu remapped? 
[Edited on 19-11-2003 by and-m]
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drunkenfool
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if you havent bought the car yet, why not go for the 1.4 8v MPI instead? I got that engine in a 93 SRi with s/s induction kit, straight through exhaust, and 270 degree lift fast road cams. Still need more power though!
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corsa starter
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yeh my gf's dad works for vaux and the whole acel curve everything has been changed, him and a mate designed it based on astra software... gont knw the technicals but know it runs a lot smoother.
and it aint only me tht thinks mines nippy me mate thought it was a 1.6 probs just an example of a gd engine
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Gambit
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[sarcasm]id love to know how your dad & a mate re-mapped a std corsa ECU to run like an astra?!?![/sarcasm]
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Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa starter
yeh my gf's dad works for vaux and the whole acel curve everything has been changed, him and a mate designed it based on astra software... gont knw the technicals but know it runs a lot smoother.
and it aint only me tht thinks mines nippy me mate thought it was a 1.6 probs just an example of a gd engine
FPMSL. Thats a whole load of bullshit. You really need to drive another car if you think yours is nippy.
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corsa starter
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didnt say it was for an astra... what im sayin is he's overwritten the astra software so it dont get bunged in just n e old corsa. i aint sayin its the quickest car in the world guys but im happy with it as a first car. and it aint a whole load of bullshit how wud u knw what m,y mate thought??? (btw not my dad... gf's dad.)
A standard ecu isnt prgrammed to its optimal by defualt. all he's dun is remapped it to the best it can be, like i sed runs smoother specially at top end. if all a can do is critisie(spelling) y bother postin???
[Edited on 20-11-2003 by corsa starter]
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James R
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Tech 2 or what ever it is yeah??
Ican change the parameters of the ecu maps slightly.
Even though it's probably not that nippy, but good for a first car. Wait to get a different engine, 16V engine are good for an upgrade and can be tuned pretty easily for good results will fairly low cost.
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corsa starter
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yeh tech 2 thts the device
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blackula
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Registered: 26th Apr 03
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The inlet manfold setup and air intake are weak links mon most Corsa's, would start there on any tuning plan if you have to.
As for driving a faster car to stop yourself thinking a 60 bhp Corssais nippy, why not drive something really slow, to make your Corsa feel f***kin quick instead.
Like a Diesel Nissan Serena or a 2CV then your car will feel like a rocket ship and you won't need to tune it to stay happy.
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