J da Silva
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Registered: 10th Apr 03
Location: The FACTory
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i have been fed lies i tell you
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bradfincham
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Registered: 20th Sep 02
Location: East Of England Drives: Clio 172
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andy, on my old car i insured it as a 1.4 and it was a 1.6 but the engine numbers had been changed by previous owner.
The insurance company valued it as a standard engine even though there was a huge mantzel sign on the inlet manifold and blitz air filter and straight through exhaust that they could see, they still didnt pick up on it.
So i wouldnt bother telling them!
But c20xe is more desirable if you can insure it as more torque which is way hugher than the x16xe!
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Andy GSi
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Shropshire, Drives 2.0l 16v Corsa
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i always thought c20xe to go for, but when i saw and read about ur x16xe BRAD, that has made me wonder, there is alot of power u can get from a x16xe. but as ppl have said its money u have to spend to tune the x116xe up, whil u have the power already there for a c20xe.
i will have to ring the insurance company when i'm 21 in aug and c the prices! then take it from there.
it wil b fun tuning up a x16xe, the major advantage of these i'm thinking is that they r light, and not much work to get the engine in!
[Edited on 28-04-2004 by andysri]
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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If i wanted a stripped out track car, i'd go for a 1.6 on TB.
If i wanted a fast road car, 2.0 is the way to go (so i did  )
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
Location: Drives: E39
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im going for the tuned up 1.6, fancy a challenge!
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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quote:
Originally posted by Daimo B
If i wanted a stripped out track car, i'd go for a 1.6 on TB.
If i wanted a fast road car, 2.0 is the way to go (so i did )
I have chosen the first of your suggestions, I do hope you attend some track days so I can show your ass up.
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Holly C
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Registered: 27th Apr 04
Location: Gosport, Hampshire
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I would go for the 2.0. Like you I have a 1.4 which I have just had chipped to increase the bhp to 125, it cost me a small fortune, so would have been cheaper to drop 2.0 lump in it.
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Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
Location: Drives a Tractor
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a chip will not increase BHP to 125bhp, it will be more like 95BHP if its a 16v
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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 125bhp
35bhp chip indeed
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ed
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Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
Location: Drives a Tractor
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i would love to know how much ya chip cost if it would have been cheaper to drop a 2litre in (£1500) thats if ya got a mate that will do it and sort mounts etc ya self, i might be jumping on the bandwagon here, have you got any other mods
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
Location: Drives: E39
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i want a chip that gives 125bhp from a 1.4 16v
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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I'd have kept my 1.4 if i could have got a chip like that
JR, you should feel bad, pocketted pistons, cams, m-box, exhaust manifold, head flowed etc etc, and it only makes 11bhp more
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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oooo soo hard done by
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Andy GSi
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Shropshire, Drives 2.0l 16v Corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
i would love to know how much ya chip cost if it would have been cheaper to drop a 2litre in (£1500) thats if ya got a mate that will do it and sort mounts etc ya self, i might be jumping on the bandwagon here, have you got any other mods
i got a mate, which does 2.0l conversions all the time, he is doing iaz's for his jag corsa as we speak. so i think i will have to get him to do it for me, but i just dont know how much the engine wil cost, a DECENT one!!
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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You can't say, a Decent one, unless you've bought a whole car or seen teh engine running.
Most redtops are getting old now and WILL start to get problems, but then if your not prepared for the problems (touch wood i've been very lucky so far) then you shouldn't do the conversion.
They are good strong lumps, but 100,000 miles is a lot and will need perishable items to be replaced in the future.
This is good though, because it may be annoying to start off with, but gives you the chance and the reason to get better stronger parts 
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