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16VCorsa
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   11th Mar 03 at 09:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hi everyone, Hopefully if I manage to sell my Corsa this week I will be getting a 1.6 Astra SXi. Just wondered if anyone has any information they can give me on modifying this car. I would like to know the do's and don't of the engine and so forth. Also will the Ecotec engine in the Astra suffer the same problems as the Corsa if I put an induction kit on it.

Any advice and info would be much appreciated.

Cheers 16VCorsa
miles
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11th Mar 03 at 10:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I think it is the X16XEL engine in there, pretty much the same as the X16XE, but with less power! Still has the same restrictive inlet I believe.
Pete
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11th Mar 03 at 10:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The XEL engine in the Mk4 isn't one you can change the inlet manifold on though unfortunately.

Generally these engines don't suffer with problems running induction kits, but to be fair neither do the Corsa engines as a rule.
miles
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11th Mar 03 at 10:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How come you cant change the inlet manifold? I take it that it is different from the one on the corsa's then?
16VCorsa
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11th Mar 03 at 11:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Damn, I definately did notice a lack of power when I test drive the car.

but it handled the road good. I also noticed that there isn't much out there for the Mk4 Astra.
16VCorsa
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11th Mar 03 at 12:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thinking of buying this car for £9500. Its only done 2238K miles, Absolutely immaculate inside and out. What u fink.
16VCorsa
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Forgot to say its a 2002 "52" plate
SLSXi
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11th Mar 03 at 12:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lots of info @ http://www.astra-sport.co.uk
16VCorsa
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11th Mar 03 at 16:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The site above doesn't work very well.. I'm trying to find out what offset the Mk4 Astra is. Is it the same ET49 as the Corsa?
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11th Mar 03 at 18:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeh it should be. why dont you try the forum then? you might find that more helpful.

 
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