antz1
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Registered: 1st Dec 02
Location: reading, berks
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pick it up thursday afta work looks crap at the mo cant wait 2 start moddin it but dont no where 2 start any ideas.
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stuyw
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Registered: 15th May 02
Location: North West Drives: Rev3 MR2 Turbo
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how much u wanna spend?
id start by debadging n colour coding
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antz1
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Registered: 1st Dec 02
Location: reading, berks
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thats wot i thort but its got wheel trims and they gota go haha wona get a set of 17s and slam it 50mm wot do u think
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MikeE
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Registered: 7th Mar 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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15's slammed on its ass imo
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antz1
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Registered: 1st Dec 02
Location: reading, berks
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nope dont like 15s 2 small 17s and slamd much beta
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Savinforcorsaproject
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Registered: 3rd Aug 03
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De badging it all.
16"'s
Lowed 30mm
And Color coded bumpers or body kit.
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wainey
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Registered: 20th Oct 02
Location: walsall west midlands
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de badge, slammed 50mm on 16inch speedlines, gsi kit, decent exhaust, decent system, tints, should be nice car then
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dannycorsa c
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Registered: 8th Mar 03
Location: manchester (astley/tyldesley)
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16" rims lowered 40mm will loose speed with 17s.
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Sooty
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17's 
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chris_uk
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u wont loose top end speen wiv 17's it will probably be faster, but u will loose acceleration
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Sooty
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
u wont loose top end speen wiv 17's it will probably be faster, but u will loose acceleration
how can it physically be possible for a car to travel faster top end with larger wheels on? Don't be a daftie
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Paul H
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unlucky
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Kris TD
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quote:
Originally posted by Sooty
quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
u wont loose top end speen wiv 17's it will probably be faster, but u will loose acceleration
how can it physically be possible for a car to travel faster top end with larger wheels on? Don't be a daftie
because it alters the mph per 1000 rpm. for instance my bro ahs the same corsa as me 1.5 td, in 5th at 3k revs mine is at 75 mph, his is at 60. i have 17's hes got 14's. now i know the speedo will be reading slightly wrong, but mine is going quicker than his at the same revs.
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Sooty
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I can not see the physic's... please help me out here
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Adam-D
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its the diameter
17 can turn more than 14's
14's will be fully spun up as it where while 17's because of larger diameter will go a bit more.......
if u understand me.........
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Kris TD
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the rolling radius of a 205 40 17 tyre is more than a 165/65/14 tyre. hence for one turn of the wheel the 205 will travel further
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the_legend_of_yrag
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Adam you saying that the 14s will go round more, but the 17's will cover more distance?
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moddedcorsa
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yes, but the weight of the wheel generally cancels this out (ie engine is having to work harder to turn the 17's)
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Kris TD
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quote:
Originally posted by moddedcorsa
yes, but the weight of the wheel generally cancels this out (ie engine is having to work harder to turn the 17's)
doesnt really effect my car too much cos of the torque
infact i didnt really notice much of an acceleration difference either apart from it goes quicker in each gear now.
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troubled_corsa
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Registered: 23rd Jul 03
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drilled airbox and cold air feed first 
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MikeE
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16's an a gd drop... or 17's if u must
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troubled_corsa
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i dont like cars that are totally slammed to the floor. i think they look stupid. you gotta have SOME ground clearance at least
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MikeE
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yeah, that is true mate
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Kris TD
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quote:
Originally posted by troubled_corsa
i dont like cars that are totally slammed to the floor. i think they look stupid. you gotta have SOME ground clearance at least
17's lowered 60mm has more ground clearence then one dropped 35mm on standard alloys
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Rob H
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quote:
Originally posted by Kris TD
because it alters the mph per 1000 rpm. for instance my bro ahs the same corsa as me 1.5 td, in 5th at 3k revs mine is at 75 mph, his is at 60. i have 17's hes got 14's. now i know the speedo will be reading slightly wrong, but mine is going quicker than his at the same revs.
Unless you're guessing thos speeds, you and your brother must have different gearboxes.
Its true what you say, if you put 17"s on it alters the distance the car moves per turn of the wheel, but this isnt corrected by the speedo, as the speed the dials indicate is worked out by the rotaion of the gearbox, and the rolling circumference is taken into account. If you put 17"s on you throw this calculation out, so it under-reads the speed you're going.
Also the bigger the size of the wheel, the bigger the mass of the wheel. The bigger the mass of the wheel, the more power is lost throught the transmission, and so youve got less power going onto the road.
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