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Author Tuning my damn 1.4 8v ls
waynep
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20th Jul 04 at 14:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Apart from a chip and conversion wot can i do ?

i already have cat back and pvd cone .. wots nxt?
L330wnz
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20th Jul 04 at 14:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
inlet manifold?
AK
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bin it..... is is VERY pointless polishing a turd engine..... just being honest
Rileysport
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20th Jul 04 at 14:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
put c14se bits on it
L330wnz
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20th Jul 04 at 14:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
^^ SRi engine?
Siberia
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i imagine this engine to be simular to the 1.2 8v?
L330wnz
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no its 0-60 in 1 day where as 1.2 8v is 4 days
waynep
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20th Jul 04 at 14:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its quite nippy engine actually had over 110 in it with standard wheels now its lowered and i got ice and 16s i can bearly get past 100 ! its terrible i need speed for motorways
L330wnz
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thought the speed limit was 70mph?
Rileysport
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quote:
Originally posted by L330wnz
^^ SRi engine?


certainly is... not sure how you'd go about, not sure how the engines differ exactly... full engine wud go for pennys tho, and loads quicker than a normal spi 8v thingy
L330wnz
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SRi are mpi aint they?
Siberia
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quote:
Originally posted by L330wnz
thought the speed limit was 70mph?


wow i was just going to say this!

how often are ya gonna be driving at 100MPH
L330wnz
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indeed
AdiSRI
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SRi 8v is MPi LS is SPi,and i agree 70 is the limit m8, ONLY 100 is a bit of a dumb thing to say...
Rileysport
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quote:
Originally posted by L330wnz
SRi are mpi aint they? [/quote

I know mate i got one... for now, bigger things to come
L330wnz
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Adi shud know as he's got an SRi, I did think they were mpi thats why they are nippier than other 1.4 corsa's!! SRi's wudda been so much better with 16v's tho!
Rileysport
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quote:
Originally posted by L330wnz
Adi shud know as he's got an SRi, I did think they were mpi thats why they are nippier than other 1.4 corsa's!! SRi's wudda been so much better with 16v's tho!


A debat thats been goin on a while on here

and i didnt mean that sris were spi, i referred to spi 1.4's as "normal"

Andy
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wudn't be easier and cheaper to drop in a cavalier/astra 1.6 or 1.8 spi 8v? at 82/115bhp better that a 59bhp 1.4?
AK
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20th Jul 04 at 16:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its a crap engine..... face it....

the MPI version is ok, but SPI no way...

Stick a carb on, whack up the fueling... headwork etc would be the way to go.... BUT it would be cheaper to just put a c/x16xe in
Rileysport
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20th Jul 04 at 16:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by corsa-crazy
Apart from a chip and conversion wot can i do ?

i already have cat back and pvd cone .. wots nxt?


thats why not drop a bigger lump in
Adam-D
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20th Jul 04 at 16:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
put a 1.4 sri engine in
waynep
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price for that would be .....
Rileysport
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u cud have mine in say... erm a year!
waynep
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if someone can find me a nice engine better than the one i got with all bits to do a conversion let me know !
Adam-D
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if you find a engine
and wiring loom/ecu.immobchip etc

ill fit it all for you

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