bigjim172000
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Just bought an astra with a very good nick 1.6 8v engine in it. what i need to know is what bits i need to put it into my corsa? i have a corsa b 3cyl 1 litre.
Cheers
James
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ainsley_brader
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not worth it, far to much hassle with the wiring loom for very little gain.
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snake
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ive just bought a 2.0 calibra 16v in simple terms just how easy is it to swap into a corsa b 1.4 16v ive read the tutorials but seems not to be doner car specific can anyone help???
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bigjim172000
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Originally posted by ainsley_brader
not worth it, far to much hassle with the wiring loom for very little gain.
Well seeing as i paid fuck all for the car and im not after power in this motor, just a bit quicker than a 1 litre 
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ainsley_brader
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converting into a 1.0 is a pain because of all the wiring, unless you are very competent you are going to struggle!
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Marc
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Why not sell the Corsa and run the Astra? I wouldn't bother with a 1.6 8V.
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bigjim172000
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love the corsa and astra has a few suspension problems and other little bits which makes it a waste af time to me. Deal is i am competent enough to do it as work as a part time mechanic at my old mans place. Just need to know what i will need. Didnt they fit the 8v engine to corsas?
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tom_simes
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Yea, but only 1.2 and 1.4 versions. all the 1.6 engines were 16v.
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RobHayes
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the wiring in the 1.2 16v is the same as the 1.0 12v its a nightmare. all the required wires are uner the bonnet rather than in the drivers footwell. luckily i didnt need any of these wires for my conversion, but i still have struggled
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mattievRS
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quote:
Originally posted by bigjim172000
Just bought an astra with a very good nick 1.6 8v engine in it. what i need to know is what bits i need to put it into my corsa? i have a corsa b 3cyl 1 litre.
Cheers
James
It aint worth it as you would need to strengthen the engine bay,uprate the brakes and gearbox,swap ALL the running gear and thats before changing the wiring loom and suspension.Waste of time mate!!!!
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ainsley_brader
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quote:
Originally posted by m17tty
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Originally posted by bigjim172000
Just bought an astra with a very good nick 1.6 8v engine in it. what i need to know is what bits i need to put it into my corsa? i have a corsa b 3cyl 1 litre.
Cheers
James
It aint worth it as you would need to strengthen the engine bay,uprate the brakes and gearbox,swap ALL the running gear and thats before changing the wiring loom and suspension.Waste of time mate!!!!
You wouldnt need to strengthen the engine bay as its less power than the sports ran. The brakes and gearbox would be used on the astra! The std suspension would be fine.
The only ball ache is the wiring and it really is a ball ache!
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