adam_t
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ive got an corsa b and im thinking about doin an engine conversion not sure wot engine to put in it any ideas ?????
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flybikeslee
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depends on your mechanical knowledge and budget i suppose
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Dean_W
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Also depends whats in it now.
You can go 1.6 16v, 1.6 8v, 1.8 8v, 1.8 16v, 2.0 16v, 2.0 8v.
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Fro
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And also what you want from it.
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adam_t
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ive got a 1.4 8v sri in it atm
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adam_t
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thinking a v6
do u know where thay sell conversion kit from
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Dean_W
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quote:
Originally posted by adam_t
thinking a v6
do u know where thay sell conversion kit from
Don't bother. Chris Astley does the mounts but it's a pain in the arse to do. Beardy from here has one. Said he'd never do another.
The engine is heavy, not that powerful, although it has a nice torque spread  You'll need custom ex. manifolds, that costs about £300 per side. If you need to do any work it's a bit tight. Engine is best put in as a bare block then built up once it's in place.
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adam_t
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thats a bit to much money for the manifolds
wot about a red top r thay a lot more easier todo
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jambo166
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if youve got the know how you could do it in a week end
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adam_t
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well i have allready put 2 engines in my corsa allready lol
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jambo166
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job sorted then
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adam_t
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do i need a 2ltr fuel pump to run a redtop??
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jambo166
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no it will have a in tank pump which will be fine to run a red top i ran mine for a year on my standard 1.2 pump and it was fine
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phil_sutton
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no it will have a in tank pump which will be fine to run a red top i ran mine for a year on my standard 1.2 pump and it was fine
Im guessing your 1.2 was a 16v? as they are the same as all MPI pumps
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adam_t
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1.4 8v multi point injection
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jambo166
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no mate it was spi not sure if it had been changed before i bought the car it seemed to run it realy well never had any trouble with it
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Dean_W
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You shoudl swap an SPI pump to an MPI one.
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jambo166
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quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
You shoudl swap an SPI pump to an MPI one.
why if it runs it ok then wouldnt it make sense to leave it?
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Dean_W
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Coz the MPI one is the one that 'should' be used. Not exactly a hard swap.
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jambo166
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does it realy matter if the spi pump runs it with no probs then it would make sense to use it.
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phil_sutton
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It will run fine on tick over an normaly driving but soon as you floor it a spi one wont be able to keep up, plus its its a seriously low pressure pump.
More than likely the pump had been replaced by a mpi by mistake (most people dont know the difference anyway.)
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jambo166
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sounds about right then because mine pull all the way with no problems so it was probably changed at some point before i bought the car i only changed it due to upgrading to a turbo
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adam_t
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well my car runs a mpi pump
wot would be the best gearbox to run
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jambo166
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f20
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