luke1k
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Hi all
Has anyone converted a 1.2 8v to a 1.6 16v?
What needs changing and what do you advise to change?
Luke
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J200RSA
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Registered: 23rd May 05
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work out cheaper to just buy a 1.6 sport mate tbh
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Linch
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not really, if you are capable of doing the work your self.
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corsa120
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true linch but wont be much in it, 1.6 sports are dirt cheap now
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Linch
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Yeah plus you will have a nicer spec car, Aircon ect.
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barter
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he's got the engine that was in mine and paid feck all for it.lol.why u asking on here luke you only need coolant pipes and its done.
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harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by J200RSA
work out cheaper to just buy a 1.6 sport mate tbh
You could fit a 1.6 sport engine for less than £200, so selling a 1.2 and buying a sport wont be cheaper.
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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just drops stright in on 1.2 mounts...
wiring plugs in
just need an mpi fuel pump..
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J200RSA
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quote:
Originally posted by harrisp
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Originally posted by J200RSA
work out cheaper to just buy a 1.6 sport mate tbh
You could fit a 1.6 sport engine for less than £200, so selling a 1.2 and buying a sport wont be cheaper.
well seen as the 1.6 16v engine normally sell for £250-£300 and if the lad isn't capable of fitting it himself there is £200 labour on top of that, plus he is gonna need bigger brakes, fuel pump shafts think thats in the excess of £600 and i bought my 1.6 sport for £550 so imo either buy a 1.6 corsa sport as its a better spec car than the merit or ls that you have now, or if you want to drop an engine in your corsa put one in that has power as the standard 1.6's arn't fast
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Ste L
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why change the shafts?
the 1.2 one's will be more than up to the job
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J200RSA
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the lad who i sold my engine to had a 1.2 8v and asked for the hubs and shafts too so i just assumed the 1.2's where not capable of the extra "power" for the 1.6
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Ste L
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there's no real difference in the, both have same outter cv's and hub's 
only diff is the gsi's that had the 22 spline's which only effect's the inner cv
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harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by J200RSA
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Originally posted by harrisp
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Originally posted by J200RSA
work out cheaper to just buy a 1.6 sport mate tbh
You could fit a 1.6 sport engine for less than £200, so selling a 1.2 and buying a sport wont be cheaper.
well seen as the 1.6 16v engine normally sell for £250-£300 and if the lad isn't capable of fitting it himself there is £200 labour on top of that, plus he is gonna need bigger brakes, fuel pump shafts think thats in the excess of £600 and i bought my 1.6 sport for £550 so imo either buy a 1.6 corsa sport as its a better spec car than the merit or ls that you have now, or if you want to drop an engine in your corsa put one in that has power as the standard 1.6's arn't fast
Me and a mate picked up a 1.6 sport engine for £165 from a breakers
Im sure someone would fit it cheaper than that.
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J200RSA
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£200 is a reasonable price for an engine swap, there is users on here who charge more than that would you believe!!.
£165 is very cheap if you ask me i sold a 1.4 for more than that. back on topic, if it was my car i'd either sell it and buy a 1.6 sport as its a better car or if you want your corsa to be quick save up for a redtop conversion
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Ste L
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as above, i'd personally buy a sport rather than sticking engine in one..
insurance would be cheaper too, as it's not been converted 
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Ellis
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Is it not a pain in the ass to change from spi to mpi? Or, am I speaking shite?
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Ste L
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really easy to do, engine drop's stright in on the 1.2 mounts, wiring plug's in..
just need to swap the fuel pump over
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luke1k
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Registered: 16th Apr 08
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i have the engine droped in and all the shafts are the same the new loom is in and pluged in also the mpi fuel pump is in brought from adam d. also got some 2ltr brakes on there.
i am having a problem getting it runnin. Not sure if i need a key transponder to match the ecu it wont turn over. The engine is the ecotech 1.6 As barter said i brought the engine from him dirt cheap.
[Edited on 07-12-2008 by luke1k]
[Edited on 07-12-2008 by luke1k]
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Ste L
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yes, will need the transponder and chip for it to run
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luke1k
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Originally posted by Ste L
yes, will need the transponder and chip for it to run
my orignal key looks like a house key would that make a diffrence.
I dont really understand the transponder and chip thing.
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