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Author FAO any one who's carried out a 2.0 16v engine transplant
Dan_Corsa
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28th Mar 03 at 12:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hi i'm just about to under take a 2.0 16v(150bhp) engine transplant and i was just wonderin what radiator i should use do i have 2 use the gsi/gte radiator thats fitted in the astra?if so is the radiator bigger and any suggestions on how 2 go about mounting it?

cheers
Dan
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28th Mar 03 at 12:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cool yeah i'm tryin 2 order a fitting kit from pvd at the min(can't get threw),but ive e-mailed them aswell,i thought u could use a corsa gsi rad thats why i was askin but i'll check with pvd aswell

cheers
Dan
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28th Mar 03 at 12:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i will do,thanks alot for that

Dan
Dan_Corsa
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28th Mar 03 at 13:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
woowhooo,i've ordered the kit they say i should b alright with a corsa gsi radiator ,just gotta wait up 2 10 workin days b4 i can start gettin it fitted
stuyw
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28th Mar 03 at 13:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
good luck with it m8 - u wont regret it
Dan_Corsa
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28th Mar 03 at 13:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers, i can't wait
Whap
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28th Mar 03 at 13:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
works fine with the standard gsi radiator! no problems at all with mine!
Dan_Corsa
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28th Mar 03 at 14:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers whap
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28th Mar 03 at 19:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
with the pvd kit u use the corsa 1.4 1.6 rad so the kit tells u but all corsa rads r the same only the fans r different and my birds bro waited 5 weeks 4 his kit
Dan_Corsa
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28th Mar 03 at 20:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i've been told 10/14 days but if it takes longer it takes longer these things can't be helped i'm sure pvd will send me the kit as soon as they have it in stock
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28th Mar 03 at 20:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My bro had to wait for them to be made and shiped over from m-tech
Dan_Corsa
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28th Mar 03 at 20:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cool so your bro and your girlfriends bro have 2.0 16v conversions
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28th Mar 03 at 20:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sorry for the confusion this is his girlfriend and it is my bro, cant wait for him to let me drive it, it is tuned up to 203bhp
Dan_Corsa
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28th Mar 03 at 20:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cool,whats he had done ?
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28th Mar 03 at 20:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
chip, cams, injectors, 4 branch, air filter and head work
Dan_Corsa
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28th Mar 03 at 20:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nice!,my mate had a courtenay tuned mk3 astra gsi that produce 202bhp on the rollers with a F28 six speed box,and that was fast as fook,will b amazingly quick in a corsa,is he going usc ?
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28th Mar 03 at 20:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
poss, depends if it is out of the body shop.

it currently tops out at 162 mph
Dan_Corsa
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28th Mar 03 at 20:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
has he got a digi dash?,cool love to see this car on the strip sounds fun
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28th Mar 03 at 20:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
NO, he did not want to do the norm
Dan_Corsa
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28th Mar 03 at 20:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cool where did he have the top speed clocked
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28th Mar 03 at 20:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
a mate on his R1 clocked him
and-m
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28th Mar 03 at 21:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
162mph?

[Edited on 28-03-2003 by and-m]
stuyw
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28th Mar 03 at 21:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sorry m8, but thats bollox, a turbo would do well 2 get that speed with 250bhp
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28th Mar 03 at 21:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah he has an F16 Gearbox with modified final drive
Dan_Corsa
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29th Mar 03 at 10:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by stuyw
sorry m8, but thats bollox, a turbo would do well 2 get that speed with 250bhp


this is what i was thinkin, i was thinkin of lucky b's his top speed was only about 160mph


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