Bart
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i was thinkin of savin up around £500 for a manifold, is that ok for a decent manifold?
And also, is it simple enough for me to buy it, and take it to a garage and they'll put it in? i.e dont need anything else done?
Any help is great,
Adam
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Gambit
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what engine you got? & what other mods on at the mo?
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Daimo B
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All depends on engine as said.
Garage could put it on, but if ur handy with a spanner you could do it urself. You get all the parts needed anyway.
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Adam
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Car: Vauxhall Corsa 1.4
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Daimo B
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16v, 8v?
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Adam
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dunno, just taken that bit from his garage
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Daimo B
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8v, no point, just get twin carbs or throttle bodies.
16v,
Mantzel, great power gains, need to rev the nuts off the car to get the best power though.
Velos, dunno, but Ed Renshaw has one and he seems to got a good power gain from it. Again around 20bhp.
Lexmaul, power is more mid range, only gain around 10-15bhp. Plus it follows the standard air inlet route so can't see the point in it.
Deffo worth investigating Velos or Mantzel though.
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Patrick
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Looks like an 8v to me.
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Adam
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quote:
Originally posted by Patrick
Looks like an 8v to me.
It's an L plate so i'd have to agree
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Bart
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its a 8v and yes L reg, what would you recomend then?
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Cybermonkey
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Hang on, you havent specified whether you want an inlet or exhaust manifold?
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Tom
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I thought exhaust for sum reason, inlet aint worth it as daimo said get carbs.
exhaust is still worth it although they're still prices....
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Bart
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carbs?
its a 4 point injection.. does it have carbs?
if so what would you recomend?
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Daimo B
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Twin 40's.
Best place for this information is Migweb. Lots more Nova boys with the same engine running Carbs on the 1.4 8v motor.
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Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by Bart
carbs?
its a 4 point injection.. does it have carbs?
if so what would you recomend?
Injection system removed and replaced by some lovely Webbers.
Dave
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miles
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Fook twin 40's if its an every day car!
You can get fairly good power out of these engine with the injection, and good fuel economy.
Get a panel filter, 4-2-1 exhaust manifold and it should go better. Maybe even a bit of headwork.
A B+ head would work a treat
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Bart
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panel filter?
ive got a bfo cone at the mo.
i was thinking about an exhaust manifold, you reckon that would be a wise move miles?
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by miles
Fook twin 40's if its an every day car!
You can get fairly good power out of these engine with the injection, and good fuel economy.
Get a panel filter, 4-2-1 exhaust manifold and it should go better. Maybe even a bit of headwork.
A B+ head would work a treat
Why not Twin 40's for an every day car???? Fuel consumption wont b that ad if u keep a sensible right foot.
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d0gz_bollox
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twin 40's eat the petrol. you usually need to get them set up every other week to, costing you an arm, and maybe a leg if you got skinny arms (being corsa drivers Id imagine you have)
I assume your going to buy a full system as well as the manifold. I had a good increase in performance when I stuck a manifold n system on my 1.4 8v
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Bart
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i was thinking of saving up some money (im not far off), and getting a 4-2-1 zorst manifold, and then going and getting the full system.
What sort of prices are the manifolds? obviously im after a larger power gain, without spending over board, somewhere between £300-£550 i guess
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Cybermonkey
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Get rid of the daft induction kit and stick the original filter box in. Get a K&N panel filter and drill the bottom of the box. You will get MUCH better performance. There is a thread in the tutorials section on how to drill the airbox properly. The 8v engines dont take kindly to the induction kits of today.
Dave
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Bart
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really? that dont sound like too good of an idea to me!
Has anyone else dont this?
Adam
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Cybermonkey
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I did it on my old 1.2 Corsa and it worked a treat. Really gave a nice throaty engine note at high revs. Still Slow as Fuck but at least it tried.
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Bart
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hmmm, anyway going back to the manifold question, what can anyone recomend for around £300-£500?
(4-2-1 system)
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J da Silva
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cybermonkey whats best replacement filter for a corsa b ?
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