Jamie-C
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How slow are these?  Thinking of buying one as a winter run around but don't want nothing to slow. Is the 1.7 much better?
Also how good are they on juice?
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corsadonk
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It's easy to get 500 miles from a tank, they go ok but only 100mph flat out.
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AlunJ
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They're not all that slow, I had one for my first car and it was bloody quick compared to everyone's 1.2 shitboxes plus you can turn up the boost and fuelling. Best I got was 450 to a tank. Someone managed to get one doing in excess of 200bhp. Could probably put on an fmic easily enough.
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Gaz
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Don't the frontera FMIC's bolt on to give some instant smile factor or have I been reading from my imaginary magazine?
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jrdn7
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I've one Jamie, it's not a bad wee car tbh, but s shitload better than the old 1.2! Nippy enough (haven't turned up boost/fuel yet)!
I had a mate's 1.7 B for a few days during the summer, utterly shite compared to my 1.5TD but I may be a touch biased!
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AlunJ
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The N/A 1.7's you get in B's are dog slow. Not sure on the frontera FMIC but it's an isuzu engine so I'd love to see someone attempt to put a 3.0 Trooper turbo and cooler on
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jrdn7
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quote:
Originally posted by AlunJ
The N/A 1.7's you get in B's are dog slow. Not sure on the frontera FMIC but it's an isuzu engine so I'd love to see someone attempt to put a 3.0 Trooper turbo and cooler on
I was told when I bought the car that that can't be done, however anything is possible so maybe! I did hear however (think it was on MIG) that a 1.7TD manifold & turbo off an Astra will bolt straight on?
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AlunJ
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probably easier to drop the 1.7TD in, in fact I'm sure someone on here did it in a corsavan.
[Edited on 09-10-2012 by AlunJ]
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jrdn7
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Either Carl Roper or Derv-Power I think Alun. I've a 1.7TD here, looking for an excuse to do it!
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Rob E
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My old workmate had a stripped out nova with 1.5td. Played with the boost and fueling and it went like stink! Bulletproof engine too. My old blue B was a 1.7 diesel. Dog slow but went to the moon and back without skipping a beat
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corsadonk
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To fit a intercooler is a bit of pain because it has a solid boost pipe from the turbo to the inlet. I think the best way would be to used a 1.7 turbo, with a modded exhaust down pipe.
I'd say leave it standard and keep the MPG up. 
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spencer88
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The 3.1 turbo does fit IIRC
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carl roper
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Can get 105bhp from the 1.5 without an intercooler. can get 120 from the 1.7 with intercooler. Theres a chap running a fourtrack turbo on an adapted manifold running 154bhp on a 1.7
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Jamie-C
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I have the 1.7 turbo in my Astra atm and that goes well with a few tweeks and plenty of reek . If I get a Corsa though that will be staying pretty much standard engine wise.
Are all the 1.5tds Izusu engines or were some 1.5s GM?
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davegreen
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Registered: 20th May 12
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1.5td are izusu engines, nippy and good for at least 60mpg. can be tuned. my uncle had the first one sold in uk, kept it untill 2004 when he got a zafira, it had only done 40k! great little run around.
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davcohen
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r80GYsw-D_I
my old one, bought it from someone here/ mig with it already being modded to run 17psi of boost. stripped to the bone and went like stink
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