vaux_red_corsa
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Registered: 18th Feb 03
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Just wonder wot people have done to theirs thats worked.
Ive just got a sebring exhaust and a K&N induction kit on mine but i would like
to know if their is anything else i can do to get a few more bhp.
[Edited on 12-06-2003 by vaux_red_corsa]
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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not really m8, best bet is to make it as light as poss and then do a engine conversion on it
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Gambit
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Registered: 5th Jun 00
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no its pointless trying to squeeze out a few extra bhp as most things on the road will still hammer you
just make it look nice then save your shackles till you can afford to insure something with a bit more oomph!!!
[Edited on 12-06-2003 by Gambit]
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Fraser Young
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Registered: 26th Dec 02
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Style it up, and get some good SOunds going... It'll win in that respect! 
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luca2020
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Registered: 26th May 02
Location: Maidstone, Kent
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yer either strip it or save up for an engine conversion
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Wolfy
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Registered: 1st Apr 02
Location: West Midlands
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zaust and air filters only worth doing on a 1.0
trust me. not worth it. for performance, oh and dont get 17's!
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Makarus
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Registered: 25th Jun 02
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Just make it looking nice, if you wanna keep a bit of power then stick with some 15's.
I have a 1.2 8V, which is only marginally quicker than a 1.0 12V, but I have 15's with 60mm drop, stainless system and drilled air box. Still gives other cars a run for their money such as 1.1 Saxo's etc, but on the country lanes I can give most cars a beating.
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kerzo
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
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thats about all you can do there is no point to getting extra bhp out of these engines unless you have substantial amounts of money and a lack of sense coz they are not going to be fast
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digitalbanana
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Registered: 24th Nov 02
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a 1.0i has more bhp than a 1.2 8v
55 vs. 45 i think.
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kerzo
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arent the two very similar performance wise?
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matt_jonesuk
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Registered: 27th Feb 03
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i think the 1.2 8 valve is faster 0 -60 but 1.0 12 valve has faster top speed only by about 5mph though
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M4tt
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Registered: 18th Apr 03
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the 1.0 has a 0-60 of 16.5sec and
the 1.2 is 18.1secs
1.0 is quicker than the 1.2! if you keep the revs over 3500 in the 1.0 it goes alrite, i used to have one!
1.2 8v's in my opinion feel quicker low down the rev range, but in reality they aren't that gutsy
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Gambit
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quote:
Originally posted by Makarus
Just make it looking nice, if you wanna keep a bit of power then stick with some 15's.
I have a 1.2 8V, which is only marginally quicker than a 1.0 12V, but I have 15's with 60mm drop, stainless system and drilled air box. Still gives other cars a run for their money such as 1.1 Saxo's etc, but on the country lanes I can give most cars a beating.
1.1 Saxo's are 75bhp so i think your telling wee fibs there
and also you can give most cars on std suspension a beating, thats pretty obvious seeing as any car that is lowered 60mm is gonna be better than most std suspension cars
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Kris TD
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4 speed 1.2 8v are suprizingly quick. quite a bit more than teh 5 speed, well upto 80 then they are dead, lol.
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blackula
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Registered: 26th Apr 03
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1.1 saxos are 60 bhp, even the C3 1.1 is still 60 bhp. Its the 1.4 which is / was 75 bhp.
I have a 12v (valves not volts) as a courtesy car today, certainly doesn't feel as bad as my mates mums P reg 1.2. Feels on par with the Cinquecento Sporting I drove last night. Not fast..but OK.
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THE SRI KID
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isnt the 8v a four clynder and the 12v a three clynder i had a 1.2 12v for a courtesy car and it would even wheel spin and soon as u got 2 70 it just sat there my mums old feista 1.1 wud piss all over it and my mums car is a right nail
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THE SRI KID
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sorry dont mean 2 take the piss but 0-60 18 secs cudnt help it 50cc scooters are faster than that ever been over taken by one
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Wolfy
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theres no corsa made with a 1.2 12v mate. they did 8v and 16v
now a 1.2 16 v will kill a 1.1 festa. kinda.
they never put a 8v 1.0 in a corsa in the uk and yea. 3cylinder 12v.
and no. scooters are after all. drivien by tossers.
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Sooty
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Saxo 1.1 will have no problem taking 1.2 8v cortsa's or 12v's ... 12.5 to 60 or something
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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wait till u can afford it and get a faster car.
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antscorsa
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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ye i got filter zaust sounds good but, not quick to b honest but im making it look good and then engine swop
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philly willy
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I too am a 1ltr owner, i got me motor looking nuts but now that time has come to get rid and put in an engine thats x rated!....2.0ltr.The 1.ltr just an econmy car with cheep insurance, makes more noise with a filter and zaust, but besidea those mods dont bother.
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storm25
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Registered: 9th May 03
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yeh just going back to 1.2/1.0 12v thing. what speed does the 1.0 limit at in second cause i reckon the 1.2 limiting at 55 dont help! and hte 1.0 is only a 3 cylinder
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Garnz
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they say on the books that 1.2 8v does 0-60 in 18 well i did it in 16.5 with 2 other ppl in and my 2 12" sub boxes in the boot
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sxi boy
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u time that with a stopwatch?
i wudnt believe any 0-60 figs ud tested urself as theyre never accurate
doesnt matter how quick ur m8 is on the stopwatch
eben if it did 16.5 its still slow as fuck
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