ross9000
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alrite people i've got a 1.2 8v corsa at the mo and am thinkin about puttin in a 1.2 16v do u think this would be worthwhile is decent performance increase? also would it be hard to fit it? Dont tell me to get a 1.4 or a 1.6 coz it will fuck up me insurance cheers for the help people
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Ned
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they do perform better, bit of a waste of money though
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sxi boy
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1.2 8v = 45 bhp
1.2 16v (corsa b and c) = 75 bhp
not worth it imo
just wait til u can insure sumthin better
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ross9000
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ok cheers for ur opinion how much would it cost for a decent 1.2 16v anyway?
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Ned
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i bet theres loads about, due to all the engine conversions
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sxi boy
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isnt tim sellin one?
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vibrio
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better off buying one
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Paul_J
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tim's selling his 1.2 16v engine...
yeh ok a 1.2 16v is much better than a 1.2 8v - but for the cost of the labour to do the conversion you might as well at least look at a 1.4 16v engine minimum so that in a year or so when insurance isn't so bad you can perhaps only chuck a manztel power box on or something to get a power increase!
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ross9000
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how hard would it be to change the engines? could i do it myself? i could get help from my dad he knows loadsa stuff about engines
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Paul_J
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Don't think it'll be easy - you could buy a 2.0 16v for not much money - its the converting that costs ...
I know Beardy charges £1500 to convert a corsa to a 2.0 16v!
Paul J
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Spence
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a 1.2 16v corsa B is 65BHP actually 
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Paul_J
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A lot of people will disagree with you Bristolboy - many people with corsa B sxi's got em rr'd and got 75 - even printed in Total Vauxhaul.
Getting my car rr'd next sat so I'll know for sure then and finally put a end to the curiousity on what it is!
A fiesta 1.25 is supposedly 75 bhp too - yet I raced one on the m40 and we both topped out at around 117mph on the clocks (106/7 mph) and were basically not getting any further apart.
If there was 10 bhp difference + the fiesta's extra 50cc I think I'd have been left behind!
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Spence
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hmm told mine was 65bhp
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Paul H
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quote:
Originally posted by Bristolboyz03
a 1.2 16v corsa B is 65BHP actually
some are 75bhp as well
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Spence
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i heard it was just the corsa c that was 75bhp!! i tried keepin up wiv trotty but fuk me his car actually pissed all ova mine
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Sooty
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quote:
Originally posted by Bristolboyz03
a 1.2 16v corsa B is 65BHP actually
incorrect
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Spence
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maybe its cuz it needs a service and is runnin slower than usual hmm well ova due now shud book it in really
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whitter45
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i thought corsa b were 65bhp to. Corsa C's have the same engined but the engine management system has been upgraded and hence the extra power. Thats what i wa told years ago at the motorshow. In all books i have read its 65 BHP for a b and 75 BHP for a c
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Tim
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Yup I'm selling mine -- thinking of keeping it for a go-kart project though 
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Paul_J
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quote:
i heard it was just the corsa c that was 75bhp!! i tried keepin up wiv trotty but fuk me his car actually pissed all ova mine
maybe its your model? I've convoyed with trotty in the past and never had a prob staying behind him.
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Spence
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no probs stayin wiv the kid lol but even still his C is pretty quick!!
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Sooty
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sxi's are not quick.
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Patrick
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Lmao at chucking in a 1.2 16v, don't bother converting anything less than a 1.6 16v.
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Sooty
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The only conversion worth doing is to a xe20.... even the 1600 is a waste of money
oh and the c20 let
[Edited on 03-09-2003 by Sooty]
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Sam
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B = 65bhp
C = 75bhp
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