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M2RTY

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27th Oct 03 at 09:16

cos ive put a lot of time/effort/money into my car i do not want/need stupid power, i cant rag it down B roads too much due to its kit, but i just want a nicer bigger engine in it to finish it off and sell it

i dont want to spend megga money, as im saving for a 3rd car which i will strip and make for fun/speed

my 2nd car i just use for work, so both other 2 will not be very practical

i was going for a 2.0, but all my mates keep snapping shafts/mounts/gearboxes etc and i cant b arsed with all the hassel

i was thinking about the 1.6 sport engines, cheap, lots about with low mileage, can use a lot of normal corsa parts, and quite light/tunable

so what would u do? a 1.6 (cheap, light, relaible) or the 2.0xe (faster, gonna ruin my car, more expensive)

bare in mind im 20 with 3 years ncb

marv

Sam

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27th Oct 03 at 09:38

Go for a 1.6 16v then mate. If you can't afford to spend lots of £ every time your 12 year old+ engine breaks something, then the 1.6 is the way forward.

Can pick one up for about £200-£300 I reckon.

M2RTY

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27th Oct 03 at 09:50

cheers sam, your one of the only people on here i actually listen too

it makes sense to me, a 1.6 16v is ample quick for me, i can insure it legit, and i could pick up like a 5 year old engine with very little miles for not much money

Tom

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27th Oct 03 at 09:54

yesh get the 1600 and keep the 2.0 for your track car

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27th Oct 03 at 09:54

1.6 16v can be tuned quite easily, relible and easily avalible and make your car complete

vibrio

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27th Oct 03 at 10:04

why not check out a few quotes first

M2RTY

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27th Oct 03 at 10:06

quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
why not check out a few quotes first

quotes on what ross?

insurance on a 1.6 with kit aint a problem

insurance on a 2.0 with kit IS a problem and id leave it as a 1.2(16v 2.0)

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27th Oct 03 at 10:07

deffo go for the 1.6 16v then

Andy

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27th Oct 03 at 10:08

Pop a standard 1.6 in for the time being - then you've always got the option of various tuning packages if you feel the need fpr more power later

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27th Oct 03 at 10:09

yes, fairly nippy engines and when fettled with, they can push over 200bhp, and thats in NA form.

Tom

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27th Oct 03 at 10:09

Get the 1.6, wouldn't even consider a 2.0 16v without proper insurance :Rolleyes:

M2RTY

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27th Oct 03 at 10:13

quote:
Originally posted by Andy
Pop a standard 1.6 in for the time being - then you've always got the option of various tuning packages if you feel the need fpr more power later

cheers andy fella, i think im sold on this idea

what do i need to change a 1.2 8v to a 1.6 16v relaibly?

16v engine mounts (standard corsa?)
1.6 16v drive shafts (off a standard corsa?)
engine and box obviously
fuel pump off a 1.6

i DONT need....
power cap etc off the 2.0

M2RTY

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27th Oct 03 at 10:16

quote:
Originally posted by Tom D
Get the 1.6, wouldn't even consider a 2.0 16v without proper insurance :Rolleyes:

i would have to swap it over into my dads name and be a named driver

when i go back to uni and earn 300 quid a month i dont think ill be able to afford it somehow!!

the thing that scares me is that my mate has just bought a 2.0 corsa, had it 4 weeks, and he is a good driver, but he planted it into a lampost in the town centre and basicly bent the front of the car inwards, new bonnet, manifold, numper n wings, lights, wheels etc etc and arms

if i did that to my corsa i would cry, the front end is insured for 2k alone for the work from a bodyshop!

Andy

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27th Oct 03 at 10:18

Marv - not sure what's involved with a transplant. There'll be mounts, wiring loom, gearbox issues, but I don't think it'll be that complicated. Someone recently did the same transplant off here a few weeks ago - do a search

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27th Oct 03 at 10:19

quote:
Originally posted by M2RV H

quote:
Originally posted by Tom D
Get the 1.6, wouldn't even consider a 2.0 16v without proper insurance :Rolleyes:

i would have to swap it over into my dads name and be a named driver

when i go back to uni and earn 300 quid a month i dont think ill be able to afford it somehow!!

the thing that scares me is that my mate has just bought a 2.0 corsa, had it 4 weeks, and he is a good driver, but he planted it into a lampost in the town centre and basicly bent the front of the car inwards, new bonnet, manifold, numper n wings, lights, wheels etc etc and arms

if i did that to my corsa i would cry, the front end is insured for 2k alone for the work from a bodyshop!

Your m8 must have been driving like a madman then m8, how did he do that???

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27th Oct 03 at 10:28

quote:
Originally posted by Andy
Marv - not sure what's involved with a transplant. There'll be mounts, wiring loom, gearbox issues, but I don't think it'll be that complicated. Someone recently did the same transplant off here a few weeks ago - do a search

was calidus, 1.2 16v ti 1.6 16v

M2RTY

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27th Oct 03 at 10:30

quote:
Originally posted by big eck

quote:
Originally posted by M2RV H

quote:
Originally posted by Tom D
Get the 1.6, wouldn't even consider a 2.0 16v without proper insurance :Rolleyes:

i would have to swap it over into my dads name and be a named driver

when i go back to uni and earn 300 quid a month i dont think ill be able to afford it somehow!!

the thing that scares me is that my mate has just bought a 2.0 corsa, had it 4 weeks, and he is a good driver, but he planted it into a lampost in the town centre and basicly bent the front of the car inwards, new bonnet, manifold, numper n wings, lights, wheels etc etc and arms

if i did that to my corsa i would cry, the front end is insured for 2k alone for the work from a bodyshop!

Your m8 must have been driving like a madman then m8, how did he do that???

yes mate he was giving it some against a 200bhp punto turbo, lost it on a roundabout on the ringroad lol

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27th Oct 03 at 10:49

y not get a 1.0 12v put in

wil stil be faster n cheaper than 1.6

jk
yeh 1.6 8v or 16v wud be cool
eithe wud do tho eh

Sam

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27th Oct 03 at 11:29

quote:
Originally posted by M2RV H
cheers sam, your one of the only people on here i actually listen too

it makes sense to me, a 1.6 16v is ample quick for me, i can insure it legit, and i could pick up like a 5 year old engine with very little miles for not much money

Try and get the C16XE if you can, although having said that, they are rare as rocking horse shit!

M2RTY

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27th Oct 03 at 12:20

why a C16XE?

what other choices do i have

stats on each?

DanielJ

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27th Oct 03 at 12:24

16xe was the gsi engine wer it not?

Adam_B

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27th Oct 03 at 12:25

If urs is an 8v now u'll need the rad and header tank as well

M2RTY

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27th Oct 03 at 12:27

yep 8v, can some1 make me a list and places to get the bits from?

Tom

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27th Oct 03 at 12:27

C16xe is most tunable (responded better to matzel bos etc) there is also the x16e and sumthin with an 'L' in

the later is the astra engine and the c16xe is generally regarded as the best.

M2RTY

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27th Oct 03 at 12:45

x16exl is it not :s

any pics of a c16xe?

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