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SXIBOYO
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29th Mar 05 at 13:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hi people,

been looking at the MK3 astra gsi's for a little while now, my old man had one and i would quite like to get one, thought it was a superb car.

why did they produce a 1.8 16v version? Was it any good?

I've wondered bout it for a while and some information would be good.

J
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29th Mar 05 at 13:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1.8 was cheaper to buy and insure.
Adam_B
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29th Mar 05 at 13:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes came out when insurance premiums were going silly high for hot hatches. Think there on the way again also was it not badged as a sport?
Ojc
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29th Mar 05 at 13:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No it was a 1.8 16v GSi, it was wank 8.5 to 60.
Ian
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Badged as a GSi and had full kit but no foglights.
Teddy
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29th Mar 05 at 13:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They tend to produce alot more power than vauxhall state however.

Lots of cars on different rolling roads producing 10-20bhp above stock.
Adam_B
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29th Mar 05 at 13:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
same engine thats in the corsa c 1.8 16v sri?
Ojc
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29th Mar 05 at 14:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No, no where near the same.

X18XE in the Astra and it made 130bhp

Z18XE in the Corsa with fly by wire throttle and various diffrences makes 125bhp
Tom
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29th Mar 05 at 14:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
No, no where near the same.

X18XE in the Astra and it made 130bhp

Z18XE in the Corsa with fly by wire throttle and various diffrences makes 125bhp


Which is only 6 bhp down on the x20xe
Ojc
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29th Mar 05 at 14:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes X20XE was absolute shite, worst engine ever made IMO. Hard to tune hard to do anything to.
Scott F
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29th Mar 05 at 15:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wasnt the x20xe the reason they had to restrict the 14xe and 16xe in the corsas? because it was such a poor, underpowered, engine?
Ojc
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Yes, probably not the whole reason but partly responsable.
SXIBOYO
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29th Mar 05 at 15:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ok fair enough. I heard somewhere that they also produced that engine so that they could take it rallying in a certain class? I cant remember who told me now but they said that they produced a limited number of 1.8's so that the astra could be elligable for rallying?

Anyone know anything bout that, i could be totally wrong so if you could clear that one up for me that would be brill.

J
Ojc
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29th Mar 05 at 16:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Maybe, but I doubt it.
Adam_B
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29th Mar 05 at 16:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
dont think theres a competitive class for 1800cc. Super 1600, group N, group A (wrc) etc..

 
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