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johnny86

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5th Nov 10 at 20:17

I currently own a corsa Gsi with a x16xe. The shell is rotten so i am buying a 1 litre corsa to put the running gear in. But do i do this or buy a redtop engine and fit that? Bareing in mind i have every thing to fit the Gsi lump and have to buy everything for the redtop.... Wouldn't it be cheaper to fit the Gsi and tune it???

[Edited on 05-11-2010 by johnny86]

IvIarkgraham

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5th Nov 10 at 20:18

1.2 with uprated spark plugs

johnny86

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5th Nov 10 at 20:19

I'm still laughing at that.... If that was my dad i'd disown him

Scotty C

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5th Nov 10 at 20:32

Power per ££ I reckon the XE would be cheaper...

johnny86

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5th Nov 10 at 20:36

I thought that but then added this up

fitting kit 300
engine 500 - 600
service 100 - 150

so a grand give or take but a grand on a x16xe could be quite fast.

Scotty C

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5th Nov 10 at 20:39

£600 for a XE?

Think how much it would cost to get a X16 to 150bhp...

corsadonk

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5th Nov 10 at 20:46

I'd go for the 1.6 nice and light up front, with a few tweaks you won't be far off 20xe power, but won't have the added weight

corsadonk

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5th Nov 10 at 20:47

quote:
Originally posted by Scotty C
£600 for a XE?

Think how much it would cost to get a X16 to 150bhp...

Plus extra for isurance, and few 20XE's are 150bhp tbh.

Scotty C

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5th Nov 10 at 20:51

quote:
Originally posted by corsadonk

quote:
Originally posted by Scotty C
£600 for a XE?

Think how much it would cost to get a X16 to 150bhp...

Plus extra for isurance, and few 20XE's are 150bhp tbh.

I meant how much it would cost to get an X16XE up to 150bhp...

VXandy

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5th Nov 10 at 20:51

Had both and id go for the 16xe every time

corsadonk

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5th Nov 10 at 20:51

quote:
Originally posted by johnny86
I thought that but then added this up

fitting kit 300
engine 500 - 600
service 100 - 150

so a grand give or take but a grand on a x16xe could be quite fast.

Last time I bought a gasket set from Autovaux it was about £500 with belts and stuff. Also you know your engine. Bigger brakes, higher poundage springs.

corsadonk

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5th Nov 10 at 20:55

quote:
Originally posted by Scotty C

quote:
Originally posted by corsadonk

quote:
Originally posted by Scotty C
£600 for a XE?

Think how much it would cost to get a X16 to 150bhp...

Plus extra for isurance, and few 20XE's are 150bhp tbh.

I meant how much it would cost to get an X16XE up to 150bhp...

I know, but 140bhp out of 1.6 and it would go like red top

Scotty C

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5th Nov 10 at 20:58

What about torque

corsadonk

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5th Nov 10 at 21:02

quote:
Originally posted by Scotty C
What about torque

Who needs torque, when your reving the tits off it

johnny86

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5th Nov 10 at 21:07

Think i will stick with the 1.6 and i am stripping the car out cage and plastic windows fibreglass boot and bonnet... I wanna do a few track days next year

Oh and would love to spank a Vts with a 1.6 lol

ianofbhills

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5th Nov 10 at 21:58

I've had a 1.6 with powerbox, a 1.6 with sbd throttle bodies (nova) and two c20xe converted corsa's.

The 2.0 wins everytime for me. sell the 1.6 to recoup some of the conversion costs and you can pick up a c20xe for £350-£400.

naz-gsi

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5th Nov 10 at 22:05

persnally the 20 xe better all rounder although like you said theres buying engine,poss 'box, loom, strenghtening kit,service kits
Makes more sence keeping 16 n tune with cams, 4branch, itb's possibily management thats jus me tbh

Crana

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5th Nov 10 at 22:54

redtop ftw

Archie

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5th Nov 10 at 23:21

20xe for me.
Had 2 16xe's and both were pretty shit imo.

I bought a complete donor car when building my XE and made my cash back breaking the rest of it.

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