corsa_a_16V
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Registered: 13th May 03
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Copied from "Modern Engine Tuning" book..
1.6 Ecotec engine
Standard engine, 42mm throttle body (Old Weber 42 DCOE sidedraft carburator), standard exhaust manifold and pipe, programmable ecu, standard camshafts timing changed.
152hp@ 7000rpm 168Nm @ 6000rpm
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Wolf In Welsh Clothing
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Registered: 31st Mar 03
Location: North Wales...... Cooper S on order
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Velos plenum + unichip £1100
Has 43mm diameter inlets, 147bhp@6967rpm on mine with de-cat.
Power hasn't peaked either!
Waiting for me rev limit to be raised again!
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M4tt
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Registered: 18th Apr 03
Location: Potters Bar
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ra that's alot of power.
i'm thinking of getting a 1.6 put in mine when the engine gives up the ghost.
wahts a velos plenum?
is that like a mantzel power box?
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jr
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quote: Originally posted by M4tt
ra that's alot of power.
i'm thinking of getting a 1.6 put in mine when the engine gives up the ghost.
wahts a velos plenum?
is that like a mantzel power box?
i believe the velos torque tube (plenum is another version of the manztel powerbox
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Wolf In Welsh Clothing
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Like a mantzel power box!
I had 1 on order till i saw the velos plenum!
Go to http://www.VelosMotorSport.co.uk.

[Edited on 17-05-2003 by Wolf In Welsh Clothing]
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BeArDy
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well the 1.6 was De-Tuned from what it was designed to do
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Cybermonkey
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Yes, when Vauxhall were designing the engine, it turned out to be very efficient, and was pumping out around 150bhp stock. Vauxhall realised that this would overshadow their precious 20XE engine (Red-Top) and decided to stick a very complicated inlet manifold on, to restrict power. Much gains can be made by changing to an aftermarket manifold from Velos,Lexmaul or Mantzel.
dave
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