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Author Been living with the Corsa GSi 16v since thursday.....
Teddy
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16th Aug 04 at 12:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Im not missing the Calibra at all really - yes i miss the grunt and the power of the Calibra but the Corsa is in far superior condition and the C16XE engine is simply awesome.

Im Vauxhall nuts and owned a fair few but i really thought the Corsa would not be a car i would own because even tho i liked them i always prefered the harder lines of the Nova.

But coming up for a week in and the all round driving of the car becomes clear - very cabable on motorways and even on the "private test track" the 70 - 100 sprint in 5th gear is amazing for a 1.6 powered car.

being in mind the GSi is totally bog standard Vauxhall catered for drivers very well - tick over noise is nothing and not a great deal of noise under 3k revs, but pedal to the metal and take it around the rev range the second cam really bites and the induction is sucking hard (oh eeerr) and it simply takes off.

The engine simply loves to rev its arse off and will happily sit at 30mph or give you the throw in the back when required.

In alot of ways i prefer it to the Calibra which really says something about the Vauxhall Corsa GSi 16v.

Great car and truely enjoying the experience of owning one. Will definatly look at the Corsa range when i come to buy again but this time is might have a VXR badge on it
Cybermonkey
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16th Aug 04 at 13:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
glad you are enjoying it. I know the exact buzz you are talking about when i had mine.
Sooty
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out of curiosity what is the standard torque figure for the GSi?
Ojc
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About the same as the BHP figure is'nt it?
Sooty
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I wish I had more torque... this is what caused me to loose to a astra gsi turbo last night
Ojc
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16th Aug 04 at 13:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
And the fact it has 196bhp

I love you Sooty.
Ditch
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16th Aug 04 at 13:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So the fact that the Astra GSi also delivers more bhp than you had nothing to do with it??
Ditch
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ahhhh shurrrup ollie you gay
Sooty
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
And the fact it has 196bhp

I love you Sooty.


yesh, however I was stuck with a clio cup quite well there after,

olly sxiboy is coming back next week
Ojc
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sxiboy wants my cock.
Teddy
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Its not about BHP its about Torque anyhow
Mikorsa16v
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16th Aug 04 at 15:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
does anyone care to tell me the bhp figure at the wheels, standard?
sassyminx
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quote:
Originally posted by Mikorsa16v
does anyone care to tell me the bhp figure at the wheels, standard?



corsa gsi??

C16 - 109bhp
X16 -106bhp
Sooty
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quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
Its not about BHP its about Torque anyhow


Disagree... both count... don't tell me you drive a Golf TDi
Mikorsa16v
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quote:
Originally posted by sassyminx
quote:
Originally posted by Mikorsa16v
does anyone care to tell me the bhp figure at the wheels, standard?



corsa gsi??

C16 - 109bhp
X16 -106bhp


Whats the power at the Flywheel then?
sassyminx
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16th Aug 04 at 16:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Mikorsa16v
quote:
Originally posted by sassyminx
quote:
Originally posted by Mikorsa16v
does anyone care to tell me the bhp figure at the wheels, standard?



corsa gsi??

C16 - 109bhp
X16 -106bhp


Whats the power at the Flywheel then?


fook knows
Sooty
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that is the flywheel... you want wheels fig?
Mikorsa16v
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yesh please
sassyminx
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quote:
Originally posted by Sooty
that is the flywheel... you want wheels fig?



*yes i should be blonde*
Sooty
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Andy
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quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
Its not about BHP its about Torque anyhow


Yes, of course. So now perhaps you can explain why we're not all driving double decker buses
Rebrabuk
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quote:
Originally posted by Andy
quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
Its not about BHP its about Torque anyhow


Yes, of course. So now perhaps you can explain why we're not all driving double decker buses


Because they're awkward for parking in supermarket car parks..
sassyminx
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quote:
Originally posted by Rebrabuk
quote:
Originally posted by Andy
quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
Its not about BHP its about Torque anyhow


Yes, of course. So now perhaps you can explain why we're not all driving double decker buses


Because they're awkward for parking in supermarket car parks..


Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by Sooty
out of curiosity what is the standard torque figure for the GSi?


For the C16 its about 110lb/ft, and for the X16 its a little less about 108lb/ft. Magic thing with the C16XE is that it generates peak torque and power at about 3500rpm which is 500rpm lower than the X16XE so the midrange pull is significantly better.
Sooty
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thank u cyber, this is what I was very interested about... more torque than a 106gti

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