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Foz
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam
still weighs less than a 2.0 and how many petrol engines will still run underwater?


you are getting a corsa mixed up with a fishermans boat
Adam
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so long as it gets a supply of air to burn it will run underwater all day long
Red_SXi
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quote:
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still weighs less than a 2.0 and how many petrol engines will still run underwater?


But compared to all of the other rally cars will it not weigh more?
Adam
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quote:
Originally posted by Stuckey
quote:
Originally posted by Adam
still weighs less than a 2.0 and how many petrol engines will still run underwater?


how many rallys go underwater, its not difficult to underseal the car


watersplashes, streams etc

your going to seal the whole engine bay?

1. Car will overheat
2. it will get no air
Foz
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may i add my gsi pished on White Flashes TD and you kno what hes had done.
Adam
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam
still weighs less than a 2.0 and how many petrol engines will still run underwater?


But compared to all of the other rally cars will it not weigh more?


mine weighs about 850kgs, same as AK's and the rest of the stripped corsa's on here bar a few
Adam
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quote:
Originally posted by Foz
may i add my gsi pished on White Flashes TD and you kno what hes had done.


Mine would piss on his now
Stuckey
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam
quote:
Originally posted by Stuckey
quote:
Originally posted by Adam
still weighs less than a 2.0 and how many petrol engines will still run underwater?


how many rallys go underwater, its not difficult to underseal the car


watersplashes, streams etc

your going to seal the whole engine bay?

1. Car will overheat
2. it will get no air


no underneath the engine bay
Adam
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will still overheat and is not going to work with all the moving suspension and steering parts
Foz
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1.7?

Stuckey
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quote:
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will still overheat and is not going to work with all the moving suspension and steering parts


many audi's have undersealed engine bays and they work fine
Tam the diesel man
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thought a 2.0 diesel engine would weigh a lot more than a 2.0 petrol engine?
Adam
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quote:
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1.7?




1.7
External oil cooler
25,000 miles
2.2 TDI frontera intercooler (soon)

few other bits
Foz
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Turbo?
Adam
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tis a jap import from an isuzu gemini and the turbo is slightly different
Foz
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most are isuzu anyway?

i kno Pikey Sxi who has the car is on about a zorst and takin it on the rollers. wud b interesting, with the boost up and a 3k start it would pish on me i admit.
Adam
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the uk isuzu's are slightly different to the Jap spec, larger capileries for water and oil etc due to the heat
Adam
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already has ITG sock filter relocated, de-cat and 2.25" Ashley Grp A system that's been heat wrapped

and 1.5 Flywheel

[Edited on 29-04-2004 by Adam]
Foz
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quote:
Originally posted by White Flash
quote:
Originally posted by Foz
may i add my gsi pished on White Flashes TD and you kno what hes had done.


I have not heard so much crap in my life. You barely beat me at 0.9 bar. I would pish on you at 1.5.
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most are isuzu anyway?

i kno Pikey Sxi who has the car is on about a zorst and takin it on the rollers. wud b interesting, with the boost up and a 3k start it would pish on me i admit.
Adam
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Don't sell the car before PVS, I want lots of races
Adam
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oh

Know if he's going?
Foz
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we r goin 2 pvs in the TD and Pikey said hes goin on the 1/4
Adam
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Originally posted by White Flash
Fastest Corsa TD on Corsa Sport!



Will need changing soon
Adam
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quote:
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we r goin 2 pvs in the TD and Pikey said hes goin on the 1/4


Pikey
Kris TD (??)
Tim
Born upsidedown

erm............ fun
Adam
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Tis a sad day

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