deanmcreynolds26
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ill give u a shot in the passenger seat mate, but thats it
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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kinky
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Andy GSi
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Shropshire, Drives 2.0l 16v Corsa
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all this talk of ppl with valvers....it makes me want one even more
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J da Silva
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Registered: 10th Apr 03
Location: The FACTory
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welcome to the 2litre club
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Wayne
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Registered: 19th May 04
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im thinkin of a 1.6 16v conversion cause of age and money and insurance etc.. what these like? i know there nothin like the 2ltre but id notice more of a grunt from my 1.2 16v? whats like top speed on these etc.. cheers
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ajscorsa
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Registered: 30th Apr 02
Location: Perceton, North Ayrshire
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my astra has had 135 on my m8's snooper
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Wayne
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135 from a 1.6?
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Fad
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quote: Originally posted by lazerbluesxi
135 from a 1.6?
if my valver in theory tops out at 130-135 i cant see ypu astra doing this plus the f15 your running isnt geared to do that kinda top end
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Wayne
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i thought valvers where spose 2 do like 140-150?
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deanmcreynolds26
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quote: Originally posted by lazerbluesxi
i thought valvers where spose 2 do like 140-150?
depends wat gearbox you have as well..
Fad u got F16?
im running an F20 my mate has an F16 i would like to see them head to head!
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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F15 gearbox tops out a 122mph
F13 is 119
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Joff
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Location: Cambridgeshire
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quote: Originally posted by andysri
all this talk of ppl with valvers....it makes me want one even more
Nah, stick with your plans for a 1.6 if it's done right you can still have something scarily quick!
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
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quote: Originally posted by Joff
quote: Originally posted by andysri
all this talk of ppl with valvers....it makes me want one even more
Nah, stick with your plans for a 1.6 if it's done right you can still have something scarily quick!
sounds promising......
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Fad
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quote: Originally posted by deanmcreynolds26
quote: Originally posted by lazerbluesxi
i thought valvers where spose 2 do like 140-150?
depends wat gearbox you have as well..
Fad u got F16?
im running an F20 my mate has an F16 i would like to see them head to head!
yeah i am running a f16 and it spins like a fcuker
good for strip action as it appears to accellerate quicker than with my f20 not too bothered about top end really
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J da Silva
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f20's are limited to 130ish aswell i think
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Fad
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140ish i do belive but gettin there takes a bit of time
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ajscorsa
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Registered: 30th Apr 02
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i dont have the std gear box either and my engine has had a few mods,
it deffo hit 135 it was on the snooper, my speedo tops out at 130 and it was off the clock
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Fad
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well what gearbox you got? quaife jobbie? cos anything bigger than a f15 wont fit a small block XE....
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Craigos
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Well Ive Seen 145mph Out Of An F20 And It Was Standard Apart From A Decat I Believe. And It Was An Astra GSI
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ajscorsa
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i have no idea, it came with the car with the rest of the mods
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jr
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quote: Originally posted by Craigos
Well Ive Seen 145mph Out Of An F20 And It Was Standard Apart From A Decat I Believe. And It Was An Astra GSI
to be fair, the 5mph could have been a the speedos inaccuracy
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Craigos
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Yeah Could Well Of Been. I Will Never Know The Cars Gone Now
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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my c20xe would do 135.....
I have an F20 cr.... it is very quick through the gears
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Go3asy
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Registered: 11th Jan 04
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dont rip it if its just been rebuilt! fuck it
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deanmcreynolds26
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Registered: 15th Sep 03
Location: E46 //M3
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quote: Originally posted by Go3asy
dont rip it if its just been rebuilt! fuck it
nah ive been keeping it below 4000rpm the now, i jus want to open it up though im itching to do it. but will just have to wait for another few miles 1st..
was out at lunch there in it, and it jus makes me grin all day long 
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