Jas
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Registered: 13th Oct 04
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My car Wouldnt touch a turbo corsa...
But imo would kill an xe corsa... after I found the xe corsa was a good match for my saxo..
my ibiza is 1119kg and 202.5 bhp before anyone goes mad...
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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the only advantage a corsa let would have is 100kgs or so lighter, so yeah it will be faster, but i really cant see it pulling away at great speed, the stats really all point towards it being fairly close
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Fad
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Steve its down the torque spread. Rob R has a Revo'd Ibiza with 212 bhp it was fairly nippy but lacked any pull higher up the rev range.
He now owns an Astra GSi and says how much quicker it is on the move and even as standard bar a Miltek Exhaust would have the remaped Ibiza through the gears.
Now LET Corsa has a credible torque spread and the way its delivered is like a sledge hammer. I have been in several Stock LETs (being around the corner from Lee Mitchell has many merits) and can say a stock LET will spank a Revo'd Ibiza hands down despite power to weigh assumptions you have made.
You say the Ibiza may be slower off the mark due to traction issue...what kind of land do you live in? Do you think its easy to launch a LET Corsa/Nova off the line regardless of diff? They both have traction issues but its clear the Corsa is quicker end of!
I am not saying the Corsa is the better car just clearly the quicker of the two.
Steve what I can't understand is your not a stupid person (except when you claimed a Leon Cupra had an external wastegate) but why on earth do you argue for the sake of it? Basically if its VAG, its supreme?
[Edited on 30-10-2007 by Fad]
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
Steve what I can't understand is your not a stupid person (except when you claimed a Leon Cupra had an external wastegate) but why on earth do you argue for the sake of it? Basically if its VAG, its supreme?
[Edited on 30-10-2007 by Fad]
Especially when 2 Cupra owners admit it's slower than a LET Corsa.
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Fad
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Just no saving some people 
20 more minutes Nath 
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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20 more minutes?
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corsa - gus
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Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
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where abouts in d&g are you from stan_the_man? didn't know there was anyone from my neck of yhe woods on cs!
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Steve
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blimey some people just love to hate me dont they
im quite happy to accept a let is quicker than a cupra, but looking at power to weight it shouldnt be massively quicker.
if it is, id like to genuinely know how and why
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Not a corsa, but my cousins stripped, LET'd nova was an experience 
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stan_the_man
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Registered: 14th Feb 07
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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Originally posted by corsa - gus
where abouts in d&g are you from stan_the_man? didn't know there was anyone from my neck of yhe woods on cs!
I live near Dumfries (DG12).
Where you from?
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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stan the man, are you on about the white corsa turbo from dumfries?
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
if it is, id like to genuinely know how and why
genuinly much faster than a remapped ibiza. how and why? doesnt matter really, theyre just slower. better car, but slower
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stan_the_man
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Registered: 14th Feb 07
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Originally posted by muppetsport
stan the man, are you on about the white corsa turbo from dumfries?
Yeah.
Well, not quite Dumfries but close to it.
Annan to be exact.
George Lockerby's.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
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My astra gsi is remapped to 240bhp. with 270 l/b torque similar to an ibiza? ( ihvae no idea on ibiza's)
But my corsa was about seven parsecs faster than the astra, it could easily rip your spleen clean off
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Superlite Ltd.
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
Basically if its VAG, its supreme?
yup 
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16v Novan
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quote:
Originally posted by stan_the_man
quote:
Originally posted by muppetsport
stan the man, are you on about the white corsa turbo from dumfries?
Yeah.
Well, not quite Dumfries but close to it.
Annan to be exact.
George Lockerby's.
yeah stan, im very good pals with geordie actually. top bloke like
well into his griffins that boy eh,despite buying a civic lol, thats quick mind!
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Nic Barnes
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have seen the car a few times the white one
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little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
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ive heard let engines with f28's are slower then lets with f20's  heard they lose 10mph in every gear
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SportBoy
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load of arse
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa_sri_mark
ive heard let engines with f28's are slower then lets with f20's heard they lose 10mph in every gear
oh dear. i can get over 150 in 5th imagine if it had an f20 on, id get 160
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SportBoy
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think i might try a 4 speed f10 or whatever it is
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stan_the_man
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quote:
Originally posted by 16v Novan
yeah stan, im very good pals with geordie actually. top bloke like
well into his griffins that boy eh,despite buying a civic lol, thats quick mind!
Me and a mate were round at his helping fit his B18 Turbo engine (Integra Type R engine). I have a slight incling that i may be a wee bitty nippy....
I used to always be round at his buying nova parts and genarally farting about causing havoc hehe.
My dad used to teach him lol
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craig_s
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Registered: 5th Mar 06
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lol.dont think there would be much difference tbh.may accelerate slightly better.ive also heard people say xe's with f16's fitted are quicker than ones with an f20 on?
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beattie17
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Registered: 13th Dec 02
Location: perth Drives: 02 ibiza 20v turbo
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Yeah my cupras about 300bhp and ive managed a time of 13.7.
Standard corsa turbo would leave remapped ibiza for dead.
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Nic Barnes
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the ratio's of the f28 1-5 arent much different to an f20 really anyway. an f20 with a final drive from an f20 4x4 allegedly will accelerate quicker.
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