deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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richc
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Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by lil_g
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Originally posted by deano87
Been in an XE'd Corsa as passenger. Weren't massively impressed tbh.
No offence intended at all. I can definitely see the appeal with an XE'd Corsa. Of course, all that power in such a small car. But it just felt fast.
If it was a tuned and stripped Corsa, I may have a different outlook.
The pull of a straight 6 up to 155mph is much more interesting imho.
Your comparing it to an M3 though!
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Twiggy
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i had a X16XE blew that then put the c20xe and i found no differance in the handling... just loooooooads more power in the 2.0....
my choice is the 2.0 but would love a go in the X16XE to see the comparison!
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LeeM
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Originally posted by deano87
All I know, is ideally I'd want a car, that had an engine in it, that was designed to be in it.
do u really think the corsa was designed with 1.0 - 1.6 in mind? it was probably designed with no engine at all. its hardly finely tuned with track use in mind is it, its a shopping car
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deano87
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Originally posted by lee_wee
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Originally posted by deano87
All I know, is ideally I'd want a car, that had an engine in it, that was designed to be in it.
do u really think the corsa was designed with 1.0 - 1.6 in mind? it was probably designed with no engine at all. its hardly finely tuned with track use in mind is it, its a shopping car
Precisely why it doesn't need/supposed to have a C20XE engine in it.
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P1CK4D
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With the right set-up any car can be made to handle good. I believe mine and Willays cars were good examples of that.
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chrex
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the c20ne/SEH weighs about the same as the 16xe. 
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Daimo B
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Originally posted by Mattb
1.6 vs 2.0 front end weight..
Just interested really, not interested in 'i think its this or that' or 'my mate says this' Just want to know, from someone who has weighed their car
1.6 front 'axle' weight
2.0 front 'axle' weight
The question is asked in a simple clear manner.....
And look what happens anyway
All we need is a 20XE wet weight, and an X16XE wet weight, and thats the answer.
But as someones said, i think the 2.0 is around 40kg heavier. Spend £4k on that nice ali block, and u've halfed that already 
I've been in a 214bhp 1.6. Nippy, but wasn't impressed, and very unreliable. But the noise at 9000rpm was superb.
Been in a 220bhp 2.0 16v, nippy, but again, wasn't "WOW" factor. More reliable than the 1.6, more torque, lower RPM so the noise wasn't as mad, but wasn't nasty either
Been in a 270+bhp LET Corsa, now that WAS fast, but only when above 50mph when they could get traction. I can imagine some of theses 350+bhp monsters really do shift and scare the knackers out of me.
Been in a 250+bhp XE Corsa, now thats the fastest corsas i've ever been in (LuckyB), 150mph and still had plenty of beans, pulled so hard every gear. Mega impressed, but comes with a price tag. Quite reliable though I heard...
Don't get me wrong, been there, done them all, but if you want performance, get a bigger car with a bigger engine, or a bike.....
[Edited on 13-03-2008 by VXR]
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