mossy
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isnt that quick though...although im guessin the 18's dont help
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corsacalvin
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thats looks lush in there,muppet sport i heard u cud put a airbox from a 1.2 on the xe engines in a corsa,thats wot i heard n e way
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ed
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quote: Originally posted by muppetsport
my favourite part is the std air box, actually wish i managed to hook thr std air box up to me xe corsa as they run far better with them.
but yes, as you say, its a nice car. different from every other millions of xe's that were there

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shane2corsa
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i want an XEV now, they look so tidy and slightly more compact, maybe thats because of the non - 'L' shaped plug cover. proper
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corsacalvin
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xev m8,thats wot i gna do
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Sly_SRi
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i'd like to see rolling road proof that the xe will run better with a standard air box on there 
Corsa C Z20Let
Black Sleeper Turbo Project
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corsacalvin
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ment 2 run better with it on so i heard
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shane2corsa
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someone find me some XEV's for sale please, what age cars and what model are these little gems out of?
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tooolbox timmy
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96 reg calibra ,thats mine
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Nic Barnes
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xe will and always has run better with a std airbox, its a fact of xe ownership. you really want to keave the std box on but with uprated panel filter
with an air filter on, the engine tends to do what they call kangaroo style driving down low revs and back off the throttle low down, hence a lot of people do the rocker cover vent mod. ed's is the future if i was ever to build another
its like the age old debate on an xe about powercaps. i refuse, categorically refuse to belive a power cap is better than the std sfi box.
if it was me, my xe corsa or nova would have std air box and a full size sfi box,
[Edited on 13-12-2005 by muppetsport]
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corsacalvin
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aient powercap ment 2 give u a few more bhp tho?
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Nic Barnes
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there is a difference between it being written ona box it comes in and i actually making a difference.
it is supposed to give you more bhp but end up with less tourque
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Corsa E-Tec
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go gfor it mate, be different, and i would of thought these would be a little more reliable.
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ainsley_brader
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quote: Originally posted by shane2corsa

just didnt recognise these 2 parts??
Throttle cable bracket
Cam sensor
Biggest problem i can see with x20xev engines are one immobilixzer and two you will have to run the cat for mots.
Mounts driveshafts etc are all the same!
Also a lot of x20xevs came with the f18 hydraulic which is a piss poor box but the f16/f20 will bolt straight on!
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bubble
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main probs with the X20XEV is crankshaft and camshaft and egr sensors. the management is wank poor, and exhaust manifolds r prone for cracking.
rip out all sensors run tb, with aftermarket management,differnet exhaust manifold and few bits n bobs ur laughing. good engines-wank electronics
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ed
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quote: Originally posted by Sly_SRi
i'd like to see rolling road proof that the xe will run better with a standard air box on there
'Running better' isn't proved by power output of an engine though.
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shane2corsa
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how would you overcome the immobiliser problem then?
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ed
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The same way you do with all Ecotec engines I would imagine. Use the immobiliser chip, ingnition ring and ECU from the donor car...
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tooolbox timmy
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stick a ball of tights down the exzorst for the mot,cowboy style but if it worx and saves u a few quid do it, ave got the ecotec engine and fink there awesome
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corsacalvin
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they r awsome engines,cant wait 2 do mine tbh
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shane2corsa
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do u really think an MOT garage would be able to tell a XE from a XEV? i dont, therefore you wont need a Cat!
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corsacalvin
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lol jus decat it n take it 2 a m8 who owns a garage or sumit
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shane2corsa
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i want one
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corsacalvin
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im gona do 1
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tooolbox timmy
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there gud to do,juss finished spraying my engine its going in next week
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