mintgreencorsa
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hi i have a c20xe engine in my corsa an want a bit more power wat do you all recomend my mate will do the work i hope, weres the best place around midds/derby 2 get it tuned an running right, an not top boss , i use it everyday still wana keep the ecom fairly good let me know were u think dont wana speend 2 much up 2 about 500 thought about havein cams reprofield an some pullys an chip an tune up qed seem cheap
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ed
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With the 2.0 engine £500 isn't going to get you very far, they are pretty strong engines producing roughly 150bhp from the factory. There aren't any inlet manifolds for them as the standard inlet manifold is pretty good. Cams on thier own will make the engine run a bit funny for not much avail. I would advise you to save up some more money and think about getting a throttle body set up. You can get a self fit kit for roughly £1800, with that you will be pushing between 180bhp and 200bhp....
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mintgreencorsa
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dont really want tbs at min mate it just dont seem 2 have the power it should it runs bit judery an that on start wen cold it has induction kit an seems 2 hold back abit might need a tune up wat u recon u have 2 give it abit 2 get somet so i mean alota revs but thats caus its 2ltr my clio 16v was same nothin till 3.5k
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corsa120
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lots of things will help m8
get head ported polished and skimmed thats less than 500 quid if u get head off, fit lightweight crank pulley 60 quid from lee
think about dastek unichip and maybe cams, zorst filter should see sly 165-70bhp
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myke
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nitrous is probably the best option if you don't want to spend more again later on.
keep efficiency for normal driving untill you want a bit of a blat or race.
if not i'd say probably an sbd manifold and keep saving for cams and programable chip
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mintgreencorsa
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how much are programble chips mate i want one so i can use a laptop on it an that an see if its runnin right an that my clio semmed more fiesty any 1 eles had a valver an think same
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ed
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N.B. The stuff you see in The Fast and the Furious is not real...
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corsa120
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no my valver goes like stink to me m8
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mintgreencorsa
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ed wrote N.B. The stuff you see in The Fast and the Furious is not real...
well i thought you could get ya ecu 2 run through a laptop seen it on cars in the uk b4 an as for thr stuff in f a f not beain real it obviously is as u got loads of lick an stick moda all over ya car like neons an over the top kits lol so lick an stick f a f style is real
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Ian
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Those engines don't respond well to chip tuning unless its in conjunction with other mods.
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Nic Barnes
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add another xe in the boot
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Ant
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whats peoplesz thoughts on the v-max power upgrades? there is a claimed 19 BHP cam and chip kit
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Nic Barnes
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vmax = good
they do a 750bhp let now ya ken
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quote: Originally posted by mintgreencorsa
ed wrote N.B. The stuff you see in The Fast and the Furious is not real...
well i thought you could get ya ecu 2 run through a laptop seen it on cars in the uk b4 an as for thr stuff in f a f not beain real it obviously is as u got loads of lick an stick moda all over ya car like neons an over the top kits lol so lick an stick f a f style is real
what the fook did you say?
learn to type
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mikehiow
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can anyone recommend a decent NOS kit for an XE? what kind of power can I get for what kind of money, and between the wet and dry options (cant remember which ones harder to fit ) whats the price difference (roughly) in getting them fitted professionally.
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fragpot
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Wizards of nos are pretty much the only kits that are insurance friendly in the UK. I like ZEX kits but their tanks are not the safest. You can get a wizards of nos street blaster kit for under £500, you can run that on up to 150bhp but personally I would only go for 50-75bhp jets on an xe. Avoid dry kits, sure the wet kits are slightly harder to install but they are much safer on your engine. I charge £150 for fitting with 1 year warranty on labour.
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fragpot
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NB you can run megatune through a laptop while your driving if you have a megasquirt ecu. I'm sure there are others out there as well.
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BeArDy
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for £500 get a set of Carbs
nice set of twin 40's of 45's
give you a good 180bhp
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Cybermonkey
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im having trouble reading this
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j7 gkk
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like beardy said get some twin 40/45s and if your in derby get them tuned at nobles motorsport itll be evil
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mintgreencorsa
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yeh wheres that an dont you have to get carbs set up all the time will it drink alota juice wat about the wierin wat has to be changed an ill type how i like its a for not a cv lol so wats it matter if u can read it dont
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STEvieXE
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get one of those resistor kits on ebay, 20bhp for 2 quid r something lol
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mintgreencorsa
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oh yeh ill have 10 lol
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BeArDy
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dosent need setting up all the time
the Bucket (my old corsa on carbs) was set up and was fine for over 12months, and did 100miles to £10 (if you kill it then like any car will drink fuel)
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