italianjob
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Registered: 23rd Apr 04
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hey people. does anyone know the differnce in these engines? its just ive been offered a 16 16v engine out of an astra to replace my 1.4 sport engine in my corsa. now i heard that there is difference in the heads between the corsa engine and the astras 16 16 lump. is this true? cud i use the head of my 14 16v, or wud that not work?
cheers
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matt_aka_smiler
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Registered: 7th Dec 05
Location: Stoke-on-Trent Drives: MK4 Astra GSi Turbo
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corsa engine = X16XE - 106 bhp
astra engine = X16XEL - 100 bhp
the ports are diffrent sizes or something
i think anyways dont hold me to it
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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upper inlet manifold on astra is different, hence the difference in power
XEL has more torque
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italianjob
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what if i fit my inlet manifold of the 14 sport??
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