Mark.W
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Hi is there anyway i can get more power out my lil 1.2 8v,gona be gettin a magnex oval back box soon to get rid of the pea shooter pipei know this wont give me more power, im just getting one for looks and sound, but i still want a bit more power...what can i do????
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corsa-s-wales
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get a new engine,your not gonna get much more power out of it.induction kit,decat. maybe
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craig_s
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is it single point injection?
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andyc1234
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Mark.W
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no idea what it is mate,its my 1st car as far as a know its a 1.2 8v
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andyc1234
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it will be single point. nothing you can do really to get more power easiest thing to do would be put a 1.4 in.
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craig_s
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as said above you can spend a lot of money and still not get a lot of power.best off finding another engine.but if you did want to mod that engine the best things you could get would be a cam,exhaust manifold and a full system without doing any internal work to it.
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Wonderboy
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quote:
Originally posted by sri power
as said above you can spend a lot of money and still not get a lot of power.best off finding another engine.but if you did want to mod that engine the best things you could get would be a cam,exhaust manifold and a full system without doing any internal work to it.
Would be better buying an engine than doing all that - it would cost a fair bunch, and the gains wouldn't be that great.
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craig_s
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i know and i would aswell.but im just saying if he dosent want to put another engine in there the mods to go for.i tuned a 1.0 pushrod engine for my first nova as i couldnt afford to insure anything else
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Wonderboy
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Neither can I, hence why I have a 1L 12v 
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Mark.W
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lol thanks peeps i think i will just cope with what i have for a bit then get a new car when i relly get sick,i dont wna be really fannying about with engines.
whats people opinions on 1.4 16v and the 1.6 16v is there much noticeable difference n power between them?just wondering so when i do go for my next corsa i will have a rough idea what will be best to go for.
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Matt L
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your not going to get much power out of them at all unless you spend silly money.
so far i have:
k and n panel filter
sportex cat back system
nova sr cams
1.4 throttle body (same size as standard just bigger injector)
and its only a bit quicker.
may go onto get a 1.8 throttle body, 1.6spi inlet and decat it.
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Matt L
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for more info read up on here
http://www.novaload.net/forum/showthread.php?t=46466
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pdwhelan
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quote:
Originally posted by wooly101uk
whats people opinions on 1.4 16v and the 1.6 16v.
not a huge difference as standard but its noticable, the 1.6 is easly tunable compared to a 1.4, throttle boddies, cams, inlets, mapping etc. Not sure what it would take or how much it would cost but a 1.6 could see 150+ bhp, i think Dave A's is about 220bhp am i right?
Stick with what you have a for a while and get a 1.6 or 2.0. No point in going to a 1.4 from a 1.2 because you will just get bored again and then try and tune the 1.4 and find out you cant do much with out spending shit loads of money. and even after spending a fare bit ona 1.4 you wont see much difference compared to a 1.6.
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Mark.W
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quote:
Originally posted by pdwhelan
quote:
Originally posted by wooly101uk
whats people opinions on 1.4 16v and the 1.6 16v.
not a huge difference as standard but its noticable, the 1.6 is easly tunable compared to a 1.4, throttle boddies, cams, inlets, mapping etc. Not sure what it would take or how much it would cost but a 1.6 could see 150+ bhp, i think Dave A's is about 220bhp am i right?
Stick with what you have a for a while and get a 1.6 or 2.0. No point in going to a 1.4 from a 1.2 because you will just get bored again and then try and tune the 1.4 and find out you cant do much with out spending shit loads of money. and even after spending a fare bit ona 1.4 you wont see much difference compared to a 1.6.
thanks pdwhelan that sounds like a better idea cheers mate 
[Edited on 04-05-2007 by wooly101uk]
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