Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
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Been thinking about selling my car for a while now, had it a year and fancy a change and something slightly faster. I always wanted to put a bigger engine into the corsa, but I need my car for getting to college everyday and home at weekends.
Would want to put in a 1.4 8v 80bhp MPI engine out an SRi, but theres hardly any about.
So do I sell it as it is and get something different? Or keep it and look out for a new engine or keep it and leave it as it is?
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JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
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1.6 8v out of a nova gsi
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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need pics 
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willay
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get somwething different, when it comes to engine conversions its only worth gonig to 1.6 or 2.0ltr imo
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deano87
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Ermmm what car do you have at the moment?
Replacing the engine with a 1.4 8v unit would be pretty pointless, from wha I've read on here etc. The only real Corsa to Corsa transplant (if that is what you have!?) worth doing is replacing with a 1.6 unit.
Depending on the age, condition, mods already done to your car, I'd say get a new car 
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Mertin
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andy1868
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what engine do you have now? and is it really worth the hassle of putting in an 80bhp engine when more powerful ones are about etc?
in my opinion, you're better buying either an SRi or something faster if you want it. the SRi's also come with better specs than lower end corsas
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a_j_mair
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sell it and buy a 1.4 or something different will be more reliable, less haslle and easier to insure
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Mertin
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Engine is a 1.2 8v with 70k on the clock
Bits done to the car since iv had it :
Post 97 bumpers
gsi spoiler
gsi interior
gsi steering wheel
smoked lights
sport mirrors
sport clocks
Thats the main bits I think
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Mertin
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Mertin
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The car iv been looking at getting is a starlet sr, still nippy and cheap to insure
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deano87
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Looks in mint condition.
If you can get it done over a weekend, and fancy something different, bit of a project etc, get a transplant. Corsa to Corsa engine will make it slightly easier for time etc imho.
If you can't be arsed with potential reliability issues and the time frame, and cost of 'not getting much extra' I'd return yours to as standard as you can, then buy a Sport. Anything you buy will be quicker than your 1.2 8v, but a 1.6 is the one to go for.
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Mertin
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Im only 18 so insurance is still kinda high. I like the car just now cause in owning it a year its needed rear brake shoes, a track rod end for its mot and thats it. Never let me down at all and I do 300 miles a week and alot of city driving
Dont want to put in a different engine and be riddled with problems!
I have two weeks off college in the summer and thats the only real time off I hvae. Go offshore next february though so I will be on a much better wage
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