Basscrazy
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1.6 gsi what power gains are made with these and how much does something like that cost?
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RobHayes
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Registered: 6th Sep 03
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power gains, anywhere between 150 - 200bhp
cost, between £1500 - £2500 id say, more if you include rebuilding the engine as well
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Nic Barnes
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well worth it aswell. them ickle 1.6 16v's seem to love more power
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RobHayes
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no they dont its a complete waste of money, get a 20xe instead they're far superior
ask broster
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miles
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I'd much rather have a tb'd 16xe than a standard 20xe. 16xe would be quicker as well.
Worth the money if you can afford it, if you cant afford it a standard 20xe is a good cheap replacement.
Remember tb kits will always be worth decent money, XE's are worth naff all now.
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RobHayes
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i kno, it was supposed to be sarcasm, i have a TB'd 1600 being built (albeit very slowly)
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Butler
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hows about a 20xe on tbs? ha
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Dave A
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i have a x16xe on tb's. quicker than my mates 2l corsa and much more fun to drive. goes round corners in the wet as well
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carnuts
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Registered: 28th Aug 05
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similar power less weight has got to be good?
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Butler
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yes, but you could get more power from a 20xe potentially
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carnuts
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true but a quick car which is better handling and is alot lighter to me would be a all round quicker car
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Dave A
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here we go again.........................................................
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carnuts
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round and round mate
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Butler
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fuck it just LET it 
[Edited on 09-11-2005 by Butler]
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carnuts
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boring loads of 2.0 arond
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Butler
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not as many 2.0 turbos
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Siberia
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it depends what you want really.... if you want a car that screams around the place really quick 0-60 and does around 135ish top end 1.6 16v TB's
if you want a car thats quick may handle slightly worse doesnt scream and is nice to drive on the motor way with around 140-145 top end then 2.0 16v...
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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id never have a 1.6 16v on tb's, drink to much fuel, very noisey, lumpy tickover, high maintainance...
oh shit, erm......... yeah the yare ace, power is good, they go well, the sound ace and they aint that bad trouble wise! i love mine, wouldnt swap it for a c20xe ever! be prepared to spend lots on them tho!
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Siberia
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forgot to ask about that... whats the fuel consumption like broster?
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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erm.................do i have to tell, it hurts me to tell, im doing 160-170 miles to a tank, but thats nailing it EVERYWHERE
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RobHayes
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the most i ever got was the first day i had mine, got home from wales (300 odd miles) and used 1/2 a tank of fuel, altho that was all motorway cruising tho
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broster
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300miles to half a tank! bloody hell thats better than my engine when standard
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RobHayes
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i kno, i think the fuel guage was dodgy tho, as the 2nd half last about an hour, so effectively it was 300 miles to a tank. still not bad though. but that was givin it hardly any throttle, just cruising up the motorways at 70(ish) as technically i wasnt insured properly
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Siberia
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quote:
Originally posted by broster
erm.................do i have to tell, it hurts me to tell, im doing 160-170 miles to a tank, but thats nailing it EVERYWHERE
feck sake! i thought my nissan was bad... what rpm limt have you got now?
[Edited on 10-11-2005 by Siberia]
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broster
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well the limiter is set at 8500, but iv bee nthere once! tend to shift when needle is pointing directly down
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