Teddy
Member
Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
User status: Offline
|
So the other halfs GSi gave up the ghost a couple of weeks ago managed to drop a valve and do some lovely bottom end damage.
We are still no where near coming to a conclusion of what to do with it.... (its being kept regardless)
Just before PVS i returned the car totally back to standard bar the front badge it needed a new one....
We was really pleased with the attention it got at the show, and on the road also. I think its another car Vauxhall got totally spot on from the factory.
Problem we have is do we stick with the standard theme and replace the c16xe and take the opportunity to really tidy up the engine bay (as i had planned anyhow)
Or do we rework the whole thing and fit a c20let and go for balls out power?
The guys on VXSCC have said keep it standard which is my plan really..............
Thoughts?
[Edited on 28-07-2006 by Teddy]
|
Demo
Member
Registered: 27th Sep 01
Location: south wales Drives: astra sri ecoflex
User status: Offline
|
thats the cleanest GSi ive ever seen. it would be a crime not to keep it as vaux intended
|
P1CK4D
Member
Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Around Essex Somewhere
User status: Offline
|
If you need a new engine, this should help http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nearly-New-Corsa-GSI-Engine_W0QQitemZ290012474170QQihZ019QQcategoryZ10404QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ;-)
|
Teddy
Member
Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by P1CK4D
If you need a new engine, this should help http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nearly-New-Corsa-GSI-Engine_W0QQitemZ290012474170QQihZ019QQcategoryZ10404QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ;-)
Problem is i need a c16xe (its a 1994) rather than a x16xe if its going to be original then thats what I want 
You should have seen her face when i popped on the orange boiled sweets 
|
P1CK4D
Member
Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Around Essex Somewhere
User status: Offline
|
God damn it! Thats annoying!
|
Jambo
Member
Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
User status: Offline
|
dude c1xe it, make it the cleanest engline you've ever seen. I.e make it look like shes just picked it up 
|
Adam-D
Member
Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
User status: Offline
|
rebuild the current engine
lighten and balence botton end, new rings pistons if needed, uprate as you go, arp's lighten the fly cams, port and polish etc etc
|
AK
Member
Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
User status: Offline
|
just fit a 2nd hand engine.... keep it standard
|
Teddy
Member
Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by AK
just fit a 2nd hand engine.... keep it standard
I wasnt expecting this reponse i was expecting
LET
LET
LET
LET
LET
LET
|
mark_d
Banned
Registered: 11th Jul 06
Location: Southampton
User status: Offline
|
def keep it standard. just spend time on getting it 100% clean and as it would had come out the factory with no miles
|
Ry_B
Banned
Registered: 1st Dec 05
Location: Solihull, W Mids Drives: 45BHP beast!
User status: Offline
|
If it was me I'd stick a new c16xe in it and just tidy it up (if that can be done lol)
|
mark_d
Banned
Registered: 11th Jul 06
Location: Southampton
User status: Offline
|
and also remember if u stick a LET in your going to have to uprate suspension, brakes, etc so then it will be even less standard 
|
mav
Member
Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
User status: Offline
|
Keep it original, theres not many about  looks ace
|
CorsAsh
Member
Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
User status: Offline
|
Put a new 1.6 in it, but uprate all the internals, port/polish etc - in other words keep it looking standard on the outside, just see if you can get as much out of the engine as possible.
|
Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Online
|
LET would really need suspension and brakes, which would probably mean wheels as well.
Its nice to see a standard one, but its also nice to have a quick, mildly modded one, suppose you already have your white one for that though.
|
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
LEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
And a re-spray 
|
Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Online
|
Also - does she need/want a LET
|
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
Why wouldn't you need a 210bhp Corsa Ian? 
[Edited on 28-07-2006 by ed]
|
Prowler
Banned
Registered: 26th Jan 06
Location: Scotland,Paisley
User status: Offline
|
put a picture of the engine bay on?
|
3CorsaMeal
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 02
User status: Offline
|
i don't like the idea of a standard one, nova sport etc maybe, but corsa gsi isn't special enough to have a minted standard one
i'd go the same route as ollie and his nova, keep it subtle but very classy
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
NEW C16XE
brand new, from vauxhall. be cheaper than an LET
|
bigrabbelfast
Member
Registered: 18th Mar 06
Location: BELFAST N.I
User status: Offline
|
stick a new c16xe in it with modified internals as said above and keep it standard apart from that.lovely motor and they r hard 2 find in this condition
|
mwg
Member
Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
User status: Offline
|
Stick with the standard engine.
What does a standard Corsa GSi handle like BTW 
|
Jake
Member
Registered: 24th Jan 05
User status: Offline
|
handles like shit
|
