Mark.W
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ok im really starting to cheesed off was goin along in a 30mph speedlimit zone 2nite and a young twat of a kid in a ford focus rs or summit must have been his dads was right up my arse and blasted past me doin bowt 60-70mph ,it all started since i had it lowerd and a sports exhaust fitted evey boy racer seems to think i wanna race them,i wudnt even try cos i know iv got no chance in my 1.2 but thinking bowt geting a engine conversion nxt year but not sure what to get but just for once id like to shock some of these lil twating boy racers driving there dad fast cars and leave them standing.
so how many mpg roughly would i get out of these 2 engine sizes and what would people recommend,also whats the ups and down and cost involved in running them and actually gettin the conversion done.
RANT OVER....................
[Edited on 27-07-2007 by wooly101uk]
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mattk
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downsides with both engines is your gonna race people and eventually wrap it up or loose your license TBH
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Mike GSi
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what mattk said
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Mark.W
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yeah i know i was thinking that but im not really a racer cos i do wanna keep my licence but just for once it wuld be nice to wipe a smirk off there face
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davey_jack
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tbh with either you arent really going to be putting much to shame other than 1.2's, theres alot of cars out there that are quicker than a 2.0 corsa.
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Mark.W
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what are the 1.6 16v like i hear there quite nippy for what they are and what are they like on petrol?
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Steve X16XE
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
downsides with both engines is your gonna race people and eventually wrap it up or loose your license TBH
Thats true. Your only a wee young n.
For the MPG in a 1.6 i get £10 = 65 miles. £30 = 230 miles (don't know why).
I think that my car now has aname for itself coz everyone seams to like me. Everyone with a modded car will let me out of a junction, wave me through when there are 2 cars parked on each sides.
And only when i get onto a 60 road does anyone flash me wanting to play. So i  and leave them all 
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mattk
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on this subject I happened to wipe the smile off a dads boy in his dads 2.2 vectra earlier on,
We were on a 70 duel carrageway road btw and i shit out at 70 - 80 ish
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Mark.W
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quote:
Originally posted by davey_jack
tbh with either you arent really going to be putting much to shame other than 1.2's, theres alot of cars out there that are quicker than a 2.0 corsa.
good point mate,i am quite happy for now with my 1.2 because im still learning as iv only been on the roads for 10months
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davey_jack
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mate not having a rant but you need to sort out the use of your "theres"
I went to THEIR house
I thought why not have a picnic over THERE
I would talk to them, but THEY'RE GAY
sorry mate just felt like having a laugh! back to the subject, yeah 1.6 16V is quite nippy but driving one everyday you get used to it, it will feel like a rocket when you drive a 1.2 everyday, but if you do the conversion you wont, so you will get used to it, and you WILL want something faster!
[Edited on 27-07-2007 by davey_jack]
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Steve X16XE
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
on this subject I happened to wipe the smile off a dads boy in his dads 2.2 vectra earlier on,
We were on a 70 duel carrageway road btw and i shit out at 70 - 80 ish
1.5 tonne V 1 tunne................
I had a play round some twistys with one of them 2.2 vectras when i had my 1.0 polo. I was up his arse
Anyway. Sorry for messing your thread.
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mattk
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Like me with the saxo, got out my 1.2 8valve and was like woaaaaahh
few weeks later and i was like hmmmmmm I need a VTS
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Steve X16XE
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quote:
Originally posted by davey_jack
but if you do the conversion you wont, so you will get used to it, and you WILL want something faster!
So true
 Costs soooo much tho.
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Mark.W
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quote:
Originally posted by davey_jack
mate not having a rant but you need to sort out the use of your "theres"
I went to THEIR house
I thought why not have a picnic over THERE
I would talk to them, but THEY'RE GAY
sorry mate just felt like having a laugh! back to the subject, yeah 1.6 16V is quite nippy but driving one everyday you get used to it, it will feel like a rocket when you drive a 1.2 everyday, but if you do the conversion you wont, so you will get used to it, and you WILL want something faster!
[Edited on 27-07-2007 by davey_jack]
are they good on banks thats the main reason why id like a 1.6 just because of the area i live in banks are all ova
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davey_jack
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banks? urm, I dunno what you mean but I find the only thing with the small block XE engines (1.4 16V and 1.6 16V) is you have to get them revving before they really pick up, and then they limit at 6500rpm and the funs over, you can raise the rev limit but the components really need strengthening first, which happens to be very costly!
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Chris F
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i ws up for a 2L, but going down the 1.6 route now!
Tuned and stripped 1.6 will be wat i want!
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Steve X16XE
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaCF
i ws up for a 2L, but going down the 1.6 route now!
Tuned and stripped 1.6 will be wat i want!
Tis the way forward 
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Mark.W
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what are the 1.6 16v like on fuel if drove sensible
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Steve X16XE
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quote:
Originally posted by wooly101uk
what are the 1.6 16v like on fuel if drove sensible
I wouldn't know...........  
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by davey_jack
you can raise the rev limit but the components really need strengthening first, which happens to be very costly!
£100 for ARP rod bolts and you can rev to 9000rpm if you want.
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Fro
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I'd say 2.0 but im biased 
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Jamie
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Stick an induction kit and led washer jets
You'll have Mr Daddys Focus no bother
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Mark.W
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quote:
Originally posted by J-Me
Stick an induction kit and led washer jets
You'll have Mr Daddys Focus no bother
^^^^^^^^
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Butler
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This makes me sad. Grow up and be the bigger man. Play with fire, and you will get burnt!
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Revolver
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Next time, when at the lights with something, rev up, then make sure no one is behind u, and just reverse backwards when the other car shoots off.
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