philly willy
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Registered: 13th Jun 02
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Hey peeeps i hav a 1.0 piddler and its opk but no power at all!!
Looked at 2.0 transplant but insurance is a pig!
So which would u go for?
I tink its not to hard to transplant a 1.6
as long as da job is done right but would B helpful for any commenst or advise
Cheers guys phil
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luca2020
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Registered: 26th May 02
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1.6 all day mate, no point doing a 1.4 when for the same price u can get a 1.6
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Mikorsa16v
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the 1600 is a good engine as long as you can get a goodun cos generally these have been thrashed more than the 1400 (although the 1600 can take more) but apparently they do have a tendancy to drink oil, but the swap for a 1600 should be easy enough as long as you have all the parts as the corsa could have this motor in off the factory line
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luca2020
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lol yer mine drinks petrol, just replaced the oil stem valve sills, has improved alot but still uses alot (ish)
still rate the 1600 all day over the 1400 tho
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Daimo B
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1600 has more torque, more power. 1.4 16v is good (know someone with Throttle bodies running 165bhp), but the 1.6 is better.
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philly willy
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So is it relatively straight forward to fit the 1.6 into the corsa?
I know breakes and suspension will need changing but what about engine mounts etc?
Is it a tricky job??
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Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
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Where is the best place to get the engines from ?
Scrappy or someone on here or something ? AND... what needs to be changed when transplanting it in place of the old engine ?
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luca2020
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the problem with doing either a 1.4 or 1.6 conversion is that PVD dont do fitting kits for them
ull need engine, loom, ecu, uprated brakes, uprated suspension
speak to beardy cos hes done them before i belive
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CRB 553
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Registered: 5th Apr 02
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its alot harder than just planting the engine in...mounts and shafts need changing aswell...av been lookin for an engine (decent)for sumtime now and am still looking...needs ecu and loom intact aswell most scrappies just take the block out...ring around and u'll c wot i mean
a will post loads of no.'s up if ya want when av got more time...
Chris
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Ryder
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Registered: 31st Mar 02
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You mean you can not just drop the engine in!!!!
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CRB 553
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well u cud but it wud'nt b good for much...!
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Ryder
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Some times i wonder what planet people are on when they think its as simple as Dropping the new engine in and screwing a few things down. Do they ever look under a bonnet???
Whatever you think this is gonna cost my friend had on another £500 for bull shit costs.
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CRB 553
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not true....need mounts though!
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Ryder
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However going from a 1.0 to a 2.0 is not the most practical of ideas.
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philly willy
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why isnt it practical?
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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because the 2.0 produces 3 times more power and more inportantly torque than the car was designed to take!
How can you say the 1.6 is much better than the 1.4?
Obviously it is more powerfully because it has a bigger displacement.
They are identical engines apart from the piston size.
How can the 1.6 take more Mikorsa16v?
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