davecrook1
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Registered: 7th Nov 02
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i want to make my car quicker. thought of engine upgrade. ive got about 400 squid to spend. is a 2l 8v any good? and is it easy to fit as i thought of doing it myself. and do you use the 2l gearbox or the original in mine
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stuyw
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Registered: 15th May 02
Location: North West Drives: Rev3 MR2 Turbo
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my m8 has done this to his nova with the 130 engine out of a cav - well nippy 
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davecrook1
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what about the exhaust? how do you get one to fit. will it have to be custom made when the 2l is in the corsa
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Mattb
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dont think theres much point in a 2lt 8v, coz they only got 115bhp, where as the corsa 1.6 16v has got 109bhp, and would be much easier to fit (i think!!)
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stuyw
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my m8 had his exhaust custom made
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Drew
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quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
dont think theres much point in a 2lt 8v, coz they only got 115bhp, where as the corsa 1.6 16v has got 109bhp, and would be much easier to fit (i think!!)
unless u get the sri 130 - which suprisingly is 130bhp 
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luca2020
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Registered: 26th May 02
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not if u get the SR130 engine
it about even with a 2.0 16v up to about 50 then the 16v extra bhp shows and it pulls away
advantages are:
lighter
less fuel
simpler to fix
cheaper to upgrade
negatives are:
less power
thats about it, but cos ur doing this to get more power its a big draw back
ur choice
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Drew
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advantage ^^ - more torque
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Drew
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advantake^^ - its the ox of the vauxhall family - u would be lucky if u could kill one
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and-m
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Registered: 5th May 02
Location: Liverpool. Drives. Skud vRS.
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Does the 8v have 145lbft torque?
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BabyBlade
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Registered: 5th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Rides: Ninja 600
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anyone? what the torque figures on 8v(130bhp) and 16v 2.0?
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stuyw
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8v will have about 120lbft of torque i reckon, as the 2.0 only has about 140ish lbft
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kingkazi
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Registered: 27th Oct 03
Location: leicester
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how much wud a 2.0 8v cost including engine to fit? a rough figure of wat ya think?
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James R
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The same as a 16v to fit. engine just cost alot less.
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BabyBlade
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cheaper to service/tune/insure.....
and has more torque than the 16valve  just dies off with the power where as the 16v holds it
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BabyBlade
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Registered: 5th Feb 03
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found one going with ecu loom gearbox engine for 150 but will try and drop mainly cos i havnt quite got the money this month 
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neophyterulez
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if you are having power steering, you also have to change all the pullys on the timing belt.
The timingbelt is 1 big one for the alternator and powersteering.
for the corsa it is best to take the timingbelts of the 16v which are
1 for the alternator and 1 for the powersteering.
I've got an 2.0 8V 115bph,
If I check all the posts about the 16v, seems to me that the 16v is much easier to fit than the 8V.
I also can be wrong
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