GIBBS
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1244812 - 2nd Dec 03 at 10:28    |
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My mates just ordered one for his first car, i know they got 75ps and 80 someting lb torque which i think is good for a 1.2 engine!!! now he knows it's never gonna be fast or get loadsa power but he's looking at getting it a bit nippier! prob gonna stick on a BMC carbon induction kit (fully enclosed) what's a good full system to go for ? mainly for noise and perhaps release 1-2bhp.
Any other cheap but quite good mods for a bit more poke?
Matt
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ChazSXi
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| 1244824 - 2nd Dec 03 at 10:33 |
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get it remapped adds 10mph to top speed and some more mid rnnage power i think regal do it for £295
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Paul_J
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| 1244870 - 2nd Dec 03 at 11:00 |
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could get a new intake mainfold from dblia's (regal) - for your 1.2 16v, they claim it gives it 15-25 bhp. 
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GIBBS
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| 1244881 - 2nd Dec 03 at 11:03 |
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really? so u can release a bit of umph from these motors then ?
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GIBBS
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| 1244882 - 2nd Dec 03 at 11:03 |
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any prices on dbilas intake manifold?
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Paul_J
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| 1244883 - 2nd Dec 03 at 11:04 |
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have no idea - saw it on dblia's site...
they claim it gives 25 bhp - but I doubt it does...
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Red_SXi
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| 1244958 - 2nd Dec 03 at 11:35 |
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25bhp on 75.... thats a third of its power, i smell bullshit
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| 1245019 - 2nd Dec 03 at 11:56 |
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i gives off 22ps which is about 20 bhp?, price is hefty, u rdy>
£900, dunno if it includes fitting
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Red_SXi
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| 1245148 - 2nd Dec 03 at 12:27 |
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I'd rather spend the extra £900 on a 1.4 Sri, or save a bit more and get a 1.8
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GIBBS
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| 1245180 - 2nd Dec 03 at 12:35 |
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thing is he's bying the 1.2 2004 corsa c because of free insurance! so couldnt go for higher spec
22ps increase ! that's 97ps = about 94-95bhp! that's good! + exhaust and induction and chip he'll hit the 100 mark in a 1.2! that's if the above claimed figures are correct for the intake manifold
[Edited on 02-12-2003 by GIBBS]
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| 1245280 - 2nd Dec 03 at 12:58 |
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quote:
Originally posted by GIBBS
thing is he's bying the 1.2 2004 corsa c because of free insurance! so couldnt go for higher spec
22ps increase ! that's 97ps = about 94-95bhp! that's good! + exhaust and induction and chip he'll hit the 100 mark in a 1.2! that's if the above claimed figures are correct for the intake manifold
[Edited on 02-12-2003 by GIBBS]
If he is getting the vauxhall 1 yr free insurance, i dont think they will cover cosmetic modifications, let alone hefty engine mods.
Dave
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Makarus
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| 1245298 - 2nd Dec 03 at 13:02 |
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Yeah, Vauxhall free insurance generally wont cover any modification of that car at all, then the warrenty side of it, anything you alter completly voids the warrenty in that area. SO for example if he puts a new head unit in then all the car electrics are no longer covered under warrenty.
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Paul_J
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| 1245317 - 2nd Dec 03 at 13:08 |
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Dblias said they would offer me a decent price on the intake mainifold - but I had to ask regal???
Haven't followed it up - may email them today and enquire.
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GIBBS
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| 1245320 - 2nd Dec 03 at 13:08 |
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yea paul that would be good if you could, yea he knows about what would happen to warranty etc.. but at end of day it is his choice.
Matt
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| 1245357 - 2nd Dec 03 at 13:17 |
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gibbs, not the warranty, his 1 years free insurance, as soon as he modifies the car from standard spec, it will become null and void. which is illegal.
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GIBBS
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| 1245364 - 2nd Dec 03 at 13:19 |
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yes i/he knows this. and as said above it's his choice what he does!
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Cybermonkey
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| 1245366 - 2nd Dec 03 at 13:19 |
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in other words, if he wants to modify the corsa, he will have to find an insurance company that will cover the mods.
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Cybermonkey
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| 1245376 - 2nd Dec 03 at 13:24 |
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i may have to report him now, since its people like him that put £30 extra on my premium each year.
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| 1245381 - 2nd Dec 03 at 13:26 |
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quote:
Originally posted by Makarus
SO for example if he puts a new head unit in then all the car electrics are no longer covered under warrenty.
You have just made this up havn't you
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GIBBS
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| 1245408 - 2nd Dec 03 at 13:32 |
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
i may have to report him now, since its people like him that put £30 extra on my premium each year.
go ahead mate 
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| 1245449 - 2nd Dec 03 at 13:48 |
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email sent to regal... not with the same charm as the one I sent to dblia's though - so doubt they're even gonna read it.
damn I'd love to have a SXi that went fast 
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GIBBS
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| 1245537 - 2nd Dec 03 at 14:17 |
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let me know what they say if they do mate 
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| 1245572 - 2nd Dec 03 at 14:28 |
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Cybermonkey24
posted on 02-12-2003 at 01:17 PM
gibbs, not the warranty, his 1 years free insurance, as soon as he modifies the car from standard spec, it will become null and void. which is illegal.
Are you 100% sure on this?? As when i had my 1yrs free insurance i rang them up before fitting my induction kit / ecotech valve and 16" alloys, which they did cover, they just pushed my excess up.
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Paul_J
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| 1246439 - 2nd Dec 03 at 19:20 |
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I just thought of something...
perhaps the reason they claim it is a 25 bhp increase, is because they thought they're 1.2 16v corsa B was 65 bhp when it was infact 75 bhp!
so it went from say 65 bhp -> 90 bhp... a gain of 25 in their books... but of course if it was 75 -> 90 its only 15 bhp...
still not bad, but thats probably with a chip too.
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| 1246482 - 2nd Dec 03 at 19:31 |
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quote:
Originally posted by GIBBS
yes i/he knows this. and as said above it's his choice what he does!
also everytime he goes for a service or check etc.. it will all have to come off, or the warrenty will also be void.
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