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    Or x18xe1/z18xe on bike carbs, I know this is a Corsa,but you'll have more bulkhead room in a Nova.
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5LdwkSYBbKA

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    Imo what you loose in the corners with a big engine you more than make up for down the straights. Would love to be joined out on track by a small block and be proved wrong though.

    On my budget the most powerful engine i could afford to fit was the V6.
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    Let if you like constantly having problems

    xe on carbs for feck all to go wrong running
    told you saloons are the future!!!!!!!

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    Not had a single engine issue with my let in the 3yrs I've owned it and it sees 22psi frequently . Only slight problem was the cts code 15 which turned out to be a corroded loom plug, even for the couple of times I drove it till I found the problem still ran and boosted fine. Compared to some of the engine's I've had over the years the let seems like a master piece in terms of reliability lmao.

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    Something will oil pishing out from the sump (stops the rot)

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    Well Blue peg, about that...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edd View Post
    Low comp pistons
    No plate
    No water injection
    No 5th crap

    All on standard management

    Come on then edd. Spill the beans.

    Im building a 1.6 8v turbo myself will use omex manegment. Just want to finish all the odds and ends finished first before I start on the engine itself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by blue_peg_16v View Post
    Let if you like constantly having problems

    xe on carbs for feck all to go wrong running
    Bar needing to make sure it says tuned to run right and i never had a prob with my Let till I messed about with it.
    All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi
    Far from suicidal
    Still I get them tendencies
    Bringing back them memories
    That I really miss when I reminisce

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy View Post
    Decent management rather than manipulating the ecu into thinking the car is stone cold
    Who's does this? !!

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    Everybody on here thinks the Courteney conversions did

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