1.2 nova

[novacraig]

hiya there

i am goin to buy a mint nova 1.2 and he want 900pound for it has got 46700 on the clock he has stripped it out so it has to seat init and some little mods to it i think it is a 38 webber carb on it if that makes sence and a stainght threw exhast but no pic soz

craig

[Mike]

thank you for letting is know...

p.s. you mean a Weber 32/34 carb

[draper]

hiya yoursself

i am currently not buying a 1.2 nova, i dont know if its been stripped out or not, its got 12:17 on the clock, its got little mods comprising of a kingdom rear spoiler and headlight eyebrows


draper

[novacraig]

yer i think i dunno what carb he said i cant remember but it went well and would that make alot of differnce to the performance and 0-60

craig

[draper]

only thing to make a difference to a 1.2s 0-60 is a cliff

[Mike]

LMFBO at Draper! lol lol

[novacraig]

i no but it is becuase like my mates have got like the 1.2 16v corsa and i was just wondering i would be able to have that n in the end i hopefully goin to put a c16xe in it

craig

[Mike]

i no but it is becuase like my mates have got like the 1.2 16v corsa and i was just wondering i would be able to have that n in the end i hopefully goin to put a c16xe in it

craig

cut yours mates brakelines during the night, you'll have him then :thumb:

works for me anyway lol

[novacraig]

so i take it i wont be able to have it then

[Mike]

well its not exactly a 10second car now is it!

[novacraig]

i no that but with like a few mod like the carb stainght threw exhast 4-2-1 manifold. but it is fully stripped at the bk only to front seats

[Mike]

i no that but with like a few mod like the carb stainght threw exhast 4-2-1 manifold. but it is fully stripped at the bk only to front seats

when it boils down to it, its a 1.2, if its speed your after your better off asking your local dealer :thumb:

[novacraig]

well i think i maybe would be able to because it is a very light car but in the end i am looking have doing a c16xe and i bet that will go well thou

craig

[Mike]

the 1.2 will mostly likely beat a 1.2 16v Corsa, as 1.2 16v Corsa are **** :D

Ive got a 1.2 8v as a daily driver, and it is thoroughly pants

[novacraig]

yer but it is like just for the first year just beat like the one 1.2 and the 1.3ka becuase that what i mate got then i am goin to be a c16xe in after

craig

[draper]

go on a diet, less weight = more power

[novacraig]

lol i no but it is becuase all my car used to beat me in my old 1.1 fiesta but i was just wondering if i would be able to have a 1.2 16v corsa and a 1.3 ka reali but if i do a few mods to it would i leave them really

craig

[dannyb]

900 is strong money for any Nova, let alone a 1.2 carb. I picked my 1.2 carb up for 400 with around 48/49k on the clock. I have a lot of fun in my 1.2 runabout, its the kind of thing you can thrash and drive at 11/10ths all the time without breaking any speed limits, but a racing machine it aint! With these 1.2s, you are best off just getting a suspension kit, uprating the brakes to Nova or Astra GSi calipers and getting some good quality tyres then you can own your friends in the twisties where the Nova does alright. The key to getting the most out of it I reckon is learn to drive it well. Like an old mini, you have to select the right gear, hold your speed in corners, brake sensibly. This last point might just save your life too, or at least mean that you get next years NCB.
If you are looking for something to street race your friends in and beat them then a 1.2 isn't really the tool for the job, NOT that I am condoning street racing in anyway. Certainly the best place to hone your skills is on a track or at least, private land/roads.

[novacraig]

yer i no all that but it would still be nice to keep up or just go pass them in the nova and the car has gd shock n all that on it already and i think i will get 2l brakes on it. o yea i forgot to ask could i just get a set of dail with a rev counter and put them in

craig

p.s thanx dannyb what you think

[paddy138]

danny b your a 100% right. about learning how to drive your nova the best

[novacraig]

yer that would be the best thing to do it at the mo it has got astra gte shock and 40mm springs on them and i am goin to be 2l brakes on them does that sound ok then

craig

[Jim Mcrae]

hello matey sounds nice,

I give you 2 hours for stuart to give you a bollocking

[novacraig]

why what bout

[paddy138]

you will find out. hes always giving out about everyones threads. suprised he hasnt popped in already

[novacraig]

o i thought i done something wrong but hay if he does it to all ppl threads i am ok aint i lol.

just wondering for the time being what mods i could do to the engine?

[J4MES]

this thread has made my head hurt!!

bhpnos is suggesting something about your Text Typing!!!! i.e stop it!!!!!

[Jim Mcrae]

Not much you can do to a 1200 truth be told.
A 4 branch manifold
SR cam maybe
Some nutters put T40s on, best saving for a bigger engine if its performance you want

[novacraig]

really wont make alot of different really for power wise n james i am sorry for write in text type i will write normally now ok but where the car is light it should pull well and handle very well

craig

[big gra]

i bought my 1.2 for ?300 and it was bollocks, wipped a 1.4sr in there and a 4branch manifold and it goes like **** off a shovel!

[Jim Mcrae]

yeah, be a right rally slag, get some decent tyres and a suspesion set up, dont go too low though like i did (i have 60mm) and it is too low with people in the back, even with the arches rolled it fouls if you give it some, plus it just thumps away and alothogh it handels well it is not ideal, feels like i have no suspension at all

[novacraig]

yer that is nxt for the car is decent tyres for it and at the monment it has got 2l gte shock with a 40mm drop i think he said and my car hasnt got back seats lol so i dont have to worry really

[J4MES]

james i am sorry for write in text type i will write normally now ok

:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

[draper]

my 60mm lowering wasnt that bad on my old nova

[big gra]

ive got 60mm front and 40mm rear, so i can still have people in the back!

[novacraig]

lol klkl all these set ups what u can have is so cool but i still think would be able to have the corsa and the ka and about the rev counter part have i just get a set of dails and put them in

craig

[draper]

yep they fit straight in,

[novacraig]

cool cool not hard to do then and thank for everyone infomation on them but them mods will not really do alot to the performance of the car

[dannyb]

lol klkl all these set ups what u can have is so cool but i still think would be able to have the corsa and the ka and about the rev counter part have i just get a set of dails and put them in

craig

As long as you get the clocks out of an SR/GTE or an SRi/GSi depending on the dash type, they will go straight in and wiring up the rev counter isn't a problem.
A few ideas for extracting a few more horses.....

1.3 SR inlet and carb, 1.3 SR cam and a decent exhaust is a fairly cheap way of obtaining more power, then you have the option of fitting a (correctly jetted) Webber 32/34 carb to replace the SRs Pierburg item (which is bigger than the 1200s Pierburg). iirc, Stuart is the expert on the 1200 tuning as he has built a crazy spec 1200 which I believe was up for sale a while ago, either as a whole or in bits. Either way, you could try PM ing him.

I'm tempted to drop a 1400 SR engine in mine though as it won't affect the insurance too much and provide a good base for further tuning on!:thumb:

[Dose]

well its not exactly a 10second car now is it!



It dont matter if u will by a mile or a inch ...winnings winning


think thats how it goes:lol:


anyways...900 for a 1.2 nova is steep to say the least mate...

punt it back to him or dont but it wat everu have done...come to scotland i will sell u my little merit plus 58k one owner for 400 and give u new lowering springs with it:)

chiis

[novacraig]

fair enough but it will be quite nippy for a little 1.2 really with on the 1.3sr stuff on it n dannyb was u sayin the 32/34 webber carb is on the 1.3 sr already or what

cheers craig

[Riggy]

has the person who is selling you the car told you that its it has 2lt shocks and springs on it ?

these wont fit if there from an astra as i think you mentioned somewhere

[novacraig]

well i think he said that or he mite of ment the the gte shock from the nova i dunno

[dannyb]

I think it might be easier to fit the 32/24 to the 1.3 inlet (with round ports) than the 1.2 inlet. Depends on what adapter plates there are available and whether the 1.2 is different to the 1.3 inlet at the carb end. The 1.3 SR comes with a Pierburg 2B something carb as standard, whereas the 1.2 has a 1B something or other cab on it.

[novacraig]

cheers so i take it will make a different to my 0-60 but not by alot to my top end and it would be easyer to have the 32/34 webber carb on top with the 1.3sr inlet on it

craig

[burgo]

you cnuts, what a waste of 5 mins of my life. you owe me now

[draper]

you cnuts, what a waste of 5 mins of my life. you owe me now

pmsl

lol

[novacraig]

i was looking at a 4-1 mainfold and it says it has come off a gte but will fit sri n other models would that fit the 1.2 carb

cheer craig

[dannyb]

you cnuts, what a waste of 5 mins of my life. you owe me now

lol what else do you expect to find on a thread about 1.2s!!:thumb:

[Mike]

i was looking at a 4-1 mainfold and it says it has come off a gte but will fit sri n other models would that fit the 1.2 carb

cheer craig

the downpipe on a GTE is bent different to lower cc nova exhausts, so without modding it, it wont join te rest of the system :thumb: unless you use a GTE system aswell

[novacraig]

sorry i just email the person on the 4-1 mainfold and he said it was to his 1.4sr so does that make any different now to it cheers craig

p.s i am sorry about all the thing i ask but i like to be sure

[Adam]

To fit a sr 4-1 you'll need a complete SR exhaust system too.