View Full Version : Got another one at last
thunderpants
18-01-08, 10:59 AM
picked up an XE corsa lastnight, doesn't seem as fast as my last one and the engine looks a bit different, but is in good nick and sounds fecking loud....
having trouble getting the pics up
what would be the 1st mod i need to do?
spec:
-spitfire leads
-twin spark, sprak plugs
-straight thru zaust with big bore back box, muist be about 3-4", perfect for a corsa.
-chipped
-green air filter
-boost valve
chap reckons its about 180hp
am thinking of going to 200hp
Corsa as in Corsa B?
what would be the 1st mod i need to do?
Hit it with a large hammer lol
There's a link in my sig for info on how to post pics :thumb:
Would have thought 180bhp for a filter, exhaust and chip is a bit optimistic?
thunderpants
18-01-08, 11:07 AM
http://images34.fotki.com/v1076/free/063d4/8/832001/3119237/DSC00101-vi.jpg?1200654371
http://images32.fotki.com/v1088/free/063d4/8/832001/3119237/DSC00121-vi.jpg?1200654384
some piccys!!
first of all, take your dream cap off
180bhp is not that easy!
for 200bhp your looking at at least carbs or TBs, possibly cams, management and maybe some headwork!
and PS thats a 16XE
its a 1.6, so 180bhp from those mods is serious dreaming
Thats a 1.6 16v engine isn't it...?
[edit] yes, so it is then. In which case 180bhp from a filter, exhaust and chip (plugs and leads won't do anything) is a bit suspect. 108bhp ATW maybe!
[edit again] Aside from that, I quite like it. Haven't seen any in that colour, suits it quite well i think!
thunderpants
18-01-08, 11:19 AM
i said that the engine looked different and was told its just a plastic sport cover :)
one problem is that it seems to hold back at high revs?
if your old one was a C20XE or 20XE, 2.0 16v
Then this is a completely different engine
its only a 1.6 16v
what d you mean holding back
thunderpants
18-01-08, 11:25 AM
just seems to be very flat in power when you get to about 5k on the rev meter
ill double check the engine, log book saying 1.6, but i think he just hasn't changed that
Logbook says 1.6 because thats a 1.6 engine.
Check the plugs - I had some "performance" bosch ones before and they were utter turd, caused the same flat feeling at high revs.
1.6 16v Corsa Sport engine:
http://www.newdesignworld.com/img/data/media/1/S2300421.JPG
lol i hope you havent payed XE corsa money for a corsa sport lol
seems you have been sold a pup!
you have bought an XE, but its not a 2.0
just looks like a std corsa sport to me!
theres 1 born everyday lol lol lol
mikey14sr
18-01-08, 11:44 AM
Looks like a 1.6 to me too, that cambelt and engine cover wouldn't go anywhere near fitting a 2.0.
http://www.v-tuning.com/images/corsa-b-c20xe.jpg
thats what you wanted
lol
That is blatently not a XE, unless he sold you it with a 2L bottom end! lol
Its a 1.6 mate and the fact it runs out of puff at 5k is because they are slow! ;)
thunderpants
18-01-08, 12:03 PM
howcome you can tell all that from a pic? :lol: you guys are legends!!
its cost me a little over ?2500, is this alright even if it is a 1.6? thats probably why its a slower than i thought it should be
i can't get hold of the guy no more, phone keeps ringing off, ****e
i thought XE meant 2ltr, he kept agreeing on the phone it was an XE
Because we can tell the difference between 2 engines that look nothing alike!! lol
?2500??:eek:
Way too much pal I'm afraid, even for a 2 LITRE 16v XE
Technically the engine is an XE as its a X16XE...
Still massively ripped off IMO
thunderpants
18-01-08, 12:06 PM
i have no luck with cars, i no what i like but not clued up on what to look for
classic lol id be callin around to his house lad...
mikey14sr
18-01-08, 12:12 PM
Tbh, around here 2.5k would be a good deal, people up here seem to like paying that much for W reg 1.0's.
classic lol id be callin around to his house lad...
Well technically he's done nowt wrong, as it IS an XE. Just not the 2.0 version!
Although the 180bhp is complete toss if thats all the mods it has!
NovaLad
18-01-08, 12:41 PM
I feel really bad for you but at the same time can't stop laughing.
Didn't you research this before buying?
Do you have his address?
meritlover
18-01-08, 12:52 PM
oh Mr Pants. no luck for you. is everyone shure it is of a 1600 engine? there is no AFM viewable. which makes me feel it is 1400.
mikey14sr
18-01-08, 12:59 PM
oh Mr Pants. no luck for you. is everyone shure it is of a 1600 engine? there is no AFM viewable. which makes me feel it is 1400.
Iirc the X16XE doesn't have an AFM, uses a MAP sensor instead. The throttle body is mounted on the right-hand side of the manifold (when veiwed from the angle of those pics), and the intake hose from the filter goes all the way around the back of the engine, over the alternator and starter before coming back up to the throttle body. Or was that just the C16XE that did that:roll: :confused:
meritlover
18-01-08, 01:07 PM
i cannot remember off the top of my heads mr mikey. the C16XE does have a MAF meters but the X14XE and X16XE engines do use the MAP/speed-density input instead.
letvalva
18-01-08, 02:41 PM
pmsl you are the ideal person to sell a car to lol.
meritlover
18-01-08, 02:43 PM
what would be the 1st mod i need to do?
*20XE conversion lol
just vaux trev
18-01-08, 02:57 PM
want to buy a 12.0 v48 1400bhp nova for just ?4000
oh dear unlucky learn from it and get clued up
*20XE conversion lol
LMFAO!
novacabrio
20-01-08, 10:32 PM
http://www.charityadvantage.com/Advocacy_Center_for_Crime_AYSDYT/images/VICTIM.jpg
am i being blind what pics ?
I was thinking the same thing .... what pics ??
JSeymour
20-01-08, 10:46 PM
http://www.v-tuning.com/images/corsa-b-c20xe.jpg
thats what you wanted
photoshop surely????
where is the pic of the car he got ?
photoshop surely????
OMFG
read the forum!
I must be really stupid coz i cant find the pic of the the car that isnt fitted with the Xe ??
Looks like the pics are dead
JSeymour
20-01-08, 11:36 PM
OMFG
read the forum!
ha you sound like a right gay.
ha you sound like a right gay.
yeah, and?
have a look here you tube! you might get it then :wtf:
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91936
JSeymour
20-01-08, 11:41 PM
it still looks like a ps.
L33 LEG
21-01-08, 05:59 AM
lol @ this thread. i bet the guy who sold you that car is laughing is head off with his mates. surely if you had one before you should of known this wasnt a 2ltr?
So let me get this right.
Youve just been sold a "180brake XE Corsa"
Thats actually a 105bhp 1.6 16v?
In tear's...
lol lol lol lol lol
it still looks like a ps.
how does it look like a photoshop? look's **** all like one
wilson_sri
21-01-08, 08:50 PM
lol awesome thread
Come on guys.... give the guy a break..... he must be as much gutted as we are amused. And mate if you reading this id be happy to sell you a car anytime..... pity there werent more people like you in my book !! Check out my website www.peterstevensoncars.com (http://www.peterstevensoncars.com) Most of the cars you see are sleepers and are 4x4 with quad turbos running NOS etc.
this thread is still as funny as ****!!
ROFLCOPTERS UP UP AND AWAAAY
What a classic, classic thread! I bet you nearly had a wee when you saw this stoo!!
i did a choccy wheelspin thats for sure!!
JSeymour
21-01-08, 10:40 PM
how does it look like a photoshop? look's **** all like one
the shadowing on the battery, exhaust manifold, power cap etc.. just doesnt look right, that and its not a normal looking corsa engine bay.
i know its not now(other thread), we all make mistakes as im sure you are:thumb:
the shadowing on the battery, exhaust manifold, power cap etc.. just doesnt look right, that and its not a normal looking corsa engine bay.
i know its not now(other thread), we all make mistakes as im sure you are:thumb:
Why would you bother ps'ing an XE into a car!? There are BILLIONS of pics around?
And its a Vectra bay, hence wht you probably thought it was shopped! lol
And its a Vectra bay, hence wht you probably thought it was shopped! lol
it's a corsa bay, the headlight's have got eye brow's on them ;)
the shadowing on the battery, exhaust manifold, power cap etc.. just doesnt look right, that and its not a normal looking corsa engine bay.
i know its not now(other thread), we all make mistakes as im sure you are:thumb:
here's another ps's corsa bay with an xe engine lol
http://5chaap2k.servebeer.com/media/CorsaTuningClub/Pics/Shoot_15-7-06_NewHouse/pathuis3.JPG
http://5chaap2k.servebeer.com/media/CorsaTuningClub/Pics/shoots/schiedam_7-4-6/DSCF0015.JPG
http://5chaap2k.servebeer.com/media/CorsaTuningClub/Pics/ombouw-c20xe/ombouw/zaterdag/IM000274.JPG
http://5chaap2k.servebeer.com/media/CorsaTuningClub/Pics/ombouw-c20xe/ombouw/zaterdag/IM000282.JPG
http://5chaap2k.servebeer.com/media/CorsaTuningClub/Pics/Shoot_15-7-06_NewHouse/pathuis4.JPG
aye, it's soo good it look's real :eek:
belly257
22-01-08, 05:09 PM
lol
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