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    1.4 corsa b engine into my nova, what do i need to swap to get it running in the nova
    its going into a 1.2 with injection, is it a plug in job or do i need to swap the whole loom?
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    what corsa engine is it 8v/16v ,spi/mpi

    and what was the nova originally

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    8v mate, soemthing in my white one went pop today, GRRRR!

    think its spi, BUT im not totally sure!

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    should just be a plug and play then matey , as iirc the engines were the same just different cc so just swap them and fit the 1.4 ecu

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    sweet can get this corsa tonight then and do it tomorrow

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    how bad is the corsa ? rusty as **** or not to bad

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    Plug and play if there both SPI.
    Just make sure you also swap the ecu.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Long Live The Nova
    Plug and play if there both SPI.
    Just make sure you also swap the ecu.
    not that dense
    just wanted to check it was a stright swap
    the corsa is pretty good(but i hate them), one of my mates wants it though as a project

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    If both are early Distributor models, your fine.
    As some later spi engines had dis, and egr valves.

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