Make her faster!!
- tomfinn94
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Make her faster!!
How can I make my 1.2 sxi faster got performance exhaust and induction kit,
Don't wanna take any seats etc out
Don't wanna take any seats etc out
Corsa sxi noob
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Re: Make her faster!!
Not much you can do that will be worth it unfortunatly. Get a 1.6 dropped into her. I know its not what you want to hear but im in the same boat mate
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Re: Make her faster!!
Ahh well thats probably the case in your ends but very very few 1.6 corsas in ireland for sale haha
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Re: Make her faster!!
A proper sports intake system including manifold, port and polished head, new cam, custom 4-2-1 or 4-1 manifold with either a sport cat under the car or just decat, bigger exhaust bore maybe inch and a half, uprated fuel system with controller and a remaptomfinn94 wrote:How can I make my 1.2 sxi faster got performance exhaust and induction kit,
Don't wanna take any seats etc out
Should only set you back 10k
The 1.2 is not designed to be fast but they can reach 110-140 brake with them mods
If it doesn't fit,
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
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Re: Make her faster!!
Get on Gumtree and search the north, they always come upstanc3w0rks wrote:Ahh well thats probably the case in your ends but very very few 1.6 corsas in ireland for sale haha
If it doesn't fit,
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
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Re: Make her faster!!
But then they are nearly always on english plates so by the time i get it all sorted it would cost a fortune i reckon?
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Re: Make her faster!!
Hypnotically you could buy one the same colour and swap the platesstanc3w0rks wrote:But then they are nearly always on english plates so by the time i get it all sorted it would cost a fortune i reckon?
I've obviously never done this because it's illegal and is tax evasion, but it works
If it doesn't fit,
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
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Re: Make her faster!!
I might have a navy 1.4 sport for sale, it came in on a trailer and I was told it's a non runner, I haven't looked at it yet but I'll punt it for a tiny profit if i dont have to work on itstanc3w0rks wrote:But then they are nearly always on english plates so by the time i get it all sorted it would cost a fortune i reckon?
If it doesn't fit,
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
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Re: Make her faster!!
She just feels a bit sluggish at start and once I get to about 60
Corsa sxi noob
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Re: Make her faster!!
My 1.2 will top out at 95mph, would possibly go more if i had a runway to the moon.
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Re: Make her faster!!
110mph I've had out of mine!stanc3w0rks wrote:My 1.2 will top out at 95mph, would possibly go more if i had a runway to the moon.
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Re: Make her faster!!
1.2 8v..?
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Re: Make her faster!!
Why will mine only go to 95..? Or am i running out of road because i never drive on motorways or anything?