Corsa BHP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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tanzil
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Corsa BHP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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hi all

just wanted to know how do i increase my BHP in my corsa i have new exhust and k and k induction kit, but want more power

can any 1 help.
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and does anyone kno wot bhp 1.2 8v corsas have as standard? and wot kind of change there will be with an induction kit n exhaust fitted.
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danthemann wrote:and does anyone kno wot bhp 1.2 8v corsas have as standard?
45 BHP mate (thats as it rolls out of the factory)
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1.0 12v have like 55bhp dont they?
Thats not a dent.... its an aerodynamic mod :P
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yeh i know thy have 55bhp..just wasnt sure bout the 1.2 8v ones.i was told by a few people that the 8v ones have more torque :S lol
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cams? turbo :D? ? lol chip? cheapest option is swap the engine m8
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smoothsebsta wrote:cheapest option is swap the engine m8
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Yeah the 8 valvers do have more torque, some people prefer this
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whats the advantage of more torque gonna be in a 1.2? lol
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absolutly.................................................NON AT ALL :D lol
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BHP is absolutly poinless with out torque and vice versa.
Have a read of this if peeps are bored and it WILL make sense in the end..... :D
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/rea ... and-torque
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my white corsa 1.2 8v had 50bhp standed, the corsa 1.4 8v sri as 90 bhp :D i read up on it, i got the autodata software on my pc :P
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