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That seems like to much hassle, im still wna put the 1.6 in it but im guessing thts jst the same problom?

the xev is a more modern version of the redtop it maybe a few bhp down on the redtop depending on what car it comes out of ,as for being thrashed to death its not always true. for an engine just find a vectra as you dont see many oldies burning rubber from traffic lights do you

Naa they just cause us bikers to be killed lol i suppose ill maybe have a squatch for a nice wee vectra, will i use the car as a doner for brakes too?

moat vectras run 288mm 5 stud setup but you can get them redrilled to fit on a corsa, but if your lucky and find an early 4 stud vectra they will have the same breaks but in 4 stud, but personally i think 288mm is a bit big for a corsa on a standard master cylindar because they go a bit spongy, i would stick to 256mm off an astra gte, cavalier gsi, astra mk3 gsi etc

if you need any help mate just ask as ive put a x20xev in mine and its not a very common conversion so im willing to help if you need it

Thanks for the advice mate, im going to ugrade the brakes first and convert the rear brakes to disks, i take it most mechanics are able to do this? or do they tend to stay away?

if you dont want a redtop then the x16xe (1.6 corsa GSI engine) is a good choice for you as it will pretty much just bolt straight in without MAJOR amounts of wiring. and they are definetly powerfull enough to give a little corsa a boot up the arse and no extra strengthening required. i had the x16xe in mine for long enough before moving on to the x20xe and obviously the 20xe is quicker but for simple road use the x16xe is ample and an easy option.