Went out in a 2.0 16v Redtop Corsa....

Joff · Post by **Joff** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 1:47 pm

Mines fine on coilovers.

scatt16v · Post by **scatt16v** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 2:06 pm

[quote=\"broster\"]pmsl....the ctr i can half believe that it kept up but pull away..... and the evo, no chance! unless it was buggered! people need to get over the fact that a 2ltr corsa is NOT fast! nippy yes fast no! and they dont handle particularly well eather[/quote]

I\'ve got a 1.4 corsa, I\'m gona think its rapid aint I?

I was in the car when racing the ctr, the bloke in the ctr asked wats in it and if he wants to race up the road. Only in 1st, 2nd and a bit in 3rd. By the time we was at the end of 2nd he was half a car in front.

The evo, I agree wasent running right, and as i said it wasent a special one, it was the lower class one. U cant forget this corsa is COMPLETLY striped out.

broster · Post by **broster** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 3:53 pm

jofff, i ment the corsa don\'t handle to well! what ever engine is in it! ctr\'s handle a hell of a lot better IMO! 1st 2nd and a bit in 3rd is a hard way to compare a car, i have a stripped out tuned 1.6 16v, and in 1st and mid way thru 2nd there is no difference between my car and a standard 1.6 16v, NOTICABLE DIFFERENCE, time it and there is a difference! its not until you get to 3rd upwards that you notice differences! also if the ctr had a poo start etc etc! so many variables! but if you beat him then you did....

how stripped out is completely stripped out, any pics?

scatt16v · Post by **scatt16v** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:13 pm

Oh, got ya mate, well I reckon the CTR might pull after 3rd then...

No pics mate soz. Just took back seats, all carpet, gear suround handbrake suround , door cards, rear cards and spare wheel out.

Colin · Post by **Colin** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:22 pm

[quote=\"scatt16v\"]

Plus, it wasent a \'special\' evo, a Evo2 I think...[/quote]

Wasnt a special Evo

Early Evo\'s (1,2&3) despite looking abit naff nowdays are still bloody fast, at least 260bhp if its factory standard & weigh less than the new ones do so easy sub-5s to 60, 150+mph de-restricted etc etc

Theres no way a 2L corsa should keep up so it must have been f**k yes

andys sxi · Post by **andys sxi** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 7:19 pm

and u say a 2.0 is fast look at this 1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 4556789470

Joff · Post by **Joff** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 7:43 pm

Is it just me or does that V6 Corsa keep coming up for sale? I wouldn\'t have thought there\'s that many silver/grey V6s about so either the guy can\'t sell or each owner soon wants to get rid

mikeL02 · Post by **mikeL02** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 8:51 pm

if its all in full working order would be a monster corsa tho

Joff · Post by **Joff** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:05 pm

I\'m not so sure. On paper it sounds immense, but I don\'t think you\'ll really benefit from the engine that\'s designed more for eating up motorway miles than 1/4 miles.

JemO · Post by **JemO** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:59 am

Because of the crappy chassis and poor components that make up the steering/suspension the corsa feels fast at any speed

a rover 216si will keep up with an XE corsa, my nan has one of those

scatt16v · Post by **scatt16v** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:08 pm

[quote=\"Colin\"][quote=\"scatt16v\"]

Plus, it wasent a \'special\' evo, a Evo2 I think...[/quote]

Wasnt a special Evo

Early Evo\'s (1,2&3) despite looking abit naff nowdays are still bloody fast, at least 260bhp if its factory standard & weigh less than the new ones do so easy sub-5s to 60, 150+mph de-restricted etc etc

Theres no way a 2L corsa should keep up so it must have been **** yes

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Oh,

...Perhaps it wasent a turbo model then?

scatt16v · Post by **scatt16v** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:13 pm

[quote=\"JemO\"]Because of the crappy chassis and poor components that make up the steering/suspension the corsa feels fast at any speed

a rover 216si will keep up with an XE corsa, my nan has one of those[/quote]

A rover 216? really? I have killed these cars in mine!!!, the salon model??

FasT · Post by **FasT** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:04 pm

[quote=\"punkheadgray\"]they do defo feel fast indeed, ive got 1800 in mine, and im happy with it. u ever been in the old shape mini? they feel fast cos your so low and the ground rushs up in front of you, if you get what i mean

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i know wot u mean. my m8 has a crx del sol thats supercharged n fully done up. and hes lowered it so much that it does feel like ur goin faster. it is such a quick car i love it lol

pct corsa · Post by **pct corsa** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 9:37 pm

hmm I can emagine a quick corsa is quick
but not against an evo
if it was smokin perhaps it was a diesel conversion
you would not have the traction in a fwd to catch 1

get somone to take you in a caterham 7 with an xe in or a cosworth in then you will know what low n fast is all about

corsacalvin · Post by **corsacalvin** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 5:16 pm

i had a xe corsa was well quick n beat a type r,but he handling was the weakest link,no matter how much stiffing you do,it a good straight line car,but not good the b-roads,i reckon a c16xe on t/b wud be as quick