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Pat
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 Posted: 15 Jul 2015, 23:38 |
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Viper1350 wrote: Mr Lupini wrote: buy a new car ?
loads of money being mentioned ........ And when Lupi says 'new', he means a different car, that's already fast as standard.  I guess if so, but I don't smaak to drive what every second bra has on the road. Make it special, maak mooi 
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Posted: 16 Jul 2015, 00:16 |
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Agreeing with Lupi and Viper on this one.
Sound advise there
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Posted: 16 Jul 2015, 07:10 |
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its not special or unique ...to drop that motor into that shape  a pristine body , immaculate interior and almost 100% factory original 30 year old car would get more attention. . . .
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Mr Lupini
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Posted: 16 Jul 2015, 07:11 |
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pat I mean no offence in what im posting Fyi - im just going by bad results and watching people like viper attempt similar . its not a 2 day job - at all you easily will be at that 20k mark to drop in , sort issue and get it on the road . . . . wonder about labour that's allottta beer and whisley money imo
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Viper1350
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Posted: 16 Jul 2015, 07:57 |
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Mr Lupini wrote: pat I mean no offence in what im posting Fyi - im just going by bad results and watching people like viper attempt similar . its not a 2 day job - at all you easily will be at that 20k mark to drop in , sort issue and get it on the road . . . . wonder about labour that's allottta beer and whisley money imo True true and true. I can't imagine how much work physically goes into putting a 2L into a Corsa, with gearbox, shafts and hubs, all the fiddly bits and then tuning. Not to mention the cost. If you add up what you'll be spending in time and money doing a conversion, and then put that against buying a car of the same value, or using your savings for the conversion as a deposit, it might be quite attractive to rather just buy a faster car.  _________________ Daily Lady: 2008 Yamaha YZF R6 - Hannah Project: 2005 Corsa C 1.4i Club - Charlotte "Just a 1400 with a loud exhaust and a cone filter"  Build/Banter thread : viewtopic.php?f=30&t=26607Ex Daily Lady: 2014 KTM Duke 390 - Lady Katlin (RIP) Ex Adrenaline Rush: 1997 Suzuki GSX-R 750 SRAD Ex Daily: 1992 VW Fox 1600
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Posted: 16 Jul 2015, 08:56 |
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And be reliable as well.
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Pat
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Posted: 16 Jul 2015, 23:26 |
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Mr Lupini wrote: pat I mean no offence in what im posting Fyi - im just going by bad results and watching people like viper attempt similar . its not a 2 day job - at all you easily will be at that 20k mark to drop in , sort issue and get it on the road . . . . wonder about labour that's allottta beer and whisley money imo None taken, I do know it's not easy, getting the money back or spending it is not really a concern of mine. Not really a drinking type but I guess you could look at it that way.
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Pat
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Posted: 16 Jul 2015, 23:28 |
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Mr Lupini wrote: its not special or unique ...to drop that motor into that shape a pristine body , immaculate interior and almost 100% factory original 30 year old car would get more attention. . . .True
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Deano
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Posted: 12 Aug 2015, 06:57 |
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At pat there is a 2ltr eco corsa forsale on Opel club cape town face book page saw the car is for sale for 23k
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015, 08:40 |
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Hiiiiii.
Read through this thread and with confidence I can say that I will
NEVER EVER EVER attempt an engine swop, ever.
Do you perhaps know at what Rand value your conversion amounted to?
It almost looks as if it's a lot cheaper and easier/faster to do a small
turbo conversion @0.5 bar and have spare change to do internals if need be.
You must have burned through R40k by now?
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CorsaPower87 wrote: Hiiiiii.
Read through this thread and with confidence I can say that I will
NEVER EVER EVER attempt an engine swop, ever.
Do you perhaps know at what Rand value your conversion amounted to?
It almost looks as if it's a lot cheaper and easier/faster to do a small
turbo conversion @0.5 bar and have spare change to do internals if need be.
You must have burned through R40k by now? Chalk and cheese. Yes, more cash put in possibly but also a better platform and lots more room for improvement when wanting to mod further. And once you have more power you will want to mod further.
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Viper1350
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015, 11:42 |
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CorsaPower87 wrote: Hiiiiii.
Read through this thread and with confidence I can say that I will
NEVER EVER EVER attempt an engine swop, ever.
Do you perhaps know at what Rand value your conversion amounted to?
It almost looks as if it's a lot cheaper and easier/faster to do a small
turbo conversion @0.5 bar and have spare change to do internals if need be.
You must have burned through R40k by now? It's around there yes. But the enjoyment I get from it makes it all worth it, because the car I got 6 years ago is now my little beast. And I love it. But if we're only talking about money here, and not about the love of modifying cars for personal gratification, then yes, it's a wasteful adventure. DJ7 wrote:
Chalk and cheese.
Yes, more cash put in possibly but also a better platform and lots more room for improvement when wanting to mod further. And once you have more power you will want to mod further.
DJ is correct.  You can't compare an engine swop to a turbo conversion. They're two different avenues. That engine of mine is standard inside. The only mods are the throttles, injectors, coilpack and exhaust system. I can still do plenty more should my wallet provide. And then turbo later on if I want to. So I've got more options now than when I had the 1.4  _________________ Daily Lady: 2008 Yamaha YZF R6 - Hannah Project: 2005 Corsa C 1.4i Club - Charlotte "Just a 1400 with a loud exhaust and a cone filter" Build/Banter thread : viewtopic.php?f=30&t=26607Ex Daily Lady: 2014 KTM Duke 390 - Lady Katlin (RIP) Ex Adrenaline Rush: 1997 Suzuki GSX-R 750 SRAD Ex Daily: 1992 VW Fox 1600
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Posted: 05 Nov 2015, 06:59 |
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Posted: 05 Nov 2015, 09:00 |
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Mr Lupini wrote: ? You got the stuff? _________________ Daily Lady: 2008 Yamaha YZF R6 - Hannah Project: 2005 Corsa C 1.4i Club - Charlotte "Just a 1400 with a loud exhaust and a cone filter" Build/Banter thread : viewtopic.php?f=30&t=26607Ex Daily Lady: 2014 KTM Duke 390 - Lady Katlin (RIP) Ex Adrenaline Rush: 1997 Suzuki GSX-R 750 SRAD Ex Daily: 1992 VW Fox 1600
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Goku2000
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Posted: 05 Nov 2015, 13:34 |
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Your car smells................ smelt like burning tires last night
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Posted: 05 Nov 2015, 13:35 |
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Goku2000 wrote: Your car smells................ smelt like burning tires last night Yeah my foot slipped off the clutch by accident  _________________ Daily Lady: 2008 Yamaha YZF R6 - Hannah Project: 2005 Corsa C 1.4i Club - Charlotte "Just a 1400 with a loud exhaust and a cone filter" Build/Banter thread : viewtopic.php?f=30&t=26607Ex Daily Lady: 2014 KTM Duke 390 - Lady Katlin (RIP) Ex Adrenaline Rush: 1997 Suzuki GSX-R 750 SRAD Ex Daily: 1992 VW Fox 1600
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Posted: 05 Nov 2015, 13:36 |
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Nice build man thumbs.... Power figures unless I missed it?
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Posted: 24 Mar 2016, 11:05 |
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RaCing1 wrote: Nice build man thumbs.... Power figures unless I missed it? Power figures are somewhere in the thread. 116kW 196Nm Pretty sure it's lost some power by now _________________ Daily Lady: 2008 Yamaha YZF R6 - Hannah Project: 2005 Corsa C 1.4i Club - Charlotte "Just a 1400 with a loud exhaust and a cone filter" Build/Banter thread : viewtopic.php?f=30&t=26607Ex Daily Lady: 2014 KTM Duke 390 - Lady Katlin (RIP) Ex Adrenaline Rush: 1997 Suzuki GSX-R 750 SRAD Ex Daily: 1992 VW Fox 1600
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