a mate of mine sent me this link:
http://www.strathycruise.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=36508172 vs corsa 2.0L
and i was wondering what youall thought would win?
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a mate of mine sent me this link:
http://www.strathycruise.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=36508172 vs corsa 2.0L
and i was wondering what youall thought would win?
20VT Clio & 9-5 HOT
dont underestimate a 2.0 nova/corsa! they are 150bhp standard but most tend to be slightly more, and they weight less than a valver/williams!
iv had a few very close races at york with 2.0 16v novas, but managed to hold my ground up to now! they were running 14.5s at york!
Quote: Originally posted by 182blue on 06 December 2004
bit of a stupid comment eh ??^^, try puting a larger equivelent engine into the clio (say a 2.6) then race them
Yeah its a stupid question really isnt it?
quote "Both cars unmodified (except the corsa with the bigger engine ) ", you can not much more MODIFIED than sticking a bigger engine in your car...LOL
I agree with you, put a bigger engine in the clio and see....
Simon.
lol, & ive seen a 172 vs a corsa 2.0 as both my mates had them and the corsa had the edge over the 172 for a while.... then when my mates full system had bedded in and he had reached about 12k miles he started to have the edge over the corsa!
but like adam said, dont underestimate them! they may be sh*t pieces, but somet that weighs less than a tin can with a big engine in is going to shift!
20VT Clio & 9-5 HOT
i understand what he means tho, standard engine wise.
but check this:
http://www.croqaudile.com/index.php?page=clips&id=5786http://www.croqaudile.com/index.php?page=clips&id=5786
XE power!
Filter and zorst should see around 165bhp ish on a good example.
I would imagine it would be very close between the 2...seems to be a touchy subject though
A astra GTE 16v is more or less 172 performance so not suprising how quick the corsa is when you chuck that engine in.
If you want brutal speed tho Nova+Let=supercar eating performance.
One round my way makes my Evo look like its going backwards after 60(in the dry) but then thats what 360bhp/ton gets ya
133/225/CLS AMG
I had a mate who put a 2.0ltr turbod Calibra engine in a Nova. It was a complete death trap.
When it comes to cornering it just doesnt happen, he explained how rubbish it was at cornering. Having said that in a straight line would be fun got up to 160mph apparently?!?!?
Id rather have something more refined like a Clio 172 though. Id compromise speed for overall quality.
What, unlike the upteen valver owners on here whove slapped 2ltr bottom ends on yet still have them insured as 1.8s? Dont see anyone having issues with them yet if its a corsa its a different story. People will always try and get away with stuff like that - if you dont agree then fair enough but calling someone scum/gimp is a bit harsh IMO...have none of you ever bent the rules?
_Tom
ClioSport Club Member
Yeah but a Valver to a Willy engine isnt that much difference really. Also a valver can take the power with proper brakes ect. Still they shouldnt do it!
A corsa with a 2.0 is a big difference as the biggest engined one they did was a 1.6 16v. Also they have sh*t brakes ect
True, but at the end of the day theyre still breaking the law arent they? Point im making is the double standards attitude going down - the vauxhall mob are just as guilty as us at doing daft things (and ill include myself in that) so were hardly in a position to make sweeping statments. IMO some people should get a grip - we just drive clios after all and can do equally illeagal things...
Remapped derv Golf
Corsas handle like prams compared to french hatches.
I learnt in a mk1 1.2 Corsa and my metro 1.0 City would have smoked it on the twists.
Hello Evocarl! nice to see you frequenting other forums too!
To give my opinion/experience on the corsa 2.0 vs Clio argument, Id refer to my recent blat at the pod, I minced a 2.0 corsa who did a 15.1. I then watched a clio cup do a 14.7... which answers the question in my own mind.
However Im aware that both cars can do better times than that, driver/mod dependant.
On the road I wasted a 2.0 Nova with a MAHUUSIVE pipe on it - well... I say wasted.... most novas arent even in sight by 150 mph, this one had only lost about 10-12 car lengths - eek! not bad going for something with the aerodynamics of a badly put together garden shed
eh?
I raced a 2l 16v Corsa at Crail and beat him and Im sh*te at quarter miling. Funniest thing was watching him go onto the grass in my rear mirror on the run off track where the hay bales are. Muhahaha!
