my performance??

spot_on_jon · Post by **spot_on_jon** » Tue May 23, 2006 8:37 pm

alrite lads

Just woundering if any of u know what the standard peformance of is for a 1.4 8V SE??

was told its like 60BHP but a 1.2L corsa has about 60 BHP

and what can be done to up the BHP?

Polo Paul · Post by **Polo Paul** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:29 pm

Book its 60, but most push out a little more, and unfortunately sod all can be done to make ir any faster really. Induction would get you a couple aand a zorst then about +5bhp. thats about Â£100 a horsepower

spot_on_jon · Post by **spot_on_jon** » Wed May 24, 2006 9:34 pm

abit of a gutless engine aint it??

Polo Paul · Post by **Polo Paul** » Wed May 24, 2006 9:54 pm

just a bit

vdubyabush · Post by **vdubyabush** » Wed May 24, 2006 10:14 pm

yeh but a gud first car man, and can get them lookin sweet

DScape · Post by **DScape** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:50 pm

It's all about reliability, build quality and style

Polo Paul · Post by **Polo Paul** » Thu May 25, 2006 12:22 am

DScape wrote:It's all about reliability, build quality and style

Bulletproof, built like a tank, erm not quite sure where the style is though

spot_on_jon · Post by **spot_on_jon** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:48 am

yea to be fair they are bilt very well, but the power sortage is killin me.

aint the 16V verson like over 100 BHP??

dragon_green · Post by **dragon_green** » Thu May 25, 2006 10:10 am

1.4 16V is 100bhp exactly.

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Thu May 25, 2006 10:42 am

Wish I knew about the 16v version when I was buying... Im still beating myself up over it

Ah well....

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Thu May 25, 2006 10:48 am

mysteryboy wrote:Wish I knew about the 16v version when I was buying... Im still beating myself up over it
Ah well....

haha same here, i didn't know when i bought my mk4

polo boi · Post by **polo boi** » Thu May 25, 2006 11:48 am

well we can always upgrade the wee 8v's

spot_on_jon · Post by **spot_on_jon** » Thu May 25, 2006 12:04 pm

yea buts its alot of work aint it??

thats a hell of a BHP differene just cos one has a 8v and th other has a 16V

DScape · Post by **DScape** » Thu May 25, 2006 1:15 pm

Polo Paul wrote:
DScape wrote:It's all about reliability, build quality and style
Bulletproof, built like a tank, erm not quite sure where the style is though

You buy the style seperately

polo boi · Post by **polo boi** » Thu May 25, 2006 10:45 pm