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[DavidM94]

Hi Guys/Girls,

Just to introduce myself. Im David from Newcastle upon Tyne.

Im currently 17 and driving a 2008 (58) Vauxhall Corsa D, 1.2L.

The engine is naturally aspirated and fully stock (for now).

I am looking to heavily upgrade the car as a whole; engine, coil-overs, wheels, interior, tyres, lights. The whole thing (All be it sensibly) and i'm seeking advice about all of he above.

for Example; the most efficient yet effective upgrades available for my car, prices for purchasing and fitting by specialists.

Current BHP is around 80 as standard looking to add as close to 100-140BHP or so to that and upgrade the necessary and even recommended parts to suit the upgrades, set-up and the amount of power.

Please provide information on the above.

Any help and advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

David Mooney

 

[dagger]

welcome David - loads of people upgrade corsa's, so i'm sure you will get a few decent responses, have a look around mate

 

[obi_waynne]

May I as the site admin wish you a very warm welcome to TorqueCars. It is really nice to meet you and I hope you'll be spending some time with us over the months to come.
You'll find us one of the friendliest and most helpful car tuning forums around.

What plans do you have for your car? I'm sure we can give you lots of ideas and suggestions if you need any.

Do feel free to chip in on our other topics and discussions, we are all here to share our passion for cars. Being friendly and helpful is a forum rule here and I'm sure you'll fit in just fine.

The best mods for a car engine are as follows.
Internal work yields the biggest gains, head work like porting polishing and 3 angle valve jobs will maximise the airflow and raise the power.

If you want to go to the max then cryo treat the block, get it rebored and look into blueprinting and balancing as well.

Bigger valves are an obvious add on but not all engines are suitable as it depends how close together the OEM valves are.

A fast road cam will yield good power gains, especially in the top end of the rev range. Don't go mad though a profile of up to 270 degrees will give the best gains without the engine becoming cammy.

The most popular power mods are induction kits (which are questionable as power mods but they can sound nice if that is your sort of thing) and sports exhausts with sports catalysts or decats.

To keep the car legal I'd recommend a sports catalyst rather than a decat.
The last mod should always be a remap as this will allow you to fully realise the power gains on offer from your mods. Turbo cars respond very well to remaps.

It's worth having a read of the articles on www.torquecars.com/tuning/ for more information on these mods and what the terms mean.

In all though I think you will need to spend a small fortune to hit your target power figure and an engine swap would be a far better proposition for you.

 

[T9 man]

Greetings and Welcome to our TorqueCars car Forum


Feel free to have a look around the website, there are many varied and interesting articles to read on all manner of car modifying subjects.

Also, you may find our members project threads and photo gallery very useful as a source of inspirational ideas towards your own very special project!

Enjoy!

 

[DavidM94]

Thanks for the welcome and advice guys.

Do you think buying a whole new engine would be cheaper than upgrading to achieve that level of power?

If so which engine(s) would you recommend i look to buy and where could i find them?

Thanks again

David

 

[turbonutter69]

Hello and Welcome to TorqueCars.:bigsmile:
Hope you enjoy your time with us.

 

[DavidM94]

Hello,

Thanks for the welcome again would you have any idea where i could get a new engine for my car and if so which engine(s) would you recommend i fit to my corsa.

I ask due to the comment above from waynne as i have breifly explained by plans for the car and he recommended just going for a new engine ?

Thanks

David