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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:	Cars in the UK
Notice:	Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:	COMICS::SHELLEYELD

Created:	Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2584
Total number of notes:	63384

770.0. "Cavalier GSi" by BURYST::EDMUNDS ($ no !fm2r, no comment) Thu Sep 21 1989 10:36

    OK, "dir/tit" revealed nothing, so: does anyone have any info on the
    Cavalier GSi? In the Cavalier book it says it is available Summer '89,
    but apart from the comparison chart to show what features it has, there
    is no other info. Nothing in VTX quotes (as of yesterday) either.
    Sounds good: has ABS, electric sunroof, cruise control and all the
    other toys one could reasonably want.
    
    My car's up for renewal in December, so I'd appreciate any info anyone
    may have (especially if someone knows the actual/approx lease cost).
    
    Thanks,
    
    Keith

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
770.6	GSI Octane plug, or is it?	SMAC10::NEALE	Steve Neale, UK Defence Agencies	`Tue Mar 06 1990 18:06`	6
	My GSI has a thingy under the bonnet like other Cavaliers that you can change depending on the octane rating of petrol you use. Now the GSI does this by electricty, and my car just has A or B on either side. Anyone know what this does to a GSI engine. S
770.7	The small reply note :-)	UKCSSE::RDAVIES	Live long and prosper	`Wed Mar 07 1990 09:41`	6
	It tells the the electronic ignition to retard the timing of the spark. This is all the conversion normally is anyway. The other factor that really determines unleaded suitability is hardened valve seats which all the vauxhalls now have. Richard
770.8	Would be pointless on a GSI	SMAC10::NEALE	Steve Neale, UK Defence Agencies	`Tue Mar 13 1990 16:43`	6
	But the GSI has a Bosch fuel injection system that does this automatically. Like the Saab Turbo's do. So an A/B thing can't be to do that. Steve
770.9	moved by mod, try dir/title=GSi next time	UKCSSE::RDAVIES	Live long and prosper	`Fri Sep 14 1990 14:33`	14
	<<< MARVIN::DISK$TOOLS:[NOTES$LIBRARY]CARS_UK.NOTE;1 >>> -< CARS_UK conference >- ================================================================================ Note 1228.0 GSi2000 speedo No replies ODDONE::TILLING_S 8 lines 14-SEP-1990 12:40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am now the happy owner of a Cavalier GSi2000. The only thing is I feel the speedo over reads. If I travel at a constant speed and then re set the trip computer the avarage speed indicated is at least 10 mph slower than on the speedo. Has anyone else seen this problem and does anyone know of a fix?? Simon
770.10	Try getting it re-calibrated...	IOSG::MARSHALL	What is a !fm2r anyway?	`Fri Sep 14 1990 14:42`	8
	By law, speedos cannot under-read. They may legally over-read by up to 10%, I think. It sounds like yours is at the limit... Alternatively, do the trip computer and speedo get their inut from different sources? If so, changing the tyre size (for example) might affect one and not the other... Scott