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Originally posted by starkie
i thought it was the vts that was 16v and the vtr 8v is that not the example you meant

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Oh if you seriously want to increase low end toruq then nos, ot turbo with antilag or super charger.
But jsut rev the car, 4K launches ;)

depends on the driver....

Yeah VTR's are 1.6 8vs.

My misses 8v certainly picks up a bit after 4000rpm and pulls all the way to 6,000, with the standard inlet manifold the 16v is a bit crap up high, although that could just be because I was used to driving a 16v with the mantzel fitted...

i thought it was the vts that was 16v and the vtr 8v is that not the example you meant

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Originally posted by CorsAsh-Sport
I have a 96 Sport, 1.4 16V, the only trouble is, as with most 16V's, the acceleration is only noticable after 3.5-4k, therefore it has a major weakness over 8V's.

I would like to kno what sort of engine modifications i could do in order 2 open up a bit more power lower down in the rev range?

:thumbs::thumbs:

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An inlet manifold helps everywhere, but as said, just rev it.

when im racing i get to 5k as soon as poss then try not to drop below it

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Originally posted by broster
when ur racing d o udrive at 2800rpm

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when ur racing d o udrive at 2800rpm

I raced a 16 valve with same mods as my 8 valve, met him 2 weeks previous too the race, so I knew what it was packing, had him upto 70mph very, very easily, only when it got to 70 did he keep up and NOT pass me, the only nice thought for the 16 valve would be the mods would not work so well on the 16 valve, rolling roaded my car last week at Well Lane, figures are:
93bhp @ 5890, 94Ib/ft @ 2800, this is where an 8 valve will win, look at what and where my peak torque is!

yes well ur porpbably making more power than him or the same

nope we were racing... i got off the mark faster and just pulled away, that was the end of that, got upto bout hundred, ive got cam zorst and big fook off cone filter thats all. ooh and i always run optimax:thumbs:

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Originally posted by SRi-Co
i beat standard 16v ones:boggle:

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i beat standard 16v ones:boggle:

also the first mod on the 16v engine should be the inlet then exhaust manifold, cams and head work

well when my 1.4 was standard and modded no 1.48v beat me!

An unfortunate characteristic of these engine a bit empty under 4k, kinda obvious cause of the large vlaves the engine has. courtney hi-torque cams maybe. Although revving it more could be a cheaper option ;)

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Originally posted by broster
ull want 4-2-1 for al lround, also the 1.4 16v will never loose to a 1.4 8v sri s odont worry

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now that i didnt kno:D

so start with the manifold, gonna De cat afta MOT this month, got a backbox, what next, cams or Inlet...?

i dnt mind if i loose a bit of top end power 2 compensate for the slugish bottom end

^^listen to the man :P

ull want 4-2-1 for al lround, also the 1.4 16v will never loose to a 1.4 8v sri s odont worry

not really much you can do mate.full system and a manifold.apparently its either the 4-2-1 minifold or the 4-1 minfifold will give u more power down low but less up high and the other gives u less low and more high

I have a 96 Sport, 1.4 16V, the only trouble is, as with most 16V's, the acceleration is only noticable after 3.5-4k, therefore it has a major weakness over 8V's.

I would like to kno what sort of engine modifications i could do in order 2 open up a bit more power lower down in the rev range?

:thumbs::thumbs: