... and the upper inlet on the x16 has a vacuum take off for the map sensor :thumbs:

the difference is the X16XE lower inlet has EGR ports and stuff which will need blanking off, also the way the upper and lower halfes are joined is different

i thought it was slightly different cos of the AFM on the C16XE... :boggle:

yes they were mate, u will need to change upper and lower inlet.....

yeh i know mate, cant really be bothered, rather spend the money on somthing else for the car... :thumbs:

but thought if its a plug and play from the Ecotech engine then mite be worth it if i can get hold of it cheap from scrappy or somwere.. and im sure that the later Gsi's were Ecotech's?

to be honest mate it aint really worth the hassle, its not doing any harm

'dont' think you can use the upper & lower manifolds from an ecotec.

have a word with vauxhall - im sure that later C16XE engines had cast manifolds. if thats the case, try get one of them

yeah i took the heat sheild of when i first got the car!
is their any way i can stop the inlet rattling without replacing it??
could i use the "upper" and "lower" inlets of a Ecotech engine??

also cut the heat shield off the down pipe they can rattle

Then don't open the bonnet? :boggle:

nah can ONLY hear it if bonnet is open

Quality GSi :lol: and people still insist they're a much better engine than the X16XE :|:|

Look at replacing the inlet manifold with a Mantzel one anyway - is the noise noticeable from the cabin?

its the plastic inlet mate, they all d oit

when the bonnet is open i can hear this nasty rattle from the inlet manifold area when revving the engine hard???
ive heard this is a common preblem?

what part of it is exactly rattling? is it the Upper and Lower inlet manifolds??

would replacing the inlet system with e.g Mantzel get rid of the sound??