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[quote][i]Originally posted by Daimo B[/i] The are very good little engines, jsut restricted a LOT in standard form. Not many other engines were running 150bhp from a 1.6 16v in 1992!!!!!!!! The basic engine design is now 15 years old!!!!!!!!!!!! I disagree with acomment about the X16 being the better engine to build. Andy H ran various forms of engine tuning (M-box all the way to TB), and the C16 engines ALWAYS ran more power in the same spec. Also, SBD only got 240bhp ish from the X16. They bought Donnas old C16 off her, and a few months later, had got 256bhp from it. The C16's are the better engine due to the head/port design, but in standard format were let down by small issues, like dodgy tensioners, pistons that were too smal and fried the rings etc.. Never heard about Swindon getting 256 from the 1.6 engines, they never really produce "power figures" like SBD. I've seen a 1.4 16v running neigh on 200bhp as well. And another one (Don Fulfords friends) running 160bhp at the wheels!!!!!!! Full spec'd engine. The C16's mostly wore out due to the incorrect pistons they put in there... Clever Vauxhall :lol: And also, my 1.4 16v Head Gasket also went. As did the oil pump gasket, but we found I had the early paper gasket, whcih was replaced for a metal one when we changed it. Only had the car for 2 weeks Grrrrrr. Still, after that, then the HG, it always ran like a dream, and was very used and abused! Very good little engines. THe onyl ones that are better i'd say are the Honda engines, and about on par is teh Saxo/GTi engines. Produce more power out the bx, but at full spec tuning, they deliver very similar power/torque. [Edited on 26-06-2007 by VXR] [/quote]
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