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CRB 553
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14th Apr 03 at 17:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Need advice on how to get the most out of a 1600 16V, without using a turbo.

Cheers
Adam_B
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[Edited on 14-04-2003 by Adam_B]

[Edited on 14-04-2003 by Adam_B]
Daimo B
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Throttle bodies

Speak to Andy Hamilton (Andy) for the spec on his 1.6 16v 220bhp beast
PanaceA
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Read the spec of Davys/Rentons Corsa GSI in Redline. 151Bhp, 0-60 in 6.3 seconds!
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14th Apr 03 at 18:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

TBs on a 1.6 is the best route, esp. when u see that SBD do a 180+ kit and then if ur brave uprate internals further and slap in 50bhp of NOS, lol bake patata scoobies
CRB 553
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Any got any experience with a pipercross viper?? They r expensive but sound fairly gud.....
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expensive and only good if you have a decent aftermarket manifold and plenum. Pesonally i would stick with drilled aribox with airfeeds and K&N panel filter. You will see good results with this. Pipercross is mostly for looks IMO

Dave
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   15th Apr 03 at 22:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Daimo B
Throttle bodies

Speak to Andy Hamilton (Andy) for the spec on his 1.6 16v 220bhp beast


Holy shit! SBD race kit? What's it like to drive?
Adam_B
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15th Apr 03 at 23:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Dont know the spec, but should be ok as long as it doesnt have a stupidly lumpy cam. but it will probly drink like a fish.

[Edited on 15-04-2003 by Adam_B]
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yeah patricks fuel economy is non-existent.
miles
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
Dont know the spec, but should be ok as long as it doesnt have a stupidly lumpy cam. but it will probly drink like a fish.

[Edited on 15-04-2003 by Adam_B]


Doubt you can get 220 bhp without a stupidly lumpy cam that puts the power where most people can never dream of going!

Tuning these engines depends purely on your budget, for £500 you can get a very good power increase. Or for £2500 you can get an excellent one. Depends how far you want to go.
Andy
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
Dont know the spec, but should be ok as long as it doesnt have a stupidly lumpy cam. but it will probly drink like a fish.

[Edited on 15-04-2003 by Adam_B]


It's a little bit lumpy until it comes on cam at around 4.5K. But that doesn't really matter cos the powerband is clean and flat all the way to 9000rpm OK, so it's not so great if all you want to do is pootle to and from Tescos, but on the open road is mucho fun

One more thing, there's a myth that TBs drink petrol. They don't - in fact at light throttle, my fuel economy is just as good if not better than the standard car. Of course, that changes when you press the pedal to the metal... But if the TBs are returning very poor fuel economy under normal driving, all it means is that the TBs haven't been set up and mapped properly. And I think that's exactly the case with patrick's engine.
miles
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Patricks engine hasn't been mapped because it doesn't have mappable engine management! Its the same with everything, BHP = Fuel, how much so depends on engine design. But it would be impossible to have a fast car driven fast that didn't drink it!
Adam_B
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cool, what cams are they ?
luca2020
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he has Dbilas throttle bodies, their not really TBs unlike SBD ones
CRB 553
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16th Apr 03 at 16:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

How much difference will cams make?
Wot do i wanna get?
Daimo B
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16th Apr 03 at 18:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Depends on how far tuning wise u wanna go.

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Miner
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Biggest limitation is the amount is the cam lift as most modern engines run high comp to achieve greater efficency & economy. This is achieved using shallow valve pockets on the piston & limits ur choice to little more than fast road unless ur planning a rebuild.
Andy
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quote:
Originally posted by Daimo B
Depends on how far tuning wise u wanna go.

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Or you can go for something slightly warm like 295/295
CRB 553
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thanx guys but any1 care to explain these numbers???
miles
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I'm picking up my pocketed pistons today!

I've been told that you want to put 60 thousands of an inch deeper pockets in the pistons, and then take 25 thou off the head to make up the lost compression with a bit extra.

Im going to be running piper 285 cams, they apparently clear the pistons, but if you want to use vernier pullies and time them in properly then you dont want to risk contact!

 
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