2l 16v or 16 16v turbo in a nova

[nova 2L 16V]

what you all of you pic 2l 16v or 16 16v turbo in a nova?

[stuartyj21]

personally i would go for the redtop 2.0 16v

[nova 2L 16V]

i know that is the cheaper option but a x16xe turbo would be more fun and better handling?the reason i askd this is because iv spent way to much on my xe and im regreting not building the 16 16v turbo to be a bit diferant aswel.

[stuartyj21]

the xe will be more reliable over time...

[Big_Chap]

whats the current state of tune of your XE? if you.ve spent loads on mods then you'll need to spend loads on the 1.6 to match the power

[Rick Draper]

C20xe.

[burgo]

why would an x16xe turbo handle better?

[Rexy]

they are thinking of the less weight burgo... In actual fact it would be a ******* mid corner if the Booooooooost Ya kicked in.

But, on that yo got Boooooooost so all is good...

[burgo]

yes i know they were hinting at the weights but they seem to neglect the fact they have a heavy ass turbo hanging off the front plus all the extra piping, intercooler and liquids that go with having a turbo. i recon it would end up weighing more

[craig green]

If the low CR 16XE pistons were available off the shelf for sensible money, I'd have built a 16XE turbo by now. Thats the issue with them tbh.

For that reason alone you can discount that option from your list.

I say XE on TB's if wanting to do track work, otherwise for a drag or modified street car, get a lter Z-let & run it on standalone. No one has really done it yet, its entirely doable & the lumps arent that expensive considering nearly all C-lets are old & past it.