Help upgrades for my 1.6

[F188CHG]

Cany any 1 help im looking to squese as much power out my 1.6 cavalier engine its pritty standard at the mo apart from the exhaust and a k +n.

I have plans for a weber 32/34 and a fast road cam but wot else can i do ie. 2.0 fuel pump would that help?

[Jack]

Only limited byt your budget really.... but isn't the cav 1.6 engine lower power than the nova 1.6?

[F188CHG]

Not sure bud its a 1.6 carb it would be good 2 no the standard bhp i would like to know every thing i can do and if it takes a bit of money and time so be it!!! :wink:

[Adam]

IIRC the 1.6carb engine is lower bhp than the nova 1.6 engine.

Whats your engine code?

[F188CHG]

C16SV i think is that gd or bad

[Nick]

the E is for fuel injection i think. C16SE, C20XE

So yes yours is the carb version of the C16SE and it comes with less power.

You could maybe look at upgrading the head to the C16SE head (as no doubt the SV head could be worse) and aquiring a set of T40's and round port manifold.

Coupled with some headwork and a cam and a decent manifold and exhaust it should see you with a healthy increase in power

[F188CHG]

GdGd wot about silly we things like a bigger fuel pump boot valves etc etc.

[burgo]

you have the best of all standard cams though which is good

[Stuart]

extra pumps etc WONT make a blind bit of difference on an essentially std carbed engine....

[peester]

i mentioned in ur other post "nova" that this 16sv cav engine is much lower power than gte/gsi 16se lumps. Itll cost u arm, leg and hope to get the cav motor near the 100bhp of gte/gsi 1600's. But if u have to stick with this engine, then a 32/43 carb, like u mentioned, or better still twin 40's, with a cam, headwork (gasflowing, open up ports, bigger valves, if poss) exhaust manifold and system and a f13 box (closer ratios - accelerate quicker) shud get it going something similar to gte gsi lump; but theres easy a grand's worth of spending there..