Engine predicament

[Stoo]

I have an XE with all the parts to do a conversion out of my old car lying in my garage

But ive been offered a very good deal on a set of sport T40s, Irmscher airbox, linkage, Irmscher inlet manifold, Ashley 4-1 manifold and a 285 cam

Do i get that stuff and fit it all to the 1.4 with a 1.6 MPI head and have 130 BHP MAX or fit n XE and have a nice 150 to start with??

[draper]

XE, it wins everytime for me

[phatnova16v]

i will have to say that i would go for the 1.4 1) cos its a lighter engine 2)how many people have done a xe conversion if u want something different do the 1.4 but thats just me wanting to do things different

[atokley]

got to be an xe, not only do you get more power standard, it is more reliable at a higher power, less stressed and has a **** load more torque!

[LUV2XLR8]

im going to run a 1.4 with a stupid cam and ported and polished head. gona rebuild the bottom end too.
go old school love the sound of a lumpy cam

[Dar]

Neither of these options are 'different'.
Do what the hell you want to do. I would choose the XE, but thats me.

[BIGS]

I would say the xe. But if you wouldnt be tunning the xe go for the 1.4 as when there tunned they keep up with a standard xe nova. And you will have the handling aswell.

[vaughanmc]

1.4 on 40's sounds good...go for that

small block novas all the way!

[coochiSR]

it's unusual whereas everyone seems to xe a nov atm, and bet the 1.4 shifts aswell, love the small block power!!! and when you tell people its a 1.4 you gotta watch there faces drop cos they thought it was an xe :D:D :D GOTTA BE DONE!

[Jack]

No replacement for displacement.