1300 engines

[Bubba]

how can i get lots of power out of my 1300? was thinking T40's, shrick cam, port n polish bigger valves, got the 4 branch already


or would it be possible to fit a nice 1300 hyabusa engine :P was havin a discussion with my mate the other day about that

[novaguy08]

you can fit them and it would be a proper scremer! thats the best way of getting the most power out a 1.3, at end of day you arent going to get miles and miles of power out of it

[Bubba]

im not after 3 million bhp i just want something that is a little rocket and awsome at cornering

[mowgli]

the bike engine thing will be a huge amount of work, but the other option would work fine.

[muzzy]

Agree the bike engine would be far from simple and would cost a fortune

[Bubba]

the bike engine was just a "do u think it could be done" question. seeing as westfields have them, but they are rwd

[mowgli]

the bike engine was just a "do u think it could be done" question. seeing as westfields have them, but they are rwd

there was a thread about a month ago, and burgo knows a lot about this sort of thing, vehicle weight is the key.

[craig green]

Bike engines have naff-all torque, so its debatable if a Nova would actually be all that fast with one tbh. I reckon an XE on tb's would be quicker & cheaper so the bike engine idea is only really a talking point rather than a viable option tbh.

All the usual steps of modding apply to the 8v engines. Breathing, exhausts, headwork, cam & then mega bucks on a strong bottom end. You wont see much more than 120bhp from a 1300, that would be peaky & poor in a road car & likely only as fast as a better behaved GTE 1600 injection engine that will use far less fuel.

[Bubba]

whats different about the sport engines? aint the about 99 as standard?

[mowgli]

whats different about the sport engines? aint the about 99 as standard?

twin 40's and if specced, a high lift cam. about 90hp

[paul james]

and a red rear exhaust silencer!
twin 40 carbs are worth it for the noise alone, get some.

[ck]

sport was just under 90 with the webber 40's. with the optional cam it was suposed to be just under 100hp

i have full sport twin 40 set up if interested pm me

[buzbi]

but stats say the sport was faster to 60 than all the other standard nova's!

(don't bite me, its just what it says in the total vauxhall tech spec)

[mowgli]

but stats say the sport was faster to 60 than all the other standard nova's!

(don't bite me, its just what it says in the total vauxhall tech spec)

of course it was, it was lighter & had more power...

but the gte/gsi had lower gearing & took an extra change to get to 60... but would probably beat it to a ton