head question

[gearbox90]

Hello everyone , first post , just a quick question but does a 1300sr head fit on an 1600 gte engine , i beleave its a 16se engine ? would that be correct ? thanks in advance for eny help given . gearbox

[mowgli]

it would fit but why would you want to fit it?????

if you are planning to make a carbed 1600, then why not use a 1600spi from an astra with 1.4 bits??

[gearbox90]

hello there ,thanks for the reply . atm i have a 1300 sr engine running the nova sport set up with a ast2 cam and was just wundering if i could get an astra 1600 se bottom end and put my top end on it , the head is gas flowed and big valve .Was just lookin for some cheep ponies , gearbox

[mowgli]

get some 1200 pistons, rebore your block & stick them in....
then use a 1200 head gasket.
you then get a 1400 hi comp engine

you will need a bit machining out of the pistons depending on just how high you want your compression ratio to be

if you go for a 1600, you will be needing the bigger gearbox/flywheel/clutch too

[gearbox90]

thank you you again for the reply and think thats probably the best plan , the car dont hang about now and revs very well :), so may take your advive and start a rebuild on the spare engine . thanks for taking the time to reply , gearbox

[mowgli]

anyway, welcome to png. if you put a thread on general chat, introducing yourself, its a good start, once you have 15 posts on your count, you can post piccys.

bit of advice gearbox90... nobody is a polite as you on here

once you have been on here for a while, you'll get used to the hard banter.

[Stuart]

does the 1.6 spi head have the same sized valves as the mpi version? if not then sod putting a ****ty head on when the 1.3 will be better in that respect (although no where near as good as the 1.6 mpi head with some fettling to a carb inlet)

[gearbox90]

thank you stuart for your advice , but if i gotto change gearbox`s and that to run the 1600 i think i may stick to a 1300/1400 , it is very nimble atm and very good fun up our herefordshire country lanes , but thanks for taking the trouble to answer me , gearbox

[Stuart]

I'm now confused... I thought you had a 1.6 engine and wanted to fit a carb to it.

[gearbox90]

I'm now confused... I thought you had a 1.6 engine and wanted to fit a carb to it.
sorry if i didnt explain very well , the car atm has a 13sr engine and was wundering what was involved to put a 1600 engine in , i do know of an engine which i beleave is there 16se which maybe where i wasnt clear , thank again for your reply and sory for the confusion , gearbox