carb

[bmxalex]

can i put a webber carb on a 1.0l nova ??

[John]

can i put a webber carb on a 1.0l nova ??

What sort of weber carb? It already has a weber carb as standard.

[16v Nova Kev]

would it not be a better mod to fit a 1.3

[Morton]

as said above cheap easy straight fit 1.3sr carb and inlet mani n away u go!!

[bmxalex]

ah ok so put a 1.3 inlet mainfold and carb on it will taht work >?

[16v Nova Kev]

i was meaning 1.3 engine

[bmxalex]

nah i want to change the carb

[mowgli]

nah i want to change the carb

keep your existing carb & post me all your spare petrol.....

put simply, a carb swap on a 1.0 is simply not worth it. the best advise i can give you is to put whatever money you plan to spend on modding the 1.0 into a cocoa tin under your bed, and then eventually you'll have enough cash to buy a decent engine that will be bigger capacity & more tuneable

[chimp007_uk]

1litre engine is ohv with siamese ports.

1.2-1.6 is ohc and crossflow ports.

Manifolds are a no go. You'd need to run an adapter plate, or use a manifold off a chevette or opel kadett.

[mowgli]

1litre engine is ohv with siamese ports.

1.2-1.6 is ohc and crossflow ports.

Manifolds are a no go. You'd need to run an adapter plate, or use a manifold off a chevette or opel kadett.

thus don't bother

[bmxalex]

ok well it's my first car i want to do mods to it i dont what it does if it makes it faster im happy ok

[Plug]

if i was you mate i would wait til you have clocked up some NCB (no claims bonus) and tidy the exterior up.

then when you can afford to run and insure, buy a bigger engine and put that in. even if its only a 1.2/1.3/1.4/1.6.

there is more to novas than redtops and lets :)

[Mk1'SR'Dan]

aren't 1.0 litre engines only 3 cylinder?

[Welsh Dan]

aren't 1.0 litre engines only 3 cylinder?

Not nova ones. Nova ones are 4 cylinder, overhead valve.

[Mk1'SR'Dan]

oh yeah its the corsa 1.0 12v that threw me...!

[Stuart]

the 'rules' from Mr Chapman (Lotus to you heathens that done know)

1. Make it Handle
2. Make it Stop
3. Make it Go faster

so Decent suspension/geometry setup, decent brakes + tyres then think about the engine as the car will have out grown the engine rather than the other way round

[bmxalex]

ok

can i get a kn wgich would fit it ?? anyone no ??

[Stuart]

bin the text typing!

[mowgli]

bin the text typing!

that wasn't text typing..... just a mistake in typing which & a bad spelling of know..


so are you after performance or noise???? cos a k&n on a 1.0 just makes a sucking noise & no more power

[Stuart]

dropping 50% of the letters from a word is going to be largely text typing ;)

N2O is about the best option for the 1.0 :d

[mowgli]

dropping 50% of the letters from a word is going to be largely text typing ;)

ok, stu.....



N2O is about the best option for the 1.0 :d
again, the cost of it means you may as well get a std 1300, and pay the insurance.