1.6 16v or a redtop in a nova which would be best

[hartley]

woundering which conversion to do on me nova either 1.6 16v or redtop

[burgo]

do what the hell you want!!!

[Jack]

24v :d

[Southie]

Road car? Are they both standard?

I went for the 1.6 16v for my daily runner but in all fairness you can have as much fun in either if the setups okay.

[ksw46]

if your gonna do it you may as well cut out the mid range n LET it chances are you will end up there anyway

[Southie]

if your gonna do it you may as well cut out the mid range n LET it chances are you will end up there anyway I think he's got an LET anyway lol

[hartley]

its me everday driver , and a would just leave them standard

[ksw46]

in that case id be goin 1.6 for the fuel bills

[Paul]

20xe better engine

[wwmnw]

woundering which conversion to do on me nova either 1.6 16v or redtop

Wondering ;) Woundering is not a real word.

[hartley]

am on building a let nova just for a weekend toy was the 1.6 easy to fit southie

[blue_peg_16v]

id go 1.6 straight swap uses nova shafts and mounts so cheaper to do to just makes sure you get the transducer and key for the imoberliser

[Southie]

am on building a let nova just for a weekend toy was the 1.6 easy to fit southie Yes very straight forward. What 1.6 engine do you have?

Also read here for help regarding fitting SMALL BLOCK 16v NOVA FITTING (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=129462) GUIDE

[hartley]

it would be the c16xe engine am not sure if they need a transducer and chip

[blue_peg_16v]

dont think they do

[Southie]

it would be the c16xe engine am not sure if they need a transducer and chip

C16xe don't need the transducer and chip. :thumb: Even more straight forward, only 7 wires to connect.

[andy_017]

I've had both and I would definitly say big block xe,only because I like the power of a 20xe over a c16xe,assuming you're keeping them both standard that is!

[*Dave*]

iv had both in the same car , 1.6 is better to drive although not as powerful but very very tunable!!

1.6 imo

[puss puss]

c20xe 150 bhp nuff said home dog! Cya at the Strip!


On a serious note.

I would go for a c20xe 150 bhp very quick in a light weight nova :) Fueling isnt to much of a problem (you will get more mpg because the nova is lighter)
just dont use that loud pedal to much mate :)

[Jack]

c20xe 150 bhp nuff said home dog! Cya at the Strip!
LMFAO lol

MPG is true, the XE I had in my saloon returned a decent 35-40mpg. The advantage being even with light throttle it went fast.

[draper]

YAWN

these threads are getting as common as XE converted novas nowdays, i can never recall a single OP carrying out any swap either (abit pot/carling/kettle/black with my projects/shells atm but meh)

[Jack]

pig/gnats p!ss/void/african american
[/limp] :d

[draper]

lol

however since the rules have been updated, rule 2 nazi :p