No HOW TO guide for 16 8v?

[Blackie_No1]

As per the title really? I assume there isn't much that can be done?

[mowgli]

it bolts in exactly where any other ohc engine & there are 5 wires that need doing.

as it is simply a factory installation, all the info is in the haynes book.

[Blackie_No1]

Sorry, I meant to write the word "tuning" in the title, bloody old age and forgetfullness!!!

[mowgli]

ok, head work & cam is pretty much it... followed by twin 40's or bike carbs..

with the injection one, things are a bit limited unless a new mappable ecu is fitted

i'm working on a big valve head in the next few weeks, i will put pics up as soon as i've made progress.

[Blackie_No1]

Good man yourself. I assume that all 16s don't have a big valve head?

[mowgli]

they are bigger than the std carbed engines, but they could do with being bigger.

if you want to get serious, then tuning a 1600 is not cheap, suddenly sticking an xe in is the cheapest option...

[Blackie_No1]

Nah, don't wanna get to serious, just wanna get this szr engine up to 100 brake

[craig green]

Nah, don't wanna get to serious, just wanna get this szr engine up to 100 brake

Run it on 3.1 Jetronic & make sure you arent down on compression as a result of the later head & inlet etc. Turn it into an E16SE.

[Blackie_No1]

Yea I would like to turn it into the gte engine, but can't find a head/manifold/loom/brain :( only complete engine

[Blackie_No1]

Oh, I should be up on compression slightly as I used a 1.4 head gasket which apparently has a bore of 77.5mm and the 1.6 has a bore of 79mm

[MK999]

so basically your headgasket is sat inside the bores and doesn't fit properly, that's not as good as you think it is lol

[MIK]

Yea I would like to turn it into the gte engine, but can't find a head/manifold/loom/brain :( only complete engine

i have a manifold including injectors wiring loom, coil, dizzy and ecu of an e16se if your interested

[Blackie_No1]

I'd be interested if the price was right lol

[Blackie_No1]

so basically your headgasket is sat inside the bores and doesn't fit properly, that's not as good as you think it is lol

well, that's the figures I got from the motorfactors, however I feel I would have noticed an overlap when I was doing the job as I am a bit anal when it cones to jobs like that, i tend to check that all the holes are in the right place, shape, size etc .......

[mowgli]

i think the actual gasket will be a little bigger than the bores on a 1400, so it should just about be ok

[Blackie_No1]

Well it's done nearly 5k on that head gasket with no water useage or any pressurising of the system so I wrecking it'll be fine for a good while yet!

[Stuart]

ITs going to increase the Cr by approxomately shag all lol


Read the 1.4 guide, and change 1.4 for 1.6 lol

[Blackie_No1]

But surely the 1300 head would inrease the cr by too much and she would blow herself to pieces?

[Stuart]

where the funk did you get 1.3 head from?

[Blackie_No1]

In the 1.4 tuning guide it says about fitting a 1.3 head to the 1.4 as the ports are better?

[Stuart]

ignore that bit. you treat it like a 14SE.. same head