1400 head??? carbs????

[greeny89]

what shape are the inlet ports on a 1400 carb engine

[Southie]

Round ports - 1.6 GTE/GSI and 1.4 SRI (all MPI engines)
Square ports - 1.4 Carb and 1.4 + 1.2 SPI engines
Cathedral ports - 1.2 and 1.3 carb engines (cathedral means like a church window shape)

[greeny89]

cheers for the info. iv got a 1400 engine but have carbs for the cathedral ports so will the 1200 head fit on the 1400 block n just swap the cams around?

[mowgli]

yup, that sounds like a good plan

[greeny89]

ideal so theres no clearence issues or anything? straight forward swap ?

[mowgli]

straight on... use a 12st head gasket set,

[greeny89]

what about if i put a 1600 cam in?
so 1400 block 1200 head and 1600 cam ? all straight forward?

[mowgli]

1600 cam won't have a lobe for the fuel pump, so you'd need to get an aftermarket fuel pump

[dan23]

1.4 cam has the highest lift of all standard nova cams

[mk1nova_rich]

1.4 cam has the highest lift of all standard nova cams

If its new lol unless you have an aftermarket cam I wouldn't bother...even then select profile carefully depending on your engine mods :thumb:

[vauxluva]

1.4 cam has the highest lift of all standard nova cams
I was always under the impression that a 1.6 nv cam+carrier would act as a high lift cam in my 1.4nv (sr).........:confused: