F reg sr poll

[16v Nova Kev]

To red top or a 1600

[Steve]

1600 8v or 16v?

Tbh ive had a 20SEH nova and a corsa b redtop and now i'm happy with a 1300 nova!

All depends whether its for track/ road and how far you wanna go with it.

[16v Nova Kev]

8v and it's for road use

[Andy]

2.0 16v all the way

[meritlover]

Burgo

[scoobyeater]

1600 8v alll the way

[Edd]

1600

[Benn]

What do you prefer to drive?

I love mine when it was xe powered. But a carbed up 1.6 would be nice.

[bazil]

1600, especially around your bit, on the back roads my old gsi was brilliant, only really used 4th and 3rd so no need for the big engine,

[craig green]

1600 valver

[turbojolt]

2ltr on bike carbs

[marc69]

if it's an original looking car why don't you go down the 1.3/1.4 route and go for cams, carbs, gearbox etc.

My 1.4 set up only by me on a very tight budget, has no problems keeping up with 1.6 twin cam mx5s etc which should be out of a 1.4s league. driving on the open road is still a massive blast, can be calm round town and mental out of town, and part of the fun is that you have to rev the teets of it.

If not 1.3/4 (thats a one litre three quarters) then the 1.6, if your going to xe it you'll need a lot of suspension work etc to give the traction so you get any benefit from the engine, moving further away from an original SR....unless that's what you want?

[novalovingned]

1600 8v

C20xe ........ Yawn lol

[scoobyeater]

1600 8v

C20xe ........ Yawn lol


i aggree

[gte-87]

I have a 1600 8v with bike carbs I drive it every day and is so funny it's quick handles nice and also the noise is unreal

[Novasport]

Be different, go 1400 16v on carbs or TB's. Keeps you in the lower tax band as well.

[Alex J]

big block chevy lump, or NOTHING!

[kevster]

1600 8v with tb

[Southie]

1.6 16v, powerbox, f15cr box = finished and a dam sight cheaper IMO.

[maddogdaz666]

I agree with southie, smallblock XE's are fun. I had a tigra 1.6 16v in my mk2 Astra and it was real good fun for a 1.6

[16v Nova Kev]

I have both engines so could go either way.

[brainsnova]

2.0 16v :thumb: reason - anything smaller and you'll want more power one day

[jimbob-mcgrew]

Be different, go 1400 16v on carbs or TB's. Keeps you in the lower tax band as well.

^ yes!

[jimbob-mcgrew]

also liking the idea of a 2 litre 16, with a long ass diff in so it goes 170 mph :P

[EwanG]

I have both engines so could go either way.

Oh so you can swing either way lol! 1600 if you want to keep the handling or 2.0 if u want a heavy understeering front end? I would go 1.3 but I am sure you sold that so 1600 it is m8 :thumb: