x16xe mods

[chrisd1986]

right im looking at modding a engine im picking up next week and ive seen them power boxes on ebay and i was wanting to know if anyone has used them and what sort of bhp gain i should expect? what are the best road cams for it but i will be doing the add track day and also can i fit an oil cooler as i plan on using the standard nova rad

here is what ive been looking at

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=261191937568

[Mieran]

Get power box of beardy, he does them for cheaper.

[chrisd1986]

Get power box of beardy, he does them for cheaper.

are they any good ive heard horror stories of badly made ones

[maddogdaz666]

Beards a top guy and a top welder :)

[chrisd1986]

Beards a top guy and a top welder :)

is be on here or mig?

[brainsnova]

is be on here or mig?

Mig

[staggy_gsi]

I fitted one on my corsa gsi, it made a huge difference from about 3700rpm right round to the redline. Definitely the first thing id fit if tuning one. Along with a remap people say youre looking at about a 20bhp increase

[johnd]

have a dblias manifold on my x16xe and I found a huge difference would definitely recommend changing the inlet

[Dan Stanley]

The exhaust manifold can be changed as well. I got a stainless 4-1 manifold for the same price as them powerbox inlets off eBay. Also try to find a flywheel off a nova GTE/GSI because its lighter. When I had mine rolling roaded I also had to fit an adjustable fuel reg (FSE power boost valave) to get the fuelling spot on to make use of the mods.
i cant remeber the exact bhp without finding the printout, but it was about 120 me thinks.

[chrisd1986]

yer im looking at a exhaust mani to go with the sportex system im fitting