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alrite lads, me and my workmates are building a nova rally car and are going down the swift gti engine route! weve got the car there.. in fact weve ripped the engine out already.
what i need to know is whts needed and where to get neccesary parts for putting it int othe nova. im lead to believe that i need 1 modified engine mount and that the nova gearbox will bolt on along with using the shafts too.!
any help/advise and tips much appreciated
cheers
NovaloadedAgain
08-05-05, 07:32 PM
Thats one engine conversion Ive personally never heard of. Altho...sounds a good idea mate. :+:
Philsutton
08-05-05, 07:33 PM
ive heard of the conversion, was done before vauxhall made a small block 16v. Sorry havent a clue about fitting it though
good engines are those 1.3 Swift GTi lumps, a whole car in the local scrappy.
NovaloadedAgain
08-05-05, 07:43 PM
There twin cam those engines arent they?
yes, i think they're a twin cam 1.3 16v
NovaloadedAgain
08-05-05, 07:55 PM
Thats gonna be quite a good little engine to drop into a Nova in that case. Got any pics of the Nova that your putting the engine into?
and i think they were also the fastest 1.3 production car at that time.
yeah they are a good powerfull engine them 100 bhp from a 1.3 and as phil said it used to be a commom conversion a few years ago :lol:
yeh ive seen it done on a few nova's and even in a corsa!! i spoke to one owner of one 2yrs ago but didnt go into detail about the whole conversion, wish i did now tho lol
havent got pics yet, the roll cage is fitted and rear disc conversion, 2ltr front brakes and suspension is on
the engine is 1300 16v twin cam with 101bhp., were fully stripping and rebuilding it and porting/flowing the head before fitting then with a full exhaust inc 4 brancher and panel filter with drilled airbox should see us a good performance hike! hopefully be quick in our class
sounds really good mate get some pics up as soon as you can :lol:
try rally websites as im sure i remember someone posting a link to a site that sold the necessary componets to fit it
chug1106
08-05-05, 10:04 PM
one of my mates has just done one of these conversions,just needs to get it sprayed. hes got twin fortes on it i think, it goes like the flames,he says its quite easy to do to.
S_Gault
09-05-05, 12:51 PM
Ive built a couple in the past.
they fly on carbs with headwork and cams,
One of my customers revs it regular to 10 000rpm on L1 cams (BDA profile)
Steven
A VW POLO G40 1300 PUSHES 116 BHP ON THE WHEELS THEY ARE THE FASTEST 1300 IM AWARE OF MATE
1300 SUPERCHARGED
A VW POLO G40 1300 PUSHES 116 BHP ON THE WHEELS THEY ARE THE FASTEST 1300 IM AWARE OF MATE
1300 SUPERCHARGED
im afraid i'll have to correct mate.., my Toyota Starlet turbo is a 1300 and comes away with 133bhp as standard! mine however is pushing 175bhp and will soon be 220+bhp :lol: :lol: :lol: :twisted:
chug1106: give me info on doin it please bud! nice one
Ive built a couple in the past.
they fly on carbs with headwork and cams,
One of my customers revs it regular to 10 000rpm on L1 cams (BDA profile)
Steven
is that with a standard bottom end?? thats pretty mental.
do these have dizzys or are they ecu controlled ignition?
maxpaine
10-05-05, 12:47 AM
i have to discar the 3 cylinders 12v daihatsu 1.0 liters MPi all forged engine is the best whit 109 hp
im afraid i'll have to correct mate.., my Toyota Starlet turbo is a 1300 and comes away with 133bhp as standard! mine however is pushing 175bhp and will soon be 220+bhp :lol: :lol: :lol: :twisted:
Yumm 8)
I love the starlet turbos
getlost29
10-05-05, 01:54 PM
dose any one know if the engine will botl straight on to a nova gear box
david dixon
10-05-05, 10:09 PM
here's a pic of one done!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/nova-turbo/General%20pics/nigengine.jpg
chug1106
10-05-05, 10:17 PM
alright mate. yeah mate if you get stuck or just want any sort of info just ask and i will get back to ya,best to pm me.aye im pretty sure it does go onto the nova box but not 100%sure will find out if ya want
surely someone must have info.....????
help
Looks like the engine sits really low.
BTTT
still waiting guys..., need info!!
PLEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEE :D
ldk_nova
21-05-05, 02:37 PM
how would your starlet turbo compare against an XE nova threw the gears? and top end?
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