1.6 cav cam?

[LUV2XLR8]

hello, does anyone know if its worth me putting a 1.6 cav cam into my 1.4 spi nova?
would there be much improvement and is it hard to do!?
i dont want to go messing up my engine! (again)
cheeres

[Adam]

Which cav engine?

Your best off with a 1.4SR cam in your nova engine, or a gte/gsi one if you cant get hold of a Sr one.

[LUV2XLR8]

i have a 1.4i luxe pluss engine in my car at the mo!
so a gte or gsi cam will fit?
which one would be the best?
i just want a bit more power

[Stuart]

/me flogs a dead horse
"look in the FAQ's for engine tuning ideas, and also the tech gudies at the 1.2 spi guide aragorn wrote (it all applies to your engine too)"
/me stops flogging the horse

[LUV2XLR8]

thanks for the info fella, but ive looked all morning and cant seem to find what you sugested.
Thanks
jim

[Gunzi]

I have a piper 272 degree cam from a GTE for sale ?90. Will fit 1.4i
Cam info is here

http://www.novaload.net/forums/article.php?t=63467

Just search the page for cam
Gunzi

[Stuart]

http://www.novaload.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=107315 1.2i guide in there

and in the main tech page, you will see an FAQ post from wisewood, there are various engine tuning guides there. there should be a 1.4 one there.

[LUV2XLR8]

thanks fella
thats good infomation! wil let you know how i get on!

[craig green]

GTE cam & housing for sale...PM.

[Dod]

Tht 1600 Cam will help a little bit, but as said, get the GTE one, you dont need the housing, your own will work

[LUV2XLR8]

thanks for the advice mate, i think i know of someone local breaking a gte!
know anyone after a gte exsorst system?
its brand new except for the manifold and downpipe!
but they are in great nic too!

[Dod]

Stick the lot on your own car, it'll help the exhaust flow and release a few more Horses.

[LUV2XLR8]

nice, but i think il have to get a gsi manifold as i dont think the gte manifold has that sensor thing in it!
il have to check.
Oh and i just won a piper fast road cam on ebay brand new, so hopefully that should be great for my car!
thanks for the help

[Adam]

nice, but i think il have to get a gsi manifold as i dont think the gte manifold has that sensor thing in it!
il have to check.
Oh and i just won a piper fast road cam on ebay brand new, so hopefully that should be great for my car!
thanks for the help
Only the late gsi (c16se) engine will have the lambda sensor hole in the manifold.
Get the manifold off a nova sri, they all have the sensor in the manifold.

The standard gte exhaust wont really improve things too much, the only part that differs from your exhaust is that it has a twin branch downpipe, which should help gas flow, but the system is the same.
And the pipe bore size is the same on all novas.

You would be best off getting a 2"bore aftermarket system for a gsi/sri/gte, as the silencers will be a straight through type, and the increased pipe bore will help.

[LUV2XLR8]

cheeres mate,
gota try and find someone who will buy my manifold :D
il ask the boys up motor club!