C16XE tuning

[staggy_gsi]

just wondering, is there anything cheap-ish i can do to my 1.6 16v to get a bit more power out of her? im getting one of those mantzel style inlets in the next few weeks so thats a good start....

[Adam]

Whats the budget?
Inlet box is a good start point, then exhaust, cams, remap.

[orangeopel]

Bike carbs and mega jolt will give you the most power for your money.Miles better than powerbox`s and remaps.
Then as said a decent manifold and exhaust system and cams/headwork.

[General Baxter]

CARBS SUCK lol

[MC]

What cam is recomended without changing pistons? Is piston clearance an issue? And what power might one expect from a standard X16XEL on TB's?

Sorry to hijack.

MC

[Adam]

Max duration cams on std pistons is about 266deg.
More than that needs the pockets deepening in the pistons.
About 150ish bhp is right for a standard engine, on lets say a SBD(jenvey/mbe) TB setup.


Bike carbs and mega jolt will give you the most power for your money.Miles better than powerbox`s and remaps.
Then as said a decent manifold and exhaust system and cams/headwork.
Bike carbs are specifically designed for high revving bike engines, and will never give as good fueling as efi.
SBD sell twin weber kits, and a MBE ignition setup, and get 140bhp on a dyno. So id say 130bhp is more in the right place for bike carbs/mj(a lot of power is lost in some bike carb setups due to badly designed/flawed inlets)

You can get 150ish bhp, with an inlet box/exhaust manifold/good cams, and a mappable ecu setup to control it. And it'll run well under all conditions, and return good mpg.

[peester]

go here,.. look for 'instant expert'

http://www.sbdev.co.uk/Main.htm