1.2 - 1.6 conversion, whats needed?

[walshc]

As tittle really
Ive done a search but cant seem to find whats needed :confused:

So if anyone has done this before can you list all the bits i`d need? :)

And also how easy would it be to do? i`m ok at basic mechanics, limits are suspension/brake changing

The cambelt is about due to be changed on the 1.2, so rather than spend money on that, just to spend money doing a heart transplant on the loon at a later date i thought i`d do it soon :) hopefully in time for PVS lol

Ive been doing a bit of research on the 1.6 8v running twin 40`s, and that sounds like just what i want as a daily (i`m putting a VR6 in my mk2 golf, then adding forced induction :D :thumb: )

What other cars came with the same 1.6 8v as the GTE? or would it just be easier to buy a donor GTE?

I was thinking, buy a GTE ready for the scrapper, rebuild the engine and do the twin 40 conversion, that way i could get that all in and set up/running sweet ready to put it all into the loon :cool:
I`ll be able to keep using the loon day to day whilst working on the engine etc too

Sorry for the essay and abondance of questions :wtf:
Cheers for any help in advance

Craig

[Stuart]

Look in the articles section.....

[Riggy]

its easy fella , as said if you want a hand give us a shout ,

or i now have a 1.6 16v lump for sale :thumb:

[walshc]

Look in the articles section.....

Theyre not working dude :(
First place i looked

I really should of notified someone shouldnt i? :wtf:

Nice one Riggy :D
I`ll be recruting (sp?) your knowledge when it begins then :thumb:
Thanks for the offer mate, but im not really a fan of 16v engines :eek: :tard:
I like low down grunt :cool: (in a non mincing way)

You think i should just buy a donor GTE then?

[Adam]

The articles forum...
Not the articles link at the top of this page ;)

In my sig, there \/

[walshc]

The articles forum...
Not the articles link at the top of this page ;)

In my sig, there \/

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/1889/dudegu1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Nice one, i`ll have a good read of that when i get back :thumb: :cool:

[dan_cf40]

If You Use A 1.6 From A Cav Or Astra Not Injection Its A Straight Swap Dont Need Anything At All

[Stuart]

be careful with that advice.... some of the early cav 1.6's were big blocks, so the same work as fitting an XE, for probably 80bhp max lol

[dan_cf40]

Yea Its The 16 Sv Block You Be Needing

[Stuart]

what a nasty nasty nasty engine..... why would you want to swap engines for something with less go than a 1.4 carb lol

[dan_cf40]

mine goes ok came out of mk3 cav only put a weber carb on it. loads quicker than sr's and sri's