*HOW TO* fit a Smallblock XE. (1.4/1.6 16v)

to see how to do an alternator belt without the tensioner so you dont have to get a different bracket + tensioner + belt see my w.i.p in my signature

Also, what cars have the cable driven vss ?

hello every one been looking in to engines and what one too put in the car thinking of a 1.6 16v they seam a cheep enough option what am wonting to know is this work doing this seams like the place to ask :) got a 1.2 in car at present so its bound to be a vast improvement lollol and ave heard seam welding not nessesery.. opinions please :)

Mine isn't seam welded and I'm running around 150bhp with an X16XE. Lots and lots of hard driving and launches at the Pod haven't caused any movement on the standard seams. The 1.6 doesn't really have enough torque IMO to justify welding. However, if the car is engine less and there is a chance you might swap to a bigger engine later you may as well do it.

I've fitted an X16XE in my Nova but am having a couple of slight problems.

The engine management light stays on all the time. When I earth the wire from the 9 pin plug the light flashes, firstly 4 times and then 9 times. Then, when you remove the earth it clears for a couple of seconds and then comes on again. Does anybody know what these could be?

I've fitted a Dbilas inlet manifold and forgot to write down where all of the vacuum tubes go. I've sort of worked it out but I don't know if it's right. I've got a tube from the EGR valve to the inlet, MAP sensor to the inlet, FPR to inlet, Brake servo one-way breather blanked off?, ICV valve to inlet. I've also connected the tank vent switch but left the breathers off.

We had problems at first where it would start and idle really rough and hesitate in low RPM but was OK at higher RPM. We since connected the above and it all seems OK except for a slight hesitation when revving hard. Could this be the throttle body sensor thing?

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hope that helps liam from the top egr valve to manifold, fpr to manifold, engine cam cover breather to manifold
bottom tank vent valve, and map sensor :)

Im now cracking on with a 1.2 carb, to the x16xe.. Think most of its pretty straight forward but need the solve the fuel problem, simplest way to find a tank from a gte/gsi?
Can i use a inline fuel pump? or? ...

Yeah an inline fuel pump will work on original tank if you always keep the tank above 1/4 full

Yeah that's hassle, Rather do it proper, So basically need to find another tank?

+ I was planning to drop the whole front end off the corsa, like legs, brakes, driveshafts keeping it all as a whole, then dropping the nova on top? Or do i need to use the nova shafts? hubs?

You'll have to use nova shafts mate, Corsa ones are a little longer I think. And the engine mounts are different. And depending on which Corsa, the bottom arms are different.