x16xe ???

[*Dave*]

hey people,

thinking of putting 1.6 16v in my nova, found an engine still running in the car (96 tigra) for the engine,box,loom,ecu etc £225.

what are the best mods for them?
was thinking of a mantzel inlet box thingy and a 4 branch.

just want to know peoples views upon these lumps.

thanks Dave

[AlexW]

can get cheaper than 225 but meh.

Powerbox is a must, other common mods are cams and a 4-2-1 is best, keeps a bit more torque down from the top, where all the power/torque is anyways.

There good engines and fairly reliable, My nova has the smaller X14XE, but basicaly the same engine.

[Plug]

currently putting a c16xe in

not a had conversion but i havent even attempted the wiring yet

[*Dave*]

any other opinions?

[Ben]

watch out for valve stem seals a very common problem on these engines.

You can tune a e16se cheaper and easier than the x16xe just depends what you want from it.

[wwmnw]

For mine I am doing;

Inlet plenum (Mantzel style but cheaper)
Wossner high compression 79.5 mil pistons and uprated rods (Obviously block bored out)
Port and polish
Skimmed head
Inlets knife edged and some other head work
Cams
Remap (one day)
4-2-1
F15

Hoping to see 150 bhp, Lots of debt, Hopefully worth it.

[Ben]

Hoping to see 150 bhp, Lots of debt, Hopefully worth it.

You will struggle to get a real 150bhp from a mantzel regardless of what the retailer says, you will be needing carbs or tb's to get a trustworthy 150bhp from one of these engines, and one of the biggest down sides of them is with the spec you have put up you will be looking about 110lb/ft.

[wwmnw]

You will struggle to get a real 150bhp from a mantzel regardless of what the retailer says, you will be needing carbs or tb's to get a trustworthy 150bhp from one of these engines, and one of the biggest down sides of them is with the spec you have put up you will be looking about 110lb/ft.

What do you mean by a real 150 bhp? When I can afford decent throttle bodies (and afford the amount of fuel that will be used once they are on) I will buy some. Torque isn't something I have fully grasped yet but is 110lb/ft torque crap?

[*Dave*]

well do i stick with me unreliable c20xe or go for a x16xe?

i just want my car to drive nice again but still have some power. dont want to go back to 1.6 8v

[Twistie]

Dave why not look for a c16Xe engine (corsa gsi engine) a boy i no got one and he said it is the best 1.6 16v engine to use but that is just want he has said