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[Purple Tom]

In some ways I see your point, but to start with the 105-odd bhp from the C16SE will be more than enough, especially been as though your last engine was a 45bhp 1098! I think if you get the C16SE in and running for a while, then you'll more fully appreciate the 160+ bhp the 16V has to offer....

(and also save a hell of a lot of money!)

Although, I've just thought, while your shell is in its current condition it'd be really easy to modify the bulkhead to accept the 16V on standard injection (or carbs or ITBs or whatever).....although you'd then have to relocate the master cylinders which is another whole load of work, or money if you get the Allspeed master cylinder conversion.

[Bounce]

Real men convert to Honda Power!


You know you want to!

[Jammy]

Lol, 105 bhp! My Nans electric troothbrush has more power than that, and it only cleans her falsies!

[Purple Tom]

Be quiet! You weren't complaining when you were sat in the back on BH2N (secretly I think you quite liked it as you had plenty of other cars with real back seats to choose from!)

[Bungle]

so what was the real attraction about being on your back seat tom ? *

[Purple Tom]

You'll have to ask Jammy on that one

[Jammy]

Ermmmmm....

















Tom has lovely smelling hair....

[marc]

Lol.

I've got the engine turning, just. Kinda attacked it gently with a hammer to free the piston rings off, cylinder 4 is screwed, lots of corosion on the bore. Mite try honing them all and see what it looks like, as you say tom it wouldnt be hard to get it rebored etc. We'll see how it turns out, probably wont make any difference to be fair. I could do wwith saving the money and just getting it running.

[TimS]

Im going to be changing the pistons, rings and bearings in mine soon, another trip to Morspeed. Simon keeps all pistons and parts for them now.

[Jammy]

This *may* help you stay just behind me on the track, rather than being lapped!

[marc]

SPAMMER!!! Lol, thanks for thinking about us anyway jammy!

[marc]

Good news!!!


I went to allspeed the other day to look at his equinox demo car because it had the 16v 1.6 engine in but found it now has the 1.4 8v in!! The good thing about this is he has sold me his old 16v engine. It needs valve stem seals but he's included all new seals, gaskets, valves and hydraulic lifters in the sale, the lifters themselves cost what i paid for everything!! Very very pleased, so a big thankyou to Rob at allspeed!


Other than that, not a lot of progress, built up my metro turbo callipers with new seals and stainless pistons, stainless flexi hoses etc.

[TimS]

I too went to see Rob the other day too and saw the Equinox which he was welding on a Clubby front end. Also saw the 261bhp C20XE rear weel drive mental clubman which makes all of thoes Vtec's look like pansy's (Jammy)...

[Jammy]

Pah, 261 bhp. My pram had more than that when I was a wee nipper!

[Grimmy@JHE]

have you taken a look on sbd.co.uk ... its a bit pricey but its all very good stuff. i have just helped a friend of mine rebuild a x16xe with throttle bodies cams titanium vales forged pistons and steel conrods. hopefully going to touch 200hp. good luck with the build.