DanielJ
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rite, the old mans asked me bout this, and he wants 2 convert mine to mpi....... but iv told him for the same price i could prob get a sport engine so. can i have some cost prices of converting 2 mpi or converting 2 a sport engine?
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Kris TD
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it will be cheaper to buy an mpi engine, they probably only cos about 50 quid if you get one from a nova sri
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DanielJ
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so what will i need m8? box engine loom? or just the engine etc as im not to clued up with engines
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jr
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are we still taking 1.4 or 1.6
if 1.4 get a 16v, least theres soem tuning bit out there for it
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Kris TD
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quote: Originally posted by DanielJ
so what will i need m8? box engine loom? or just the engine etc as im not to clued up with engines
depends what box you have now, they come with an f13, so yours prob has one of those already. just need engine and ecu, and lomb, striahgt swap, should do it in a day.
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starkmotorsport
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Theres tuning parts for both out there, but you can obviously get more out of a 1400 16v.
My car is a 1400 8v rally prep'd engine pushing 142 BHP whereas I know of a guy with a 1400 16v rally prep'd pushing out 190ish BHP
This is seriously costly though.
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DanielJ
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err kris i hav a c14nz at the mo i think (ls 1.4)
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Phil321
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If you are going to do it, why not just go for a x16xe? Similar cost to the 1400 Sport engine and that extra bit of power.
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jr
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prob have the the same prob as me, the insurance side of it
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DanielJ
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18 yrs old so insurance is the main prob otherwise i wud
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jr
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thats why i went for a 1.4 conversion, although if i declare the mods it will prob be more than a 1.6 anyway
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Kris TD
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1.4 16v is only insurance group 6 go for one of them.
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DanielJ
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so wa wud i need 4 the sport 2 go in?
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jr
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engine
possible box, sport uses f13cr i think
ecu
loom (i think)
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DanielJ
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mounts shafts?
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PaulW
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the 16v mounts wont fit cos of the chassis legs, unsure if the 8v SRi ones will be ok, may need to get some made up
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DanielJ
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o great i jus wan sumthn simple 2 do
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jr
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doh, forgot about the drivers side engine mount
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