1.6 Engine power boost

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acepower
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1.6 Engine power boost

Post by acepower »

Hi there

I was wondering if anyone could help me increase engine performance on a 1600 OHC engine and what sort of cost is involved. I have already done the following:

Changed single carb to a brand new twin weber carb
Four branch manifold leading out to a twin exit exhaust
Unleaded head
K&N Air Filter

Many Thanks
Altaf



capri-dave
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Post by capri-dave »

the most beneficial way to further increase power would be,

head work...i.e gas flowing the ports and a fast road cam :wink:
also electronic ignition would be a good idea as well...

i take it your keeping the 1.6 engine for insurance reasons or something?

because if i was you, i would slot a 2.0 engine in mate, far better for tuning,
and is pretty much a straight swap :wink:

acepower
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Post by acepower »

Thanks for that mate.

Unfortunately i have spent a lot of money on the engine so would like to keep it.

If i fitted a fast road cam, would i have to modify or change anything?

If not, then that idea plus the electronic ignition will be going ahead very soon.

Many thanks again for the reply.

Altaf

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Post by capri-dave »

if you buy a performance cam kit from someone like Kent cams,
then you could fit that without changing anything else...

I would strongly recommend not going any higher than a mild fast road cam
on the 1600 pinto, as valve train geometry can be a problem with really hairy cams on the smaller pinto :wink:

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Post by punk1211 »

oooooooo i don't have any idea regarding this thing but i am sure i will learn a lot from here.

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