1999 1..6 engine complete 350.00

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August-10th-2002, 01:11 AM

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NegatiZE

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Originally posted by fatlanky
TheMan, do you know if corksport can import theese heads? Also, what bottom end mods will need to be done? I dont know if they offer upgraded connecting rods etc....Also, you said the 1.6 is basically the same as the b6 series motor correct? Do you have any ideas of wheather or not this motor will fit into the festiva with little dificulty?..Thanks TheMan, Nice to have desent convo. without everyone slamming the **** out of each other..(see protegetech).....Kaleb

I emailed Corksport about the heads...they said that it has never been done before, and due to the way that used parts markets are in Japan, you'd probably have to import the entire engine. Kinda bad news, unless there's another way to get these heads over here.

August-10th-2002, 02:31 AM

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If some people would like to get together and make this happen, ill gladly pay for the entire engine. After all, I have a spare 1.6 as of now. (I aint skeered to blow **** up !!!) HA!....Kaleb

March-10th-2003, 08:45 PM

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I brought this back up from the dead because I am seriously interested in this...

If I was to go FI:

So, TheMan, you said

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Oh and for the brave... swap the heads but leave the cams alone. Then turbo the sucker!

It'll be a major pain in the *** to tune though, be warned (vvt + turbo is hard to work with).

Is it worth the pain swapping the heads, then turboing it? Will I get a lot more hp than turboing it without the head?

If I was to go NA:

Well I called tripoint engineering today. In one of the older threads, it was mentioned that they made cams for the 1.6l ( This old thread )

Well I called and he said they didn't

, but then he enlightened me and said that they can custom make them

So, if I was to get the head, will it be smart to get some cam gears to go along with it? (If this sounds stupid, it because I obviously don't know...)
And of course the standalone that you mentioned to me a while back.This one

Also...lol

You said this..

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The Z series engines are decendants of the B series engines so the strong block (the block is pretty much the same as the B6) and internal characteristics are still there. What's better in the Z series compared to the B series though is the Z series' heads flow better!

So instead of spending money and time on a swap, the alternative is to build a NA rev monster out of the 1.6. The ZM-DE (1.6l) has a bore/stroke of 78x83.6 which makes for a pretty decent bore ratio. I wouldn't stroke that engine any because of so little room and tight tolerances there is. Do the normal NA upgrades to the bottom end.

So 1.6l is really that strong? It sounds strong than the later model F series engine.
So do you believe that my engine can handle 200+hp pretty good (NA or FI)? Maybe 230hp?(am I exagerating now..lol)