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Can anyone give me any advice on making my 1600D engine more powerful. eg fit Turbo swap engine.
Could you also suggest any good reliable mechanic's who could do work I live near Bolton Lancs and what sort of price I would be looking at. Any advice would be appreciated.

Upgrade it you will never get blistering performance from a 1.6.

kit wrote:Upgrade it you will never get blistering performance from a 1.6.

thanks any idea who could do it for me

Can you give us a clue as to your location?
Somebody could help with a recommendation if they are in your area.

Have you read the "alternative engines" information in the club wiki?

I live in Bolton area Lancashire. Yes I have read write up.

jeffhowat wrote:I live in Bolton area Lancashire. Yes I have read write up.

Great so what do you fancy fitting in place of the 1600D?

I would be look at either a turbo or a 1900 LPG is a bit beyond my cash flow unless I come up on lotto

It depends how much power you want. You could go with a jx motor (t25 turbo diesel), or something like an aef motor from a polo (non turbo but 1.9 and more power than standard 1.6) they are also quite cheap. There are plenty of others aaz, 1z etc but cost more.

More power= more money, so it comes down to your budget.

Jim

Just want to be able to do 50 = 60 on motorway inclines with out slowing down 1900 sound like the way to go.

Have done a couple of aef (1.9) conversions, there not mega powerful but a lot more torquey. They would benefit from a better ratio gearbox rather than the standard 1.6d gearbox, however it does do the job fine.

what sort of price range are we looking at. Would I need to get the engine and would mine be worth anything to someone.

I'll recommend an AEF engine too. I've done it and it works well. They can be got from breakers for around £250. Or buy a Skoda Felicia 1.9D for £500 and break it to recoup the cost. Allow a couple of hundred for sundry bits and bobs as well. Plus fitting of course.

There's a complete guide to this conversion at http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/16cs- ... KW=#413096" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Make sure you read the first bit about exactly what bits to buy.

I've got a perfectly good low mileage 1.6CS here, but no-one has shown any interest in buying it! I'll get more by breaking it for bits I think.