Gina_G
20-01-2007, 10:52 PM
To those of you that are not wanting to VTR of VTS and want to keep to a 1.4.
If you want to keep below 1.6 litres for tax reasons like I do, then either find an XSI or 1.3 rallye engine and fit that. Instant 100bhp, just the issue of rewiring needed.
You can also fit any sporty 1.4 head to the quiksilver block so Rallye, XSi, VTR, AX GTi, this will be like having a cheap breathed upon head.
Inlet now you will need either an ealry silvertop VTR one or later one depending on what port spacing head you have and type of ecu. S1 ralyle inlets will fit early quiksilvers up to some V reg cars.
ECU wise if you can or do the rewiring needed then get a 1.4 XSi or 1.3 rallye loom and ecu, both have the higher 7250rpm rev limit and have 100bhp as standard combine this with the above heads or inlets.
As an example of all the above made to good use the spec of my quiksilver engine before rebuild was
S1 rallye head
VTR inlet and TB
Miltek 4-2-1
OMP cat back group N exhaust system
206 simota
AX GTi loom and ecu
the above made 110.8bhp @ 7285rpm, would have made more but the rev limit was to low and the graph was still climbing when it hit the limiter.
Now you think well all that work I may aswell frop the whole engine in, but with that setup at the pod I didnt have to many troubles with S1 rallyes running the usual breathing mods ie manifold, xhaust and induction kit. VTRs are easier to pull away from and pass, I am not saying it will slay everything in its path as no 2 cars have the same mods or are the same from the factory
New engine to go in the car will be the same but the bottom end will be using S1 rallye pistons and running on standalone ecu and Yamaha R6 throttle bodies
You do have to think about it this way though, if fitting a bigger engine declare it because if you are doing the usual insure it as a 1.6 but tax it as a 1.4 you are cheating yourselves and insurance is effectively void if you get caught which is very high now with the amount of random spot checks.
For the extra £60 or so a year extra you pay are the roads getting any better? or are roads even getting repaired? Do the above mods keep to a mutant 1.4 pay cheap road tax still have plenty of fun ont he same shit roads!!
If you want to keep below 1.6 litres for tax reasons like I do, then either find an XSI or 1.3 rallye engine and fit that. Instant 100bhp, just the issue of rewiring needed.
You can also fit any sporty 1.4 head to the quiksilver block so Rallye, XSi, VTR, AX GTi, this will be like having a cheap breathed upon head.
Inlet now you will need either an ealry silvertop VTR one or later one depending on what port spacing head you have and type of ecu. S1 ralyle inlets will fit early quiksilvers up to some V reg cars.
ECU wise if you can or do the rewiring needed then get a 1.4 XSi or 1.3 rallye loom and ecu, both have the higher 7250rpm rev limit and have 100bhp as standard combine this with the above heads or inlets.
As an example of all the above made to good use the spec of my quiksilver engine before rebuild was
S1 rallye head
VTR inlet and TB
Miltek 4-2-1
OMP cat back group N exhaust system
206 simota
AX GTi loom and ecu
the above made 110.8bhp @ 7285rpm, would have made more but the rev limit was to low and the graph was still climbing when it hit the limiter.
Now you think well all that work I may aswell frop the whole engine in, but with that setup at the pod I didnt have to many troubles with S1 rallyes running the usual breathing mods ie manifold, xhaust and induction kit. VTRs are easier to pull away from and pass, I am not saying it will slay everything in its path as no 2 cars have the same mods or are the same from the factory
New engine to go in the car will be the same but the bottom end will be using S1 rallye pistons and running on standalone ecu and Yamaha R6 throttle bodies
You do have to think about it this way though, if fitting a bigger engine declare it because if you are doing the usual insure it as a 1.6 but tax it as a 1.4 you are cheating yourselves and insurance is effectively void if you get caught which is very high now with the amount of random spot checks.
For the extra £60 or so a year extra you pay are the roads getting any better? or are roads even getting repaired? Do the above mods keep to a mutant 1.4 pay cheap road tax still have plenty of fun ont he same shit roads!!