106 xsi vs 16v j4

1. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

   #1 17th May 2011, 16:10

   My mate has come up trumps with a 16v unit for a very low price so What do you reckon would be the best? J4 but it'll be running standard manifold and exhaust. I have an XSi with 4 branch manifold and full exhaust however. This will be going into a VTR track car but i'm in two minds which one to fit.
2. user_37187 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2009 Stranraer Posts: 3437 bodied VTR

   #2 17th May 2011, 16:14

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Gandi699 My mate has come up trumps with a 16v unit for a very low price so What do you reckon would be the best? J4 but it'll be running standard manifold and exhaust. I have an XSi with 4 branch manifold and full exhaust however. This will be going into a VTR track car but i'm in two minds which one to fit.

   j4 imo better base for more power

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3. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

   #3 18th May 2011, 10:40

   I think I might just pick the engine up anyway but its seems awfully cheap though and comes with a gearbox...shame I've bought so much 8v kit too
4. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

   #4 18th May 2011, 14:15

   which xsi engine have you got?
5. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

   #5 18th May 2011, 14:34

   the 1.6
6. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

   #6 18th May 2011, 15:01

   pretty rare to find one of those engine nowadays lol my house mate has had 2 1.4's and now has the 1.6 which he is currently dropping in a 16v
   
   iirc the 1.6 xsi's are rarer than the rallyes
7. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

   #7 18th May 2011, 15:11

   4-2-1 manifold and full system fitted, induction kit so hopefully it'll be alright. The engine will be going in a VTR with associated vtr injection setup but I'm going to run the xsi injections and inlet if i can
8. Mikol Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Somewhere between Bedford and Brixworth Posts: 2373 106 XS 16v Driveway Ornament

   #8 19th May 2011, 19:37

   16v will have more power to start, a better base to build on.
   
   Sell the manifolds for 16v ones and you're laughing.
   
   What XSi kit have you got? *Might* be interested...
9. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

   #9 19th May 2011, 22:49

   I haven't heard anything about the 16v at the moment, not sure if the guy has got back to my mate yet. Apart from the xsi manifold and janspeed 4 branch, I've got a standard xsi exhaust manifoldm downpipe and inlet