slotting a 1.6 16v into an rt

[lawrence]

is it possible to take one 1.6 16v from a mk2 and slot it into a mk 1 clio and is it worth it?

reason asking because some of the mk2 1.6 16 owners can post roughly an 8sec 0-60 or a 16 sec quarter mile and im sure it wont drink as much as 1.8 16v or 2 litre lump and insurance wont bend me over and grease me up

 

[donsrno1]

wouldn't advise it as the wiring etc would probably be a pig. Best bet IMO if you don't want a valver or willy engine would be to go for an RSi lump. IIRC they do 0-60 in about 8.3 secs and are supposed to be fairly torquey. Wiring will just be plug and play and you could re-use the gearbox, driveshafts etc from the 1.4

 

[Peperami]

buy another cup! lol, more seriously, id just buy a looked after valver mate.

You can sleep in your car, but you cant drive your house...

 

[Martin_172]

cant see anyone having done it before so seems like it could be a cool project, slight mods and it would be rapid, my 1.2 does 0-60 in 10 seconds with a video to prove and thats only with a modified airbox and panel filter!

 

[16v_jon]

Mk1 RSI similar power and the engine is already in the car

 

[lawrence]

never thought of that^^^ but its an 8valve though wont have that power or torque higher up

 

[clio__chris]

it has been done. i remember seeing pics of it on the old sites gallery iirc

not sure who it was tho sorry

 

[lawrence]

buy another cup! lol, more seriously, id just buy a looked after valver mate.

You can sleep in your car, but you cant drive your house...

very true mate, but insurance is still a killer for me, so im thinking of a midway point or then again f**k the clios, ill just buy an xsi pug with a gti lump in it

 

[midge]

alright mate, a valver is insurence group 12 so its not high at all. i have a valver engine for sale

 

[dick]

cant see anyone having done it before so seems like it could be a cool project, slight mods and it would be rapid, my 1.2 does 0-60 in 10 seconds with a video to prove and thats only with a modified airbox and panel filter!

ur speedos out then.

 

[lawrence]

yeah the valver is a lower ins group but its my postcode and 1 accident to my name thats bumping prices up

 

[al]

is it possible to take one 1.6 16v from a mk2 and slot it into a mk 1 clio and is it worth it?

reason asking because some of the mk2 1.6 16 owners can post roughly an 8sec 0-60 or a 16 sec quarter mile and im sure it wont drink as much as 1.8 16v or 2 litre lump and insurance wont bend me over and grease me up

To be honest mate, it's a real s**t of an engine, very quick, plenty of torque (for the cc) but, it idles funny, has occasional "stally" moments, eats coil packs and throttle bodies.

Apart from that........DO IT!!

 

[lawrence]

lol above comment, when you mean idles funny, like lumpy or just fluctuates? stally as in feels like its going to cut out?

at the mo its a possibility, found the donor car but trying to source a decent low miler engine