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It only has 62000 miles and is going to kept pretty much standard. Just a few upgrades.
I wouldn't mind fitting an 18E cylinder head to give a little more go if anyone has one?
Thanks
Is that a simple conversion snowy? What's the difference between the heads?snowy wrote:Here is my new purchase
It only has 62000 miles and is going to kept pretty much standard. Just a few upgrades.
I wouldn't mind fitting an 18E cylinder head to give a little more go if anyone has one?
Thanks
The 18E cylinder head has bigger valves as standard and a better combustion chamber.cavalier1990 wrote:Is that a simple conversion snowy? What's the difference between the heads?snowy wrote:Here is my new purchase
It only has 62000 miles and is going to kept pretty much standard. Just a few upgrades.
I wouldn't mind fitting an 18E cylinder head to give a little more go if anyone has one?
Thanks
lolhumbucker wrote:Was the car a Christmas present to yourself? Y'know, 'Santa Pod'?!
I'll get me coat...
It's just what's on the number plate......colin1 wrote:Is it worth asking what POD means (or stands for)?
Double doh!Robsey wrote:Yup - N468 POD
For a change I noticed the reg in the picture straight away...
Normally it would be me that misses the obvious - lol
So you've done these things?James McGrath wrote:Looking very nice indeed. Same interior as my LS.![]()
Interesting ideas with the engine. Theoretically they should work. However you may find the improvements are minimal and not worth the effort as the main limiting factor of the C18NZ engine is the single point fuel injection head.
If you want to keep it a 1.8 I would suggest fitting the whole 18E engine for the extra top end power or just fitting the whole 20SEH which will give you much better power throughout the rev range. You will probably have to replace the gearbox and clutch to accommodate the extra power however.
I've done this in the past and the gains were about 10bhp not 30bhp. Not unless you go stand alone management and if I'm doing that I may as well fit the 20SEH engine and get more.iangsi wrote:Or put the 1.8SE manifold & multi point injection setup on your engine gives you approx. 30BHP more.
The crank would not be out of balance just because I've fitted pistons that are very slightly lighter than the standard items. Don't forget standard pistons for the 1800 are 84.8mm and the 2000 are 86mm.James McGrath wrote:I admit engines aren't really my field, Robsey is the one to ask here.
However, it would seem logical to me that your 2nd option would cause quite bad engine imbalance as the crankshaft and piston weights would not be matched. Unless you rebalance the crank.
Your 1st and 3rd options might work but you may run into under fueling problems at the high end with the single fuel injector.
Of course if you want to be the first to try it then go ahead. It would be great to know the results.
I'm just saying it seems like allot of effort to me for not much gain.
Also I'm confused when you say '18E' pistons. Do you have a 18E engine spare or do you mean the C18NZ that you currently have in the car?
There is a rolling road right by where I work. So before anything happens I'm going to stick it on there and see what it is really putting out. As I doubt it will be anywhere near the 89bhp it's supposed to haveRobsey wrote:From my limited understanding...
The 18SE has a very similar BHP to the C20NE / 20NE. - Approx 113 bhp.
The C18NZ has a mere 89 bhp.
And you can definitely feel the difference with those 24 extra ponies in my NE