View Full Version : 1600 16v vauxhall engine
Michael McAloon
31-07-2006, 21:47
I'm thinking of going down the1.6 16v vauxhall road for my corolla
Who builds them?
Are they better than the good old 4age?
What bhp possible?
Whats the cost?
etc etc
flatcrest500
01-08-2006, 12:33
i think ivan orr can build them...you can get at least 210 horsies from a good one...some noise of them....i sat with a boy in one of them...serious power...and lovely noise...that bout all i know..
realdriversdoitloose
01-08-2006, 13:35
Tom Casey in Ballyduff co. Waterford s the man 2 build opel engines in the south he got 174 bhp out of my 1400 16v. I can get ya his number if ya want
bill faulkner in scotland is another great man to build an engine
[Edited on 1-8-2006 by jp ruth]
john reed. probaly the best of the lot.
jbrennan
01-08-2006, 16:35
Originally posted by realdriversdoitloose
Tom Casey in Ballyduff co. Waterford s the man 2 build opel engines in the south he got 174 bhp out of my 1400 16v. I can get ya his number if ya want
And that same engine now owened by Pat Ryan from Limerick was recently stripped after he finished 9th O/A in the Clare Single Stage by the scrutineers and found to be perfectly legal.
(As mentioned inl ast month's M.I. bulliten)
Ray Fitz
01-08-2006, 20:58
As JP said Bill Falconer seems pretty reliable, he has built Colin O'Tooles last 2 engines and they dont seem to have given any probs, just bloody fast!!(driver helps too)
seems to be reasonable for what he does
martin tracey in enfield another good man too at engine builds
fatboymotorsport
02-08-2006, 02:23
martin bower is the best man to build a vaux engine if you can wait last i heard it was over a year of a wait
the engine in neill weavers corsa is a bower 1400 with 190bhp and i read somewhere that bower reckons he can get more out of it
bill falknor is also very good its worth giving him a ring he is fairly busy as well thou
Gary Nolan
03-08-2006, 13:06
Bill Falconer built a 1400 16v engine for Alan Mackey in Wexford which is 201 bhp. CK performance engines in Wexford built the engines in John Somers Nova, Paul Purtill's new Escort (unless he changed it), and also done the 1400 engines in Brian Kirwan and Paddy Dwyer's Nova, 2 top juniors contenders. So thats good 1400, 1600 and 2000cc 16v engines, all with good pedigree. Guy Croft is another good one, while one less unknown engine builder but builds a cracking engine of any description is Keith McMullen in Co. Cork or Dr. Keith as they call him!
flatcrest500
03-08-2006, 13:16
all them boys are probably as good as each other...it all depends on how quick ya want the engine....and who lives closest...
Michael McAloon
03-08-2006, 22:22
thanks for the details i,m looking for something with plenty of torque not necessary that its a real real screamer something in round the 180bhp mark that'll pull well on gravel
realdriversdoitloose
04-08-2006, 03:36
U'd probably be aswell off 2 stick wit toyota then it would be a cheaper option mayb. ? Casey builds Paul Mul's engine 4 the orange starlet he'd be a good test of any engine & as John Breanan Mentioned my engine was stripped after Clare & had 8 cc 2 spare......
toyota 4age is a better engine by far, i have 1 for sale 180 BHP. Tom Casey builds Vauxhall 05860333
Dog box & toyota 4age for sale
realdriversdoitloose
06-08-2006, 03:56
Tom Casey Builds the toyota 4age engines aswell
Richard Macer builds cracking 4 Age has some well proven ones about enda o brien, john culleton, brian muldoon, ted o shaughnessy, all sound smashing and go well, think he has 180 brake motor for sale at the moment
RLoughran
28-01-2007, 15:40
you can up to 220bhp out of them, my daa has to of them engines and not once has one of them given any troulbe, john Donnelly built bith them but as far as i no he has stopped building engine, john reed is a good man to build one, but you can pay uo to £10,000 for one of them.
rossgamble1987
28-01-2007, 15:45
1.6 16v Vaux Ivor Greenwood builds them uoward of 200hp also!!!!
Paul Grogan
28-01-2007, 18:37
Originally posted by Ray Fitz
As JP said Bill Falconer seems pretty reliable, he has built Colin O'Tooles last 2 engines and they dont seem to have given any probs, just bloody fast!!(driver helps too)
seems to be reasonable for what he does
driver helps but seamus & dolores behan bought colins last engine and they have suddenly turned into a quick crew... so i think his engines are making a big difference... but agreed the driver helps but the engines seem to go well in most hands
Might also be worth considering the 2 litre xe (red top) engine. This can be destroked to 1600cc and provide quite good low and midrange torque, works out a little more expensive in the begining than a same power 1600, but if you ever plan upgradeing to 2 litre then most of the work will already be done.
john reed. look at purtill today in almc. not bad for a cheep engine
Paul Grogan
28-01-2007, 20:36
Originally posted by alan_k
john reed. look at purtill today in almc. not bad for a cheep engine
i think alan has a very valid point here no matter what angle you look at it.
Michael McAloon
28-01-2007, 23:16
Originally posted by Corola
Richard Macer builds cracking 4 Age has some well proven ones about enda o brien, john culleton, brian muldoon, ted o shaughnessy, all sound smashing and go well, think he has 180 brake motor for sale at the moment
waiting on one them at the moment coming in the next couple of weeks hopefully
waiting on one them at the moment coming in the next couple of weeks hopefully
so what kind of money are we talking for a 180bhp Toyota engine ?