New 16v build

Lancashirehotrod · 18-04-2017, 08:25 PM

Hi I've just joined this forum but have been reading for some time. I'd like to thank all the regulars for very use full information. I'm nearing the end of my small block Vauxhall conversion in to a fixed steel round nose I will try to get some pictures on.

ardonfast · 19-04-2017, 02:09 AM

brave name ladd,, sounds like your confadantly ahead of the game!!
look forward to your stuffs and puff,s and 10 out of 10 for filling in your location box

gadget555 · 19-04-2017, 07:20 AM

Welcome to the forum, and like Ardon say's looking forward to your photo's.

Lancashirehotrod · 19-04-2017, 06:42 PM

just learning how to add pictures to my posts. this should be a picture of my engine bay.

Lancashirehotrod · 19-04-2017, 06:46 PM

that seems to of worked.heres one of my home made exhaust manifold.

Lancashirehotrod · 19-04-2017, 06:50 PM

zx9r carbs on bogg brothers manifold.

ardonfast · 19-04-2017, 11:45 PM

nice stuffs

pipsovich · 21-04-2017, 03:16 PM

Looking really nice!
Are you using your own subframe or bought?
What ignition system are you going for? Have you sorted the jets for the carbs?
Doing a x16xe at the moment

Lancashirehotrod · 21-04-2017, 04:10 PM

Thanks I'm chuffed with it so far. I've used an allspeed subframe its very well made and I'd say well worth the money. I sent the zx9r carbs and the lower half of my inlet manifold to bogg brothers and they sent back fully cleaned and re jetted carbs on one of there custom manifolds that is a work of art by the way, not just four pipes welded to a flange it is ported to match the triangular inlet ports (x16xel head supposed to flow better according to sbd)on the head side and round on the carb side. And they supplied me with a canems ecu,loom and software to programme. They also loaded on a map to get me started and I'm gonna take it there for rolling road set up soon. Good luck with your build.

Basil · 25-08-2017, 06:28 PM

How did you make the exhaust manifold?

Lancashirehotrod · 11-10-2017, 09:49 PM

Hi sorry for the late reply I've been busy having fun in the mini haha. The manifold is a off the shelf corsa 1.8 sxi de-cat manifold that I bought second hand off ebay. The flange was totally the wrong shape so I cut it off and bent and shaped the pipes to fit the new laser cut flange that I also bought from ebay (£30). Then my mate welded the new flange for me. I believe that the headers aren't of optimal length for maximum power for this engine however I was restricted for space between the block and the front panel however It works great it made 150bhp on the rollers and revs freely to my set limit at 7200rpm.

Basil · 12-10-2017, 07:25 PM

Looks very tidy and is very fast I'm sure, good work.

Lancashirehotrod · 12-10-2017, 08:39 PM

Cheers, it is great fun to drive and still feels like a propper mini I'm gonna turbo it now! I don't know if anyone else has done a x16xe turbo blowing through bike carbs. I fancy the challenge

18-04-2017, 08:25 PM	#1
Lancashirehotrod Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Lancashire Posts: 14 Subframe: Allspeed CC: 1600 Make: Vauxhall ECU: Canems	New 16v build Hi I've just joined this forum but have been reading for some time. I'd like to thank all the regulars for very use full information. I'm nearing the end of my small block Vauxhall conversion in to a fixed steel round nose I will try to get some pictures on. Last edited by Lancashirehotrod; 18-04-2017 at 08:42 PM.

19-04-2017, 02:09 AM	#2
ardonfast Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: dunkeswell airfeald devon Posts: 7,461 Subframe: AMT CC: 2000 Make: Vauxhall ECU: dizzy/webers	brave name ladd,, sounds like your confadantly ahead of the game!! look forward to your stuffs and puff,s and 10 out of 10 for filling in your location box __________________ "yuck ,more like a 3 r2" http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=tb261HwQNDQ SAY WHAT YOU BELEVE,,BELEVE WHAT YOU LIKE, http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=3JhaTwP7uuk Last edited by ardonfast; 19-04-2017 at 02:13 AM.

19-04-2017, 06:42 PM	#4
Lancashirehotrod Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Lancashire Posts: 14 Subframe: Allspeed CC: 1600 Make: Vauxhall ECU: Canems	just learning how to post pictures just learning how to add pictures to my posts. this should be a picture of my engine bay.

19-04-2017, 06:46 PM	#5
Lancashirehotrod Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Lancashire Posts: 14 Subframe: Allspeed CC: 1600 Make: Vauxhall ECU: Canems	x16xe exhaust manifold that seems to of worked.heres one of my home made exhaust manifold.

19-04-2017, 06:50 PM	#6
Lancashirehotrod Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Lancashire Posts: 14 Subframe: Allspeed CC: 1600 Make: Vauxhall ECU: Canems	zx9r carbs on bogg brothers manifold. Last edited by Lancashirehotrod; 19-04-2017 at 06:51 PM. Reason: forgot to add picture

19-04-2017, 07:20 AM	#3
gadget555 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Strichen Aberdeenshire Posts: 1,206 Subframe: Watson CC: 1800 Make: Rover ECU: K maps 160 Race	Welcome to the forum, and like Ardon say's looking forward to your photo's.

19-04-2017, 11:45 PM	#7
ardonfast Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: dunkeswell airfeald devon Posts: 7,461 Subframe: AMT CC: 2000 Make: Vauxhall ECU: dizzy/webers	nice stuffs __________________ "yuck ,more like a 3 r2" http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=tb261HwQNDQ SAY WHAT YOU BELEVE,,BELEVE WHAT YOU LIKE, http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=3JhaTwP7uuk

21-04-2017, 03:16 PM	#8
pipsovich Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 36	Looking really nice! Are you using your own subframe or bought? What ignition system are you going for? Have you sorted the jets for the carbs? Doing a x16xe at the moment

21-04-2017, 04:10 PM	#9
Lancashirehotrod Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Lancashire Posts: 14 Subframe: Allspeed CC: 1600 Make: Vauxhall ECU: Canems	Thanks I'm chuffed with it so far. I've used an allspeed subframe its very well made and I'd say well worth the money. I sent the zx9r carbs and the lower half of my inlet manifold to bogg brothers and they sent back fully cleaned and re jetted carbs on one of there custom manifolds that is a work of art by the way, not just four pipes welded to a flange it is ported to match the triangular inlet ports (x16xel head supposed to flow better according to sbd)on the head side and round on the carb side. And they supplied me with a canems ecu,loom and software to programme. They also loaded on a map to get me started and I'm gonna take it there for rolling road set up soon. Good luck with your build.

25-08-2017, 06:28 PM	#10
Basil Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 128 Subframe: Allspeed CC: 1598 Make: Vauxhall	How did you make the exhaust manifold?

11-10-2017, 09:49 PM	#11
Lancashirehotrod Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Lancashire Posts: 14 Subframe: Allspeed CC: 1600 Make: Vauxhall ECU: Canems	Hi sorry for the late reply I've been busy having fun in the mini haha. The manifold is a off the shelf corsa 1.8 sxi de-cat manifold that I bought second hand off ebay. The flange was totally the wrong shape so I cut it off and bent and shaped the pipes to fit the new laser cut flange that I also bought from ebay (£30). Then my mate welded the new flange for me. I believe that the headers aren't of optimal length for maximum power for this engine however I was restricted for space between the block and the front panel however It works great it made 150bhp on the rollers and revs freely to my set limit at 7200rpm.

12-10-2017, 07:25 PM	#12
Basil Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 128 Subframe: Allspeed CC: 1598 Make: Vauxhall	Looks very tidy and is very fast I'm sure, good work.

12-10-2017, 08:39 PM	#13
Lancashirehotrod Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Lancashire Posts: 14 Subframe: Allspeed CC: 1600 Make: Vauxhall ECU: Canems	Cheers, it is great fun to drive and still feels like a propper mini I'm gonna turbo it now! I don't know if anyone else has done a x16xe turbo blowing through bike carbs. I fancy the challenge

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