of course, but you end up with the better engine at the end of it, as the saying goes "you get what you pay for" and although this doesn't hold true for everything in life it does in tuning engines
better engine in what sense though?
Wolverine 1.5 N16
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better engine in what sense though?
ammar, more power and more economy, win win
yeah i hear what your saying re cost mate, my VVL cost me about £600 for the engine (+£350 for the lsd box and ecu but i could have used an SR20 box and ecu and saved some their) and although you could buy 3 SR20's for that it still wont be as good lol :lol:
yeah i hear what your saying re cost mate, my VVL cost me about £600 for the engine (+£350 for the lsd box and ecu but i could have used an SR20 box and ecu and saved some their) and although you could buy 3 SR20's for that it still wont be as good lol :lol:
it cost you 950 for a vvl.. right
sr20 would cost you say 200, and if you spent another 750 on it, you'd get more power out of it than you would with a sr16
sr20 would cost you say 200, and if you spent another 750 on it, you'd get more power out of it than you would with a sr16
jeez whatever, some of us don't come online just to bullshit and it didn't cost me £950 it cost me £600 for the engine! the rest pays for the lsd box and the sr16ecu (thread here with pics! >> http://www.almeraownersclub.com/threads/37161-My-N16-E-Project?p=471732&viewfull=1#post471732 ) and all i'd need to add to my sr16ve is an sr20 crank and rods which will be less than £100 so £700 and it will piss all over your £950 SR20 plus be more economical and a smoother day to day drive i wish you SR20 guys would just realise it's old tech and just like any other old tech it's cheaper, this doesn't make it better :yes:
i wish you SR20 guys would just realise it's old tech and just like any other old tech it's cheaper, this doesn't make it better :yes:
jeez whatever, some of us don't come online just to bullshit and it didn't cost me £950 it cost me £600 for the engine! the rest pays for the lsd box and the sr16ecu (thread here with pics! >> http://www.almeraownersclub.com/threads/37161-My-N16-E-Project?p=471732&viewfull=1#post471732 ) and all i'd need to add to my sr16ve is an sr20 crank and rods which will be less than £100 so £700 and it will piss all over your £950 SR20 plus be more economical and a smoother day to day drive
I wish you SR** guys would just realise it's old tech and that the YD22 is the way to go :lol:
Now I can tell you that this IS economical and very smooth to drive day to day
I'm such an arse!
But when it comes down to economy Ed, you're also completely right :lol:
Cheers steven looks like I possibly be getting sr20 off wezz
You do know you will be needing much more than just the engine for the swap?
If you buy a rusty/crashed GTi you should have most of the parts.
Not being patronising, just asking.
of course, but so would the glorious SR20 if you rebuilt it with cams upped the c/r etc
thankfully it's my car and i can do what i want with it to make me happy, meh not some ford focus driver! and opinions are like aresholes, everyone has one but it doesn't mean their right
nah mate, just more economical than a built + cammed SR20 with similar power figures
, though i'm sure i've seen vz-r owners post better figures than that iirc?Geeez what's with the hostility these days?
I've not really seen anything that shows the VE being any more / less economical than a DE.
VE sounds better deffo and it's got more kudos but at the end of the day I'm just saying it'd be cheaper and easier to put a DE in than a VE as you'll already be putting a fairly large amount of cash and effort into converting everything.
I've not really seen anything that shows the VE being any more / less economical than a DE.
VE sounds better deffo and it's got more kudos but at the end of the day I'm just saying it'd be cheaper and easier to put a DE in than a VE as you'll already be putting a fairly large amount of cash and effort into converting everything.
well steven you shit all over my project so what do you expect? but don't worry i don't hold grudges and if we ever meet at one of the club meets the first beers are on me!
like wolve says this is his members ride thread, perhaps we could get a mod to clean it up mate, sorry for my part in it but yesterday wasn't a good day for me
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like wolve says this is his members ride thread, perhaps we could get a mod to clean it up mate, sorry for my part in it but yesterday wasn't a good day for me
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so I can't put them on my car yet cracking buy mate! cant wait to see them in place :shades:
after seeing the thread where your plate was mentioned i went looking for N16 VVL or N16 NEO but they are both taken lol
after seeing the thread where your plate was mentioned i went looking for N16 VVL or N16 NEO but they are both taken lol
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what about N30 VLL