8v to 16v

[samscorsa]

Hi, im fed up of my 1.2 8v being overtaken by bledy 125's. I was thinkin of swaping the head over for a 16v one. Can anyone tell me if this will work or if they have done it. any help would be appriciated. cheers!

[haydn1987]

It can't be done the oil and water channels don't line up.

I have been looking at daewoo engines, because I know a Daewoo Nexia 1.5 8v is basicaly a Vauxhall Astra with a slightly modified 1.4 8v MPI engine, all parts from this including the head can be put on a vauxhall 1.4 8v, I also know that there is 1.5 16v daewoo engine and you can swap an 8v head for 16v and this will go on a vauxhall 1.4 8v no problem.

There is also a Daewoo 1.2 8v MPI and 1.3 8v MPI engine not sure from what cars but I have been trying to see if they have the same block design and if they come in 16v.
Maybe you could make your 1.2 into a 1.3 16v MPI I don't know if any of these engines are compatible but the 1.5 definately is.

[samscorsa]

Alrite, thanx for letting me know. its just so damm slow!! But i cant be swaping the engine just yet im only 18 and im skint.

[samscorsa]

Altho, saying that. is there any reson that i cant change the engine to 1.2 16v but keep the same gear box?

[roperstun]

jst get a 1.4 8v engine all u need to change is the wiring loom

[samscorsa]

Which bits of the loom, i know id have to change the ecu but what else.

[roperstun]

all the wiring from the ecu to the engine bay

[samscorsa]

Ok, is it worth swapping the engine tho or just buying another car. and out of interest, is ur stuff insured and if so how much.

[roperstun]

ive got a completly standard car atm mate

n it depends how much u can get the engine for and weather u can do it urself or have sum1 do it cheap

[samscorsa]

me and my dad will be able to do it , just wat engine to go for. am i rite in saying that the 1.4 8v breeze engine has 82 bhp just cos its muiti point injection?, if it is then that would be the engine to get i think.

[roperstun]

i dnt no check the engine code against this
http://forums.corsa-b.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=104&t=11153

[samscorsa]

cheers, cant find any stats with engine number but iv seen breezes 4 sale with 8v but with 80 odd bhp, the might just be beefing up the bhp or thats wat they are.

[roperstun]

ask em for the engine code and u can find out

[Chrex]

just get an x14 and put it in...not too hard to get hold of, and not too hard to install.

[haydn1987]

Any engine modification is gonna put your insurance through the roof.
I think you had the right idea to begin with 1.2 16v but you have to swap the whole engine loom and ECU.

it shouldn't affect your insurance to much as the 1.2 16v corsas are insurance group 2 the same as the 1.2 8v corsas.