first off ill say hello. i used to drive a 216 coupe until saturday night when the engine totally gave up on me (headgasket) i am looking to swap the engine for something a bit more potent im open to any serious suggestions? i wont be doing the swap myself but a friend who is a mechanic. now my google-fu might be weak but i cant seem to find any useful information anywhere!! id love to have a VTEC engine mainly because i simply love the noise :=p:
so please any help would be greatly appreciated and any pitfalls regarding the swaps mentioned would also be greatful
depends on which engine you had originally.
If its a honda you have two main options- Vtec head on existing d16 sohc block- also known as a mini me conversion, or find a 216/416 gti and drop the d16 dohc lump into your coupe. The second option is probably the most straight forward and with a decent induction kit manifold and zorst you could probably free up a few more horses than the 130 the engine has in standard trim.
If it was a rover K series engine- then i'm sure someone will be along to tell you whats your best option-I've only ever owned a Honda powered r8!
Your first port of call should be doing a search on here or alternatively try rovertech.net. Im sure you will be able to find all the info you need
any no how much work it is puting a b18 vtec engine in a rover coupe (d16)
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