S16 V Mi16, Whats Best/different?

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

have been looking for an mi for quite some time and have just seen a s16 engine for sale and was wondering if it is similar ?, is it a xu? and what sort of power it generates in standard trim? ,or is the mi a better engine?

[RHULPUG 0]

Mi16 will be much older, but fully rebuilt it will generate more power than an S16 engine. Not too sure but the S16's have about 150bhp, so maybe with a de-cat it'd boost the power up a bit. Best bet is to try a search on this.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Nothing wrong with the S16 engine, I would say it's better due to a stiffer block and a nice 86x86 bore, better torque when the std inlet is binned, Better crank angle for the big end bearings.

Power wise without a Cat I doubt there's much differance between the too

[Alastairh 47]

Miles when you say better once you bin the std inlet, as a cheap upgrade would there be advantages running a 1.9 mi or a gti6 one if it would fit?

 

Alastair

[KRISKARRERA 2 1 Cars]

And if an Mi16 or GTI6 inlet is fitted can it still be run on it's original ecu?

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Yep fit the GTi6 Inlet and you use all the std injection parts fromt he old S16 Inlet, The T/B's almost twice as big, It could be made to fit the 1.9 but the TPS would be a problem