sammyh 0 Posted October 8, 2006 What to do? I'm building a 16 valve track car my last 205 had thottle bodies on it but i'm not going to that expense this time I can however put my hands on some cheap carbs and so on, is it worth it or should I just keep the standard injection? Whats the carb fitting process? do I need a new fuel pump etc? Thanks in advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,657 Posted October 8, 2006 TU or XU? either way theu should liberate a few ponies at the expense of low range torque due to shorter inlet tracts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jer309GTi 3 Posted October 8, 2006 Theres a guide on the main site that tells you how convert an XU to carbs 205GTIDrivers under articles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taffycrook 2 Posted October 10, 2006 The choice has to be yours, but a std mi16 with carbs makes around 180-185 bhp. For that you need a manifold, a set of matched 45's in good condition, filters a frp and some rolling road time. Soon adds up to a pretty sum. A mi16 with a set of repro or inlet only billet makes around 180 bhp. No other parts required. If its stripped and re built a mild increase in CR will help both conversions but the cams will work closer to optimuim. One will return 10-15 mpg one around 20-25. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dazza 4 Posted October 10, 2006 Everyday car Injection ,best of both worlds CARBS 45's ive them on my 8v 1.9 there great ..And there going on my Mi16 engine next later this year ......project 200 ......the difference in mid range power delivery and torque is like night and day imo. Dazza Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
24seven 104 Posted October 11, 2006 Will a set of bike carbs make much difference to a standard 1.6 GTi? Is there any crash course type thing in jetting? or is it a trial and error job? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
