Raymondo205 0 Posted July 15, 2007 Im currently doing an engine conversion for my standard little 1 litre 205, im changing the engine for a 1.4 xs engine I'm having the head skimmed and ported and polished buy my brother who is a mechanic (and he's also doing the engine conversion) but i was wondering if you guys knew where i could find a good performance cam, or recommend what type of cam to get! I also need help on what carb to get. Any suggestions are very much appreciated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RossD 44 Posted July 16, 2007 Im currently doing an engine conversion for my standard little 1 litre 205, im changing the engine for a 1.4 xs engine I'm having the head skimmed and ported and polished buy my brother who is a mechanic (and he's also doing the engine conversion) but i was wondering if you guys knew where i could find a good performance cam, or recommend what type of cam to get! I also need help on what carb to get. Any suggestions are very much appreciated No offense here, but unless your brother is very experienced at flowing heads and has a flowbench, he is more likely to make the flow worse on a TU head.... Look on the CatCam website, they have a profile to fit most situations, but if you are sticking with a single carb and the standard manifold, you don't want to go too wild. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars Posted July 16, 2007 as regards to carbs, a lot of people go for a webber dgas or similar , which apparently fit quite well and give a little extra perfomance also, however, depending on your budget you could go for twin dellorto dhla's or weber dcoe's, but that does involve adapting one of the engine mounts slightly, also the manifold for these is around £220 (depending on where u get it from) and then theres the cost of the linkage, the jets, the air filters, and a rolling road set up, so the cost could get quite high but im sure you could get a fair amount of power from them, but again all depends on your budget Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raymondo205 0 Posted July 18, 2007 aye me brother does a fair bit of head work at his garage and has done work on all his previous cars, so im hoping he doesnt mess mine up! I think i'll be on the look out for a webber dgas! so if any of you guys are selling one i would be very intertested! Of course it would need to come ready jetted for the xs engine! Any more relativley cheap modifications i can make to the engine/head? Cheers Ray Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
calvinhorse 870 Posted July 19, 2007 lightened flywheels are a cheap mod. griffiths quickshifts make for a fast gearchange, helping keep the revs up. macaroni imports manifolds in the group buy section £180ish very good mod a propper setup of timing and fueling makes all the difference Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
s16 Peggy 0 Posted July 19, 2007 Do you have a link to the catcams website by any chance? I am hoping to get some better cams for my S16 before I have it remapped. Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djinuk 2 Posted July 22, 2007 ive found all the performance is in the head, get it mint, with good valves and get the timing set nicely (easy on this engine) , and u will have a decent pocket rocket Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrod 7 Posted July 22, 2007 A 1.6 head is the way to go... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raymondo205 0 Posted July 22, 2007 A 1.6 head is the way to go... But aren't the 1.6 heads injection ? how would i go about making it fit/work on the 1.4 block ? aswel as fitting a carb of some sort to it ? How much is this all likely to cost ? Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrod 7 Posted July 22, 2007 (edited) Yes they are injection and its a fair bit of work. It fits straight on I think but you need to skim a fair bit off to keep the compression up. Use twin carbs or throttle bodies. So far mine going to of cost about £1000 and that is with some seriously good prices on some of the parts I got. There are people who know alot more about it than me and I'm sure if you do a search it's been covered many times before. Edited July 22, 2007 by Jrod Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raymondo205 0 Posted July 22, 2007 i can't afford £1000 cant afford petrol at the moment let alone that lol! Think i'll just port and polish the head, hopefully find a cam kit from somewhere, if anyone is selling one please let me know also need a carb so if anyone is selling a decent one that is ready jetted for the xs pm me Cheers guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrod 7 Posted July 22, 2007 I've heard that a standard carb is capable of 100bhp. Best bet is to get a cam and the bit of headwork done then take it for a setup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raymondo205 0 Posted July 23, 2007 really ? well i'll just leave the standard one on then! any other suggestions on what can be done to squeeze those extra horses out ? without costing too much of course! i am a student after all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars Posted July 23, 2007 strip it out to get the power to weight ratio up? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raymondo205 0 Posted July 23, 2007 Don't really want to start stripping it as i spent quite a bit on my stereo and install! so thats a no go im afraid. Thanks for all the help guys Ray Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrod 7 Posted July 23, 2007 Stereo. Ditch it! will be alot faster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars Posted July 23, 2007 you might want to start looking at a decent set of tyres and brakes too to get the power to the floor and to stop you when you need it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raymondo205 0 Posted July 23, 2007 when i change the engine im puttin different brakes on it! not sure what type yet tho! and as far as tyres go i will probably end up getting a new set for the front pretty soon! Do any of you guys know how much a decent cam kit is going to cost ? Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandy 191 Posted July 24, 2007 Newmans or Cat cams are about the best value. Around £200 for either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peetypug 5 Posted July 24, 2007 I've heard that a standard carb is capable of 100bhp. Best bet is to get a cam and the bit of headwork done then take it for a setup. the carb is fine for more than that my first xs was rolling roaded at 99 bhp at the wheels (full rebuild, ported,polished head fast road cam,4 branch, bigger jets & k&n air filter £900 spent on the engine) was well impressed, until i crashed it i got gti brakes fitted as i didnt think the standard solid disks were very good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
