ok so i know most see it ass economical just to swap to a DE, but the 16i is a good strong engine too, with it's own benefits.
So, we'll start with the easy. anything that is a bolt on for the GA16DE will bolt on to the GA16i. so, that means:
Exhaust Header
Exhaust system
Lightweight Flywheels
Clutches
Motor mount inserts
Underdrive Pulley (I'm not totally sure, i need to do some checking to see if the P#'s are the same. if so, it'll work)
and the infamous Eurocam. it's not technically a bolt on, but it is so easy to do, that i would put it in the same category. it actually took me less time to install the cam than it did my header. FSM for the win.
I'll make a separate thread outlining the different exhaust options for the GA16i (which can be doubled for b13 DE's) so as to make it straight forward what you should and should NOT buy.
k, now for the expensive.
the given here is extensive headwork and higher compression. only take your head to a machine shop if they use a flowbench!! higher compression pistons will have to be custom made. no one makes them readily, and our engines ARE interference at stock compression.
dual side draft carburetors or individual throttle bodies can be fit with certain manifolds intended for the GA16DE. Rowland manifolds makes them as did TWM. TWM's manifolds can be found on ebay now and again.
the final mod, as its still somewhat in the works, is the GA16DE intake manifold swap, IE. MPFI conversion. this can be done with junkyard pieces using a b13 GA donor engine. along with the header exhaust, and cam, this mod could be proven to be a major upgrade, and opens up the possibility of maybe turbocharging the 16i
Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:20 am