[zookster666]

I have found a swift 16 valve head and complete tbi setup has anyone used this combo?
Are there any problems using the 16v head on a 1.6 will the tbi run the 1.6 or will it run to lean?
Are there any inherant problems with the swift tbi?
Cheers

[bails]

i bought a old swift when i was at perth for a run around car and then to strip it for the engine it had the same set up on it. it was all standard besides a dirty 2" exhaust on it. i had no problems with it. it was a gem didnt miss a beat. and i had to take 5 blokes to work each day. i didnt find any problems with it.

[zookster666]

Thanks for the reply mate I mainly need to know wether there will
be any problems fitting this setup to a 1.6 in a Sierra

[bails]

yer thats wot im doing at t moment. got the same set up. the only problem is the dizzy need a right angle drive.

[zookster666]

Yeah that was my main concern could you use a vit 16 valve dizzy instead? Or are the heads completely different? I haven't bought it yet I wanted to be sure I wasn't wasting my money

[jonno_racing]

gti head?

u will need to block off the injector ports, make a custom manifold etc

or are u talking the 1.6? tbi ones?

[zookster666]

It's a 1.3 16 valve tbi swift not sure but I think 1.3 not a gti they are mpfi of course

[joeblow]

zookster666 wrote:

It's a 1.3 16 valve tbi swift not sure but I think 1.3 not a gti they are mpfi of course

as far as i know the swifts never had a 1.3 16 valve tbi, only the swift sedans had a 1.6 16 valve tbi.


the tbi is a good system, but the head istelf is rubbish. all the ones i have dealt with have cracked, to the point where i was making adaptors for the tbi manifold to vit 16 valve mpi heads.

the tbi heads and vit 16 valve heads may appear the same, but are two completely different castings.

[zookster666]

Thanks Joe that's what I was after. I'll just grab the tbi setup then it's prbably the reason it's at the wreckers, it was a sedan too I'll retro fit it to my 8 valve head I am really only after the efi just thought the 16 valve head would make it go better.
Cheers

[joeblow]

zookster666 wrote:

Thanks Joe that's what I was after. I'll just grab the tbi setup then it's prbably the reason it's at the wreckers, it was a sedan too I'll retro fit it to my 8 valve head I am really only after the efi just thought the 16 valve head would make it go better.
Cheers

it Will make it go better. if you can get the head cheap enough it is worthwhile sending it off for a crack test. they are pretty easy to fix nowadays and that tbi would suit the 16 valves better as the 8 valve tbi is half its size.

[zookster666]

Ok I'll see how I go depends on the price I cab get it all for if I could track down a vit head I'll go that way to get around the dizzy problem making an adapter won't be a problem
thanks for the help mate