cosworth_wannabee

whats the average power outpu for 1.6 cvh xr2 engine with say...
4 branch, fukl stainless, twin 45's, cam and headwork??? sound ppl

choppa

STANDARD 95hp... its dependant on the state of the engine your doing it to and what cam your chosing. assuming your engine is nearly new, and you get a lairy cam, you can expect somewhere in the region of 140 - 150 hp. but personally i think you'd be better off with twin 40's not 45's. reason is the lack of air speed passing the venturi of your carb. it wont vapourise the fuel properly at low speeds and could idle really bad or even stall if not set up correctly, especially on cold starts. 45's are better on a 2litre, youll prob find a severe lack of torque on a 1.6. as a rule of thumb, theres no point using a carb opening thats much bigger than the inlet port on your head. it will just reduce air speed. and torque as a result. unless... you want to race track your xr in which case you dont care about idling or low speeds cos youll be too busy revving the nuts off it, creating lots of air speed. on a 1.6 the difference between usin a 40 or a 45 is negligable. maybe 5hp if your lucky. you'd barely notice except that the bigger one runs lumpy with no power down the bottom of the rev range.

cosworth_wannabee

i own an escort m8, but looking for an on road more retro theme, im young so im going to buy a normal good nick fiesta then an xr2 donar car. if i buy a fiesta with a hcs engine wil the xr lump still go str8 in?

cheers bud, 140-50 bhp sounds very nice, so better to go for the twin 40's to get reliability and better on road driving?!?!