X1/9Cruiser
True Classic
Well today I finally got around to taking some photos of my car since I've swapped in the new motor.
The engine in the foreground is my old B16a which I'm getting ready to sell. I've done a lot of work to the car since I've last posted photos. The most obvious is the new silver paint job covering the old Fiat metallic blue....covering the old Fiat Orange.
The B16a is a great engine but the new engine, a b18c Type R is that much better. The car clocks a hair over 5 seconds with an easy launch. I'd try a hard launch but I want to wait and see how the drive axles handle the additional 30 horsepower.
The swap was fairly easy since the motors are almost identical in size though I did rearrange a few things in the engine compartment. I moved the overflow bottle and added a shield to go around my air cleaner to block some of the hot air from the exhaust manifold which is nearby.
The air cleaner shield is actually cut from an aluminum baking pan. It was the only piece of sheet aluminum I could easily find that had the right thickness.
I also had to change the exhaust. The b16 uses a 2 1/4" pipe whereas the new motor needed a 2 1/2 inch exhaust. I used a Borla can this time but regret it since it's a lot louder than my old Dynamax can. Well thats about it. Hope to have a video posted if I can figure out a good way to mount my camcorder.
The engine in the foreground is my old B16a which I'm getting ready to sell. I've done a lot of work to the car since I've last posted photos. The most obvious is the new silver paint job covering the old Fiat metallic blue....covering the old Fiat Orange.
The B16a is a great engine but the new engine, a b18c Type R is that much better. The car clocks a hair over 5 seconds with an easy launch. I'd try a hard launch but I want to wait and see how the drive axles handle the additional 30 horsepower.
The swap was fairly easy since the motors are almost identical in size though I did rearrange a few things in the engine compartment. I moved the overflow bottle and added a shield to go around my air cleaner to block some of the hot air from the exhaust manifold which is nearby.
The air cleaner shield is actually cut from an aluminum baking pan. It was the only piece of sheet aluminum I could easily find that had the right thickness.
I also had to change the exhaust. The b16 uses a 2 1/4" pipe whereas the new motor needed a 2 1/2 inch exhaust. I used a Borla can this time but regret it since it's a lot louder than my old Dynamax can. Well thats about it. Hope to have a video posted if I can figure out a good way to mount my camcorder.