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Engine Size
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:55 pm
by sticks10
Which is better a 16l or 18l engine?
Re: Engine Size
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:17 pm
by hks_kansei
They're both a B series Mazda engine, one just has 200cc more.
This is really like asking "what's better, this apple, or this slightly larger apple?"
The 1.8 has more power stock.
Re: Engine Size
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:46 pm
by Jeo
16L would be pretty good I'd have thought, but 18L seems even better.
Re: Engine Size
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 11:30 am
by greenMachine
Jeo wrote:16L would be pretty good I'd have thought, but 18L seems even better.
The extra weight makes the understeer worse, but I guess you could just change the PS pulley if it's too bad ...
Re: Engine Size
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:10 pm
by 93_Clubman
sticks10 wrote:Which is better a 16l or 18l engine?
Depends what you prefer - best to have a drive of a 1.6 MX5 as well as a 1.8 MX5.
Re: Engine Size
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:38 pm
by aladdin96
1.6L is absolutely much more fun, more revier (if thats a word). Has good power if you have a/c delete and PS delete.
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Re: Engine Size
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 8:03 pm
by StillIC
The 1.6 is more competitive in a 1.6 liter motor sport category than the 1.8 is in a 2.0L category.
Re: Engine Size
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:52 am
by sticks10
Thanks for the heads up,Guy's. I guess the 16 was a little more sportier.
Re: Engine Size
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 9:00 am
by smy0003
I've dríven a 1.6 as well as my two 1.8 cars.
Didn't notice much difference, I felt that the 1.6 was a touch easier to ring out but I put that down to the shorter diff.
The 1.6 does sound the nicest to my ears, though.
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Re: Engine Size
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 9:46 am
by Jeo
Unless you're specifically going for a 1600 class, you're kidding yourself if you think the 1.6 is a better engine in any measurable way.