Engine Size

sticks10 · Postby **sticks10** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:55 pm

Which is better a 16l or 18l engine?

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:17 pm

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.

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:46 pm

16L would be pretty good I'd have thought, but 18L seems even better.

greenMachine · Postby **greenMachine** » Wed Jun 24, 2015 11:30 am

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 ...

:mrgreen:

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:10 pm

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.

aladdin96 · Postby **aladdin96** » Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:38 pm

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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StillIC · Postby **StillIC** » Wed Jun 24, 2015 8:03 pm

The 1.6 is more competitive in a 1.6 liter motor sport category than the 1.8 is in a 2.0L category.

sticks10 · Postby **sticks10** » Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:52 am

Thanks for the heads up,Guy's. I guess the 16 was a little more sportier. :NA6:

smy0003 · Postby **smy0003** » Thu Jun 25, 2015 9:00 am

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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