10-05-2012, 10:53 PM
Thing is, the Mi16 produced 160hp and 133lb.ft without a cat from day one in 1985 or whenever it was they came out... They made 7 more HP and 11lb.ft more on an engine that came out 10 years later... Which is heavier, less reliable, more finnicky... The only thing that's improved is the oil surge, but it's not fixed...
They're not BAD engines for their time, but there's a lot better you can pick up today... The best thing you could do to a GTi6 IMHO is shove an EW10 in... Lighter, more efficient, more powerful... But everyone currently is blinded by Lynx and Rotrex.
I find the GTi6 you're always fighting the gearbox on the road, they're great on LONG tracks, but around town, the first 3 gears are too long and the last are too short - they're simply not powerful enough to pull off the gearbox, I just always find I've not got the right gear and changing down would be a waste of time, they're moderately quick, but not proper set your pants on fire stuff, which for the 25-30mpg average I'm getting, they're not worth it.
They're not BAD engines for their time, but there's a lot better you can pick up today... The best thing you could do to a GTi6 IMHO is shove an EW10 in... Lighter, more efficient, more powerful... But everyone currently is blinded by Lynx and Rotrex.
I find the GTi6 you're always fighting the gearbox on the road, they're great on LONG tracks, but around town, the first 3 gears are too long and the last are too short - they're simply not powerful enough to pull off the gearbox, I just always find I've not got the right gear and changing down would be a waste of time, they're moderately quick, but not proper set your pants on fire stuff, which for the 25-30mpg average I'm getting, they're not worth it.
