Stroked D16.... Whats so wrong with it??

I keep reading that it's a bad idea and that is why there are no kits out there. I don't understand why...

I am planning to try doing a D16 build up and it kind of cuts off one of my ideas....

If anyone has info could you please let me know, Thanks.

 

because all that money when you could have just done a b swap

 

d16's already have a shitty R/S

 

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he summed it up

 

Ok thanks, then what types of things should i do to prep my D16 to get it ready for turbo??

I am ripping apart the engine in technical college, so i plan to rebuild and tune my D16. Should i bore it and new pistons, or what do you guys suggest?

Thanks

 

i say love what u got to work with. nothing wrong with it. hell people raced opels in the days so why the heck not.

U can bore them 70. port them up. put adj camos in em and boost em with sleeves and nos. what more do you want. its like any motor, its all about the money.

 

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Well, the D16 already has a 90mm stroke and a 1.52:1 rod ratio. Stroking is basically going to make a rather bad situation even worse. Also, as someone said, cost is an issue. It is MUCH more cost-effective to just do a B18 or B20 swap than it is to stroke a D16. Basically, stroking a D16 is just for people who are on a mission.

 

the easy and useless answer to your question would be to say... cheaper to go with a Bseries or why mess with the D and spend all that money.
haha.

Well the MAIN reason that no one really messes with a stroker setup with a D16 is obviously the money. The cost of doing custom rod, custom piston and custom crank is not pocket change if you really wanna do it right.

The easier way to increase displacement is to just go bigger bore on the d16 block. Its not going to be WAY bigger in displacement, but you can get an easy 1720cc with just bigger bore on stock stroke. Another option is to use the d17 crank and then do a sleeved big bore block. You can figure out the displacement on that to see what that puts out.

But overall, it does take money to do something different. Its more of a dedication and enthusiasm to do something with a single cam. If you are just worried about HP numbers, then the d-series isnt for you.

On the other hand, if you are going turbo, you really dont need to stroke the motor. a stock stroke sleeved d16 is good enough for some high boost. Theres even stock sleeved d16s making crazy power.

summary:
all motor - stroke it if you're on a CRAZY mission to really get some power out of the d16.
Turbo- no need to stroke the motor.

 

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There are kits out there,,But like said its not worth it at all.. Rddyno.com makes a stroker kit though if you're still interested..