2.0 16v tuning

fastfu · Post by **fastfu** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:35 am

i have a '99 D8 2.0 16v

im very new to peugeots and tuning them, can anyone give me some advice on what mods work for the 2.0 16v

thanks

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:38 am

306 gti6 exhaust manifold, will also need the cat, got all the bits for my car just cant be botherd to fit them, you can also fit the gti6 camshafts, or the whole head as well
if you want to go turbo look here:

turbo kits

fastfu · Post by **fastfu** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:00 am

thanks, i'd really like to stay NA

what kind of hp do the gti-6 cams give ?

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:09 am

with the gti6 cams you may see 10 bhp more
but you need the exhaust manifold and head for the most,
with this and a remap you may get to 155bhp and about the same torque

fastfu · Post by **fastfu** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:19 am

is that whp ?

as i know of people that have gone with aftermarket cams, induction kit and chip and got around 170hp

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:51 pm

that would be flywheel power
170bhp is impossible with cams, chip and induction kit
the gti6 is essentially the same engine, but completley reworked and only pushes out 167bhp at about 6500rpm
the standard 2.0 16v only has 132bhp at 5500rpm as standard

fastfu · Post by **fastfu** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 8:55 pm

ive been looking to see what others have done and there is someone on the 406 coupe (its the same engine isn't it ?) forum that has :

cat back exhaust system, k&n apollo induction kit, piper fast road cams and pullies, de-cat pipe, with a dasket uni-chip and they are run 172hp
so if i d all that plus the gti-6 exhaust mainfold i should get some good figures shouldn't i ?

also is there any factory throttle bodies that are better than our stock ones on say gti-6, 206 gti etc ?

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:53 am

the 406 coupe has a much later version of the 2.0 16v called the EW10j4r whereas the old unit is called the XU10j4r, the later engine is also found in the 206 gti, and has more power as standard
i still cant believe that has 172bhp from only that lot
the only way to get a larger throttle body is to fit the gti6 inlet manifold as this flows better than the standard plastic one and has a larger throttle body

the exhaust manifold will gain you about 10bhp and will greatly increase throttle response

Malachy · Post by **Malachy** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:58 pm

jameslxdt wrote:the 406 coupe has a much later version of the 2.0 16v called the EW10j4r whereas the old unit is called the XU10j4r, the later engine is also found in the 206 gti, and has more power as standard
i still cant believe that has 172bhp from only that lot
the only way to get a larger throttle body is to fit the gti6 inlet manifold as this flows better than the standard plastic one and has a larger throttle body

the exhaust manifold will gain you about 10bhp and will greatly increase throttle response

its quite possible and also on the 2l xsi engine aswell, for example high lift cams and a remap on a gti6 will give you 190bhp lots of them around that on gti6 owners club.and as we have already established there is VERY little difference in the engines.

and even the ew engine its still very similar in design to the xu (its more of an upgraded/modernised xu) except being alu block and using an electric water pump, it even still uses the same engine mounts for example, although it sits at a slightly diff angle

fastfu · Post by **fastfu** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:00 pm

well i do actually own a coupe but when i asked on the coupe forum about the best performance mods for a 2.0 16v their standard reply is buy a v6

i bought a 2 litre because i loved the look of the car but i didn't want to have the stupid insurance/running costs of the v6 and now i just want to squeeze a bit more power out

will it being an EW make a difference ? will the gti-6 parts still fit ?

thanks for your help

Blue406 · Post by **Blue406** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:07 pm

Personally, I think the 2 litre unit has enough guts as is.
Mine is on 187K miles and still produces enough grunt to tear the local chavs apart.
I don't see the need to modify it. That will only lead to increased stress on all the parts and make it more suseptible to failure.

Malachy · Post by **Malachy** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:20 pm

fastfu wrote:well i do actually own a coupe but when i asked on the coupe forum about the best performance mods for a 2.0 16v their standard reply is buy a v6

i bought a 2 litre because i loved the look of the car but i didn't want to have the stupid insurance/running costs of the v6 and now i just want to squeeze a bit more power out

will it being an EW make a difference ? will the gti-6 parts still fit ?

thanks for your help

nope they wont but being an ew means find yourself a 206gti 180 cams or preferably the whole head since it has some awesome work done it from the factory and slap that on

fastfu · Post by **fastfu** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:00 pm

well now finding that out and that fact that there seems to be very few part available for my engine its now got me thinking about swapping my engine out for a turbo engine

can you give me some advice on this ?

fastfu · Post by **fastfu** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:48 pm

well its been a while since i last posted but ive trying to find info and ive found out that my car has RFV in the vin number which means ive got an XU10J4 engine

so does this mean to gti6 bits will bolt on ?

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:21 pm

yes, and i have some for sale