Charade 1.3 Cam, Sportrak upgrade???

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Have read somewhere that a 1.3 Charade Cam will be a good performance upgrade. Having a longer duration lobe that is also slightly higher lift.

Has anyone done this, or got a cam for me to try???

I have heard of it as well.

I have heard of it as well.

But also another trick I have heard is to plug in 1.3 charade ECU, as it gives more timing advance compared to 1.6, Maybe then got to use super unleaded.

Another good one is to fit the 130bhp 1.6 Detomaso engine into sportrak, or use the much better exhaust manifold it has.

I`ve never heard of a

I`ve never heard of a Detomaso, let alone to get hold of one of their engines.
I know the Bertone Freeclimber used the BMW 1.6, but if I was gonna go down a different engine route, I`d try to put in a 2.0 Vauxhall Redtop. 150bhp.

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The Charade G200 Detomaso is

The Charade G200 Detomaso is a more tuned up version of the sportrak 1.6i Engine. It's identical expect for higher compression, manifold, ecu.

Identified with the dark grey cam cover.

130bhp bolts straight in.

http://www.austarletclub.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t13788.html

The normal 1.6 as applause/sportrak or the Detomaso is also popular to be turbocharged. 200bhp is easy, and over 300bhp has been known.

http://daiforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=154&start=180

Charade Dethomaso was not a UK sold car, import only. But there is one guy I know who used to have one, It got smashed up but he removed everything, and I helped him fit engine and gearbox into his 1.3 Charade.

I believe he may well be looking to get rid soon, more than likely he will remove the engine again, and scrap the car.

Detomaso

I have a 91 Charade with a stock Detomaso 1600 which I race on a tarmac track. I can't add a turbo to it and wanting to know the best mods I can do to it for more horsepower?