1999 Lanos 1.3 engine upgrade

blackielaw · Post by **blackielaw** » Sat May 22, 2004 5:49 pm

hi, I would like to upgrade my 1.3 stock engine without having to actually do an engine swap. what would you suggest? for example could I use any parts from the 1.6 Lanos engine to make mine a bit more powerful? any ideas or tips please?

Wolf-Spirit · Post by **Wolf-Spirit** » Sat May 22, 2004 6:18 pm

hmm wich i could help ya there :s
i know you can pop a 16V head on a 1.5.. but 1.3 not that i know off... maybe drill your engine to 1.5 use the pistons from a 1.5 and put the 16V head on from a 1.5 16V (nexia)

the original 1.5 engine is the same block anyway yust drilled bigger so no real instability problems there

Also 1.6 parts prolly wont fit at all cuase the 1.5 and 1.6 are a totaly difrent block as far as i know the flywheel can be switched though... but genarly a 1.6 gets a 1.5 one cuase its lighter

mocpac · Post by **mocpac** » Mon May 24, 2004 5:58 pm

I dont know that the lanos came in 1.3l, here the lanos 99 is 1.5 and 2k or more are 1.6l. Recomendation change the complete engine I think at the end it will be cheaper.

Wolf-Spirit · Post by **Wolf-Spirit** » Tue May 25, 2004 8:14 am

2K? you mean lanos has a 2.0l engine over there?

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Tue May 25, 2004 10:44 pm

The Canadian Lanos Hatchback S came with a 1.5L SOHC ( A15SMS)

All other North American Lanos came with a 1.6L DOHC ( A16DMS )

In other areas like the UK/Europe I think the 1.3L was the standard engine right??

Do you know the bore and stroke of the 1.3L ???

Post by **Efratech** » Wed May 26, 2004 3:40 am

i've look at my manual...

1.4 SOHC
bore: 76.5mm
stroke: 73.4mm
total displacement: 1349 cm3
compresion: 9.5:1
maximum HP: 75 hp (at 5400rpm)
maximum torque: 113 Nm (at 3400 rpm)

Only a manual version is avaliable...

Wolf-Spirit · Post by **Wolf-Spirit** » Wed May 26, 2004 2:17 pm

the 1.3 is the same as the 1.5 exept for the bore and piston size... far as i know that is

mocpac · Post by **mocpac** » Wed May 26, 2004 2:53 pm

Wolf-Spirit wrote:2K? you mean lanos has a 2.0l engine over there?

2K IS 2000 (THE YEAR)

Lanos here are 1.5 and 1.6l Nubiras are 2.0l and leganzas 2.0 and 2.2

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Thu May 27, 2004 10:32 pm

Here are the other specifications....

1.5L SOHC
Bore: 76.5mm
Stroke: 81.5mm

1.6L DOHC
Bore: 79.0mm
Stroke: 81.5mm

So the main difference between the 1.4L and 1.5L is the stroke.

The question is what is the bore/stroke of the 1.3L

Wolf-Spirit · Post by **Wolf-Spirit** » Fri May 28, 2004 5:01 pm

Erfinder wrote:So the main difference between the 1.4L and 1.5L is the stroke.

dont you mean bore? anyway like i said it the same engine the 1.3 and the 1.5 engine are the same but difrent bore as its the same engine block ... so personaly i would bore it out the pop a 16V head from a racer/nexia or kadet on it

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Fri May 28, 2004 6:54 pm

I was still talking about the 1.4L.... nobody has put up the information on the 1.3L yet.

The 1.4L has the same bore as the 1.5L (76.5mm) and the stroke is 8.1mm shorter (81.5mm vs 73.4mm).

blackielaw · Post by **blackielaw** » Sat May 29, 2004 6:31 am

will try to post info on the 1.3 Lanos on Monday. All 1999 Lanos here in Malta were 1.3, no other option was available way back in 2000.

Wolf-Spirit · Post by **Wolf-Spirit** » Sat May 29, 2004 9:50 am

ow sry about that misread something... but the 1.3 should be the 1.4 really.... its 1350 or something hence adressed as either 1.3 or 1.4

only engine version are 1.3(aka 1.4) 1.5 and 1.6 16v

blackielaw · Post by **blackielaw** » Sat May 29, 2004 10:15 am

you're right Wolf-Spirit, the so called 1.3 is in reality 1350 or something like that. So I might just as well refer to it as a 1.4 from now on. So one you still suggest a complete engine swap or just a rebore to use the 1.5 pistons and a 16V head? My Lanos is an 8V SOHC and I'm not an engine expert either to be honest !

Wolf-Spirit · Post by **Wolf-Spirit** » Sat May 29, 2004 1:29 pm

well if your looking for power best you can do is a engine swap tbh.. pop a 1.6 16V lanos engine in it... or even better