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  1. Short and brief: replaces mini manifold with extractors and ground off inlet manifold (mini owners will relate). anyways there is an unberable squealing noise comeing from what my mate and i think is the carb area. solutions? it also happened to his bemma when he put his webers on... also it doesnt pull from below 3000rpm, and doesnt idle, just cuts out. havnt really looked to far into it yet but will in the weekend and any of you fullas have any info, esp on that bloody noise will be big ups to you. chur chur.
  2. sierras came out with 1600 pintos. the only escort with 1600 pintos were the mk2 Mexicos. Ive always had a soft spot for them.....Mexicos not the sierras
  3. yea, sevs are "103hp (77kw) (Series 1), 114hp (85 kw) (Series 2 & 3)" however rx2s " 130hp (97kw)" and 3s "100hp (74.5kw) (10A), 130hp (97kw) (12A)" Yea, not that hard to get big power, 12a bridge is around 250hp.
  4. Just wonderin, is this that gun metal grey one on reflex's?
  5. I thought 12a's had 130-140hp, and 10a's had around 100??
  6. How much money you got? ultimately thats what it comes down to. a pinto will be your cheapest. cheap parts, heaps of info about mods, not much cutting up. 4age, find rwd sump etc, you going to use a t50 box, good luck finding one. plus all the wiring, ecu for injection and stuff. unless you carb it? 12a, prices of rotarys and going sky high atm. ok power standard, great when ported but fuel could be an issue. gonna have to mount it on an angle to clear the steering rack. some cutting up for the box i think. sr/fj, ecu etc. wouldnt be a bad conversion tho. you just gotta weigh up the pros and cons of each conversion, will it be a daily, also dont forget upgraded brakes, suspension, feul system etc. good luck anyway
  7. do you all ready have 2"blocks? what i would do is just get my leaves reset 2" and stick in a 1" block, and if there is any trouble with wof etc just whip out the 1" and put it back in.
  8. yea, thats why i said "doesnt relise or doesn't care". but with the power of cars now-a-days, changing from a standy 1300 to a standy 1600 probably wont be noticed by your wof guy if he drives it either.
  9. Only if you WOF guy doesnt relise its a 1600 or doesnt care. i think its 20% displacement increase and you needa cert. My old WOF guy is also a Cert guy. Or decomp head gasket perhaps.
  10. Yea, this stuff aint half bad i tells ya! Nice tutorial too.
  11. even if you did use the 1100 rods you're still gonna going to have to stroke the crank. ie, say the 1100 conrods are shorter, and you put them in, the cc rating will be the same. but if you stroked the crank then you would need new conrods anyway?? (im thinking of machinie the journals in the crank to give it strokage, then a conrod with a smaller big-end??. that or a whole new crang with a bigger stroke?? is someone able to confirm my theory before i confuse myself lol )
  12. take the fuel line off the carb and turn it over. if fuel squirts out then the lines are ok and it could be the carb that is blocked. if you checked that the ignition is all hunky dory then just cleans the carb and itll be right as rain.
  13. i think you're gonna find that htis is more than a simple job. the roof guttering is where the side panels and the roof and welded together. your gonna have to take the roof off, bend everything inwards and reweld it all. if thats what you're thinking of...
  14. Bistro

    Lowering my ute

    yea, thats what i thought he shud just find a 2 piece or chuck a u/joint in it. yea, resetting them is your best option.
  15. Bistro

    LSD

    an illegal idea dude haha
  16. Bistro

    Lowering my ute

    out of curiosity, did it have a 1 piece d/shaft?
  17. yea HC = high comp. and you can get a 1300 pinto, they put them in sierras over in the uk. dunno if any got here tho.
  18. what makes you think that? what does it read at idle, around 800?
  19. Bistro

    my 1600

    Nah man, 1600s have bigger valves. but you could get the 1300 and put the 1600 valves in it. i think the 1300 head is higher comp too but im not too sure on that one.
  20. i know you can mod the front struts to fit. need to be shortened i think and then massive toe in correction and you're right as rain. i think you can use the g/box xmember too, or mod the esky one. either or.
  21. Bistro

    Diff Ratio

    My guess is 4.11:1 or 3.89:1. Haha, look at thos rich guys with tachs
  22. Dude, thats mint as! And what colour is that??
  23. Bistro

    soup it boi

    Nah, they have different heads. 1600s have larger valves.
  24. Yea you are right Jerm. jaymz, i dunno why your mate would say that. the 'type 9' 5 speed is basically a 4 speed with an extra gear with a ratio of 0.89:1 or somthing.
  25. BDGs are a 2lt version. With a whole new block made by cosworth i htink, and a BDA head. if you get what i mean, the end letter is just the different capacity.... Big Dave will know more no doubt. I think you can get a BDJ whick is 1100 or something... hehe, could be wrong tho. But a BDG block costs around 3000 pounds or something crazy.
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