J2Racing Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I guess this onlt realy applies to my motor. But I need to ditch the std manifold because the desgin is crap. But then it is english. Could get around this and raise the carb to make more torque but the triples looks way better. Plus little or no adjusting once set up. Yes TBI is good way better than carbs but not for me I'm going for the 70s look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 The 1600 head has the ports tidied up and has 2l valves. Nothing to special. Runs at 10.5:1 compression. With that compression and a cam she should be very decent. Do you have an ECU? At the moment its just running carb 32/36 and a quaife cam gear. I have a single 45 I was going to put on, or stuff around with the injection. If I went the injection route I have an AC delco ECU which would work, possiably not the best but I have it. The engine is in my mk1 escort at the moment and it is pretty peppy. Because I have a replacement nissan ca18det for the escort the 2l will go into my mk2 cortina. The cortina will be an everyday car which I would rather not have off the road too often. If its working on the simple carb now I dont know if I can bring myself to spend the money/or time to go EFI. Would rather mod the ca18det a tad more. I do however want to have a play with one of my spare 2l heads and Vizzards book. I think the 2l head is a bit better and wouldnt bother with the 1600 one again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2Racing Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Not sure if you have davids book. But I know from when I had it and a 2L there is alot of power in the head. Becareful with the inlet ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Yeap im aware of that. Thats why I want David Vizzards book. Anyway enough jacking your thread nismo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismo.capri Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 Yes TBI is good way better than carbs but not for me I'm going for the 70s look. I wouldn't have said way better, carbs set up well do an excellent job and will make just as much power as efi. This was my previous daily driver It had a 302C with a Holley 600 carb. I sold it when gas was $1.26L 5L's with a cam and a 3 inch exhaust is a thirsty beast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismo.capri Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 The engine is in my mk1 escort at the moment and it is pretty peppy. Because I have a replacement nissan ca18det for the escort the 2l will go into my mk2 cortina. The cortina will be an everyday car which I would rather not have off the road too often. If its working on the simple carb now I dont know if I can bring myself to spend the money/or time to go EFI. Would rather mod the ca18det a tad more. Nice choice of engine I do however want to have a play with one of my spare 2l heads and Vizzards book. I think the 2l head is a bit better and wouldnt bother with the 1600 one again. The short side radius is where the power is made (or lost) the rest is easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SYKOV6 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 how hard would it be to set 2 of these throttle bodies up on my 351w ? what sort of ecu ? can u get a fuel only ecu? as i still have a dissy could 1 efi pump supply the 2 t/b. youve got my brain working now . i have set up an efi system b4 in my lc torana [3.8 v6] so could prolly do most of it my self Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismo.capri Posted December 2, 2006 Author Share Posted December 2, 2006 how hard would it be to set 2 of these throttle bodies up on my 351w ? You'd need to mount them obviously then make a throttle link and bipass one of the fuel pressure regulators or run twin fuel pumps what sort of ecu ? Doesn't really matter... can u get a fuel only ecu? I think wolf does a fuel only still but the link will work with points and then you'll get fully programable ignition. as i still have a dissy could 1 efi pump supply the 2 t/b. Yep, just remove the spring from the first fuel pressure regulator so that the 2nd FPR looks after the fuel pressure..... youve got my brain working now . i have set up an efi system b4 in my lc torana [3.8 v6] so could prolly do most of it my self If you've already done an EFI setup this will be a walk in the park Got any pics of the Torana? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SYKOV6 Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 yup http://www.cardomain.com/ride/741564 the torrie set up was pretty easy as we used the stock ecu /intank pump etc so it was really only a case of plumbing a return line and wireing the computer and pump relays and fan etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismo.capri Posted December 3, 2006 Author Share Posted December 3, 2006 Nice! I toyed with putting the same engine in my capri but ended up going for a Nisssan VG30-DET because the potential for easy power was better. I think aftermarket ECU's are alot easier than dealing with the factory spaghetti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SYKOV6 Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 cheers ,when i built that car i think i was one of the first in nz to transplant the commy v6 even the local holden dealer couldnt help me with much . first started to do the job in late 92 and finished in late 93 . full rebuild on whole car took time and heaps of $ was finally redg and certed in early 95 drove it for 2 years without missing a beat then flicked it to buy house. if i still had it prolly have supercharger or twin turbo set up by now as kits are avail in aus now then it would have been scary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismo.capri Posted December 3, 2006 Author Share Posted December 3, 2006 cheers ,when i built that car i think i was one of the first in nz to transplant the commy v6 even the local holden dealer couldnt help me with much . first started to do the job in late 92 and finished in late 93 . full rebuild on whole car took time and heaps of $ was finally redg and certed in early 95 drove it for 2 years without missing a beat then flicked it to buy house. if i still had it prolly have supercharger or twin turbo set up by now as kits are avail in aus now then it would have been scary Twin turbo or blown would have been nutso! This is the VG bottom end and a big part of why I went nissan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 jesus thats tuff , same with the rb30's?? they have bulet proof bottom ends do they not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismo.capri Posted December 3, 2006 Author Share Posted December 3, 2006 I haven't seen but I'm 99% sure... Nissan make rocking good engines! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2Racing Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 I haven't seen but I'm 99% sure... Nissan make rocking good engines! When did a bad enjine last come out of rice land???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Thats one hefty cradle. RB30s are also tough. Not as chunky as that tho. Nissan are awsome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2Racing Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 to be honest if you want to drive a rice rocket. Why not spend half the cash and buy one? Much easier than putting on in a shitter that will never handle as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Got any pictures of the adaption kit? Might buy one even if it doesn't get used straight away, how much playing around do you have to do, haven't set up EFI before. Straight forward or big job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 to be honest if you want to drive a rice rocket. Why not spend half the cash and buy one? Much easier than putting on in a shitter that will never handle as well. Who wants to drive a rice rocket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 are they made of actual rice, or run on rice? I'm confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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