Alrite Guys!

Having a bit of trouble deciding what engine to put in my RST!
Ive just recently rebuilt my 1600 cvh with oversize pistons new bearing, pumps etc. Shall i convert to EFI with a stand alone managment or shall i go down the Zetec Turbo route?

I want more power!

Its running around the 200bhp as it is on the mfi setup.

Not sure weather to stay with the cvh or go full Zetec!! Or whats the ZVH route like??

Any opinions will be great

Matt

 

everyone will tell you not to go zvh thats for sure. not me though


all depends on your budget, ditching the mfi and going stand alone is the best option to start with.

 

Yeh loads of people say not to bother with ZVH but im not sure why? Seams a pritty good conversion?

Matt

 

id stick with the 1600 and go gotech

 

Yeh thats what i was gona go with, spoke to Jamsport and they do the complete kit for the S2 with ecu etc...

 

i run a zvh. seems to work to good effect.

there will be a few people who will post up why you shouldnt bother with zvh.

 

What managment do you have on it mate?

 

gotech miniX, kept my dizzy, didnt bother with a coil pack as ive got a stainless steel flywheel and didnt want to change it.

 

I see nice.

Whats the reliabilty like of the car?
What sort or power you running?

 

cosworth management

 

Your tempting me mate!

 

lol
simple to do

 

I can't see why anybody would wAste money on cossie managment when it's more exspensive than the likes of Omex, haltech ,ms and gotech seems pointless on a 20 yr old system and still no coil pack etc without spending more cash standalone ftw

 

how much are the others ive got the whole cozzy management cheap 400 very cheap
can see yr point but is there any speed or performance difference

 

stick with the 1600 you just built, and run efi of your choice job done, less hastle alot cheaper, as you only need to fit ecu and loom. as you already have a fresh engine

 

Id stick with the 1600 you have just rebuilt mate and go efi as above..... if you look at it in black and white you WILL need efi at some point no matter what you do, doing an efi conversion now will make your life easier later.

Nothing too wrong with the zvh mate, but in all honesty it was a bodge done back in the day when aftermarket management and manifolds were expensive, you can probably make a low power zetec turbo for the same money as a zvh.

Good luck what ever you do,

Rob,

 

1600 FTW

look nicer in the bay imo

unless you spend big bucks on a zvh they dont like reving past 5500, or so i read

 

funny that mine rev limit is set to 7250 and is more than happy.

 

reliabilty is spot on, so long as you look after it. like any other engine


power wise 270atw, which was more than enough. im building my new engine at the mo, same spec as the last on, black top bottom end, one of our spec heads, newman cam and a rather interesting turbo. make for a good drive in a combi that weighs in at 905kgs