My orion has been having Omex 600 and Jenvey ITBs fitted to replace the previous carb setup. The car was running DCOM carbs, but these were proving unreliable and were spoiling the car.
Most of the work has been carried out by Phoenix Automotive Technology, including rewiring the entire engine bay with a bespoke loom. They have done a fantastic job.
Sadly, on the final power run, the engine started knocking, so although the work has been done, I am still left with a car that I cannot drive!
I need to decide if I am going to get the bottom end rebuilt, replace it with another bottom end, or change the engine for something else. However, before I get on to that, I am going to complete the rewiring of the instruments and the other interior wiring.

The fuel system:




Ready to be collected and arrival:




The installation:




The finished installation:




The rolling road:





Home:

 

Looks good that, shame about the knocking though, hope you get it sorted soon.

 

Looks a very well setup car mate I've always wanted a car on throttle bodies. Hope you get it sorted.

 

blimey you still have this!!

looking good too!!

 

Very nice to see you still have this and its retro kool now too!

Also nice to see a CVH on ITB's, maybe stronger route if you ZVH'd it? Keeping CVH routes.

 

Fantastic looking car, and all looks very serious!

I would take the opportunity to put a 2.0 Zetec in and put the throttle bodies onto that. They really work well together!

 

Hello,

Many thanks.

Sorry, I should of said, it is already a ZVH'd with a 2.0 bottom end.

I think I am tempted to get another 2.0 bottom end and ZVH it again to make it work, and then get a more serious 2.0 zetec built in the future.

 

Cool car tockwell


Nice to see something totally different

 

Wow now that's a bit of me! Proper touring car look. Bet it sounds awesome on full chat!!

 

2.3 Duratec has got to be tempting?

 

Why don't you use an ST170 bottom end? Higher compression and supposedly stronger internals.

 

Such a cool car!

Gotta love an Onion!!

 

What power did it make before it started knocking Trev?
Good to see you still working on it.

 

Cooool as fooook. I like this alot.

 

A full st170 with vvt delete and your jenveys would go well.

 

Just fit a full ST170

 

Nicely done. I have Jenveys in my MK6 GTi and it get's mighty hot under the bonnet. There isn't room for the pipercross airbox so I have made my own. Tested with and without to ensure it didn't restrict and it works really well to keep intake temperatures low and consistent.

 

If the engine is knocking, I reckon it's time to go 16v!

 

Hello,

It was 152bhp @ 4600rpm (at the wheels). About 10bhp more than with the carbs.

This is with headwork, kent 22 cam ITBs, Omex 600 and essentially a standard 2.0 Zetec-E bottom-end

 

4600 i can see why its not revving

go 16v and then you will see much more