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Old 19-04-2006, 08:57 PM
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my 1.8 ze-vh is nearly bk in and running ( i hope ) just curious as to if my standard k jet managements up to the task of fuelling it when it comes to starting it ?/

or will i have to turn my fuel pressure up / if so how .

car will be going for a setup but just dnt want it going pop till it does ?/

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If it was me i would put EFI on it and throw that wanky KE Jetronic away.....

You will be alright starting it but i wouldn't consider driving it anywhere apart from to the tuners and with NO boosting at all........
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the ke jetronic should have no trouble fuelling it. i know plenty of people running zvh on mfi and running over 1 bar of boost!

you still need to get her set up properly though and efi is the better option!!
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thatnks alot lads , if the car stays it will be going better injection , just wanting to know that it wont go pop for the time being , anyway to turn the fuel press up ???

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Originally Posted by beefy-rst-2
thatnks alot lads , if the car stays it will be going better injection , just wanting to know that it wont go pop for the time being , anyway to turn the fuel press up ???

Thats fair enough mate but if you insist on running MFI DO NOT TRY and do it yourself, you need to take it to a tuners to be properly set up and checked for high end fuelling, plus the fact you can't raise the fuel pressure because they have a fixed rate regulator, not an adjustable one.

MFI is classic for being ok at idle/low revs but has a tendecy to struggle top end even on standard boost in some cases
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well im sure they are mods u can do to ke jet fuelling ??

all i wanna know is that its gonna be ok for running in and not run lean
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There is mods yeah, but you can do mods to any car, without the right equipment though you are doing them blind.

At the very least you want to get the basics emissions set up on a CO analyser but there is no guarantee what the fuelling is like at the top end. I wouldnt conisderin boosting until youve had a rolling road set up.....
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as above...

KE is fookin sh1t!!!


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