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Old 05-12-2009, 02:54 PM
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This might seem like a stupid question, forgive me if Im being totally thick lol, but I have a standard 1.4 engine from an Escort GL can it be converted to turbo?
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Old 05-12-2009, 02:56 PM
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it can be but not worth it just put a 1600 in there
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Whats better then EFI or MFI?
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EFI, buy ECU and loom and away you go, if your 1.4 is carb then you will need to do quiet alot of work.

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