MK2 XR2 Help please...

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26-05-2010, 05:23 PM

Neil Clark

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MK2 XR2 Help please...

Just got a nice early XR2, its a 1985 on a B plate

Did the early ones have a bigger carb or something? remember someone telling me once....

Will it take unleaded?

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26-05-2010, 05:26 PM

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From what I remember the early ones had a mechanical twin choke carb, after 86 I think they went to vacuum operated twin choke.

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26-05-2010, 05:43 PM

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Early ones had webber dft carb, 86 onwards had the 28/32 tldm webber, i had an 85 b reg and used unleaded in it no problem.

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26-05-2010, 05:45 PM

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The earlier ones had 96bhp opposed to 90bhp in the later ones, the square top dft was replaced with the poorer carb to meet emission restrictions I think.