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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by tjRS500
Be happy some of us are stuck with 1600 pintos
i wanted a 1600 s but ive only ever seen one witch is what my dad had in th mid 90s it was charcoal grey with the blue s decals as mine is charcoal grey i want to do like a repica id swap the 2.0s for the 1.6s anyday and would only lose 3 bhp
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 09:21 PM
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3bhp?

Is the 1.6 pinto not 75bhp , 2.0 101bhp?
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 09:27 PM
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the 1.6 sport /s got 91 bhp so loss of ten sorry http://www.fordcapri.co.uk/mk3/standarduk/1600.htm
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 09:39 PM
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Interesting, 90bhp isn't bad from a 1600 pinto
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by tjRS500
Interesting, 90bhp isn't bad from a 1600 pinto
think that was a bit hopefull on fords half. ya might only loose 10bhp but about 20 lb of torque and there heavyier on petrol my old 1600 laser done better mpg after i swaped the engine for a 2 litre on a 38dgas
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