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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 04:48 PM
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Default Xr3i Cab, Engine change!

Rite mate has a xr3i (mfi injection) mk4 escort cab! the engines now on 233k and is pretty much dead!

what we wanna know is can we use a 1.6 carb engine and just change the inlet manifold over and stuff needed?

If not, would it need a rs turbo loom to run a turbo lump, as it is mfi already?

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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 01:59 PM
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FUCKIN ELLLLLLLL 233k on a CVH

What year of manufacture is the carb engine and what is it out of? Later cars went to lean burn so that won't be any good on MFI....
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 03:01 PM
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FUCKIN ELLLLLLLL 233k on a CVH

What year of manufacture is the carb engine and what is it out of? Later cars went to lean burn so that won't be any good on MFI....
It is alot of miles, but it smokes like a trooper now!!

He hasn't got another engine yet, his been looking for a donar car, (shit car, good engine) but all the 1600 seem to be carbs! i trying to talk him into turbo!
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 03:06 PM
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I would never of guessed it smokes

If you can find an early 1.6 carb, like a XR2 engine then that will be the same thing, but the later engines as i said changed over from hemi heads to leanburn, (all the 3i engines stayed hemi).

If you look on this site www.pumaracing.co.uk/cvh.htm this shows you all the different casting numbers of the head so you should be able to pick a suitable engine out
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 03:28 PM
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Ur a star mate, dats what i wanted to know!

i see you good a wiring, could i use a xr2i loom on my erst for a efi convertion?? as my mate has 1 in his shed!
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SafeChav

Ur a star mate, dats what i wanted to know!

i see you good a wiring, could i use a xr2i loom on my erst for a efi convertion?? as my mate has 1 in his shed!
Glad i could help

Yes you can
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