Project Winter Freshen Up

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Originally Posted by matthew172

you can use one from a ecotec engine but it has to be from the 2.0l, dont use a 1.4/1.6 etc one as i know on the mbe management they burn out your ecu ignition amplifier, may be ok with other brands but not sure

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SBD supply the ford varient, but you can use a Vaux one.

Unsure what you are on about re the small block coilpack? I have had one on there for 3 years now!

Doesn't it depend if the coilpack is amped or not as if they aren't amped the ECU has to do all the work?

I've got a 1.6 16v one here that looks like it is amped - surely thats better?

1.8/2.0 veccy coil packs will be fine. mates use them on there xe'd rallycars

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Originally Posted by The Simps

Doesn't it depend if the coilpack is amped or not as if they aren't amped the ECU has to do all the work?

I've got a 1.6 16v one here that looks like it is amped - surely thats better?

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do you run the mbe management?
the one i was told to use was the 2.0 vectra one with the 4 wires but only 3 get used as the others are different and will eventually burn out the ecu amplifier,

so id check and make sure yours is amped will as it could be costly having to buy a new ecu

matt

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Originally Posted by The Simps

are they jenvey/sbd?

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They are Jenvey.
Jenvey make the bodies for SBD anyway so if you buy the SBD kit its all Jenvey except the electrical side.

Thanks for the info on coil packs. Think to be safe i will just order the one from the SBD site.

Cheers

Martin

I'm not running mbe no. Not running anything at the mo! lol Was just what I'd read thats all, which made sense as an amped coil saves the ecu having to do it which means the ecu won't get as hot!

Martin, have you got any decent close up pics of how the linkage attaches please? My R1s are linked up like those bodies but are set up so the cable sticks up between the bodies rather than in from the side and I'd be intrigued to see if it would be easily adapted to my setup.

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Originally Posted by The Simps

Martin, have you got any decent close up pics of how the linkage attaches please? My R1s are linked up like those bodies but are set up so the cable sticks up between the bodies rather than in from the side and I'd be intrigued to see if it would be easily adapted to my setup.

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Not at the moment.
All i have is what is posted.
Hopefully getting car back, i'am thinking maybe Tuesday then those bodies are coming of so i can take some snaps for you then.

Martin

Cheers.

Car is finally home & this is where the work now begins!

First job was to remove the incorrect throttle bodies. New ones are 'apparently' on order.
Really didnt want to be messing doing this after it was all set up on dyno, but never saw the engine before it went to dyno or could have sorted this out before.

Here are some pics of the wrong bodies now there removed.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...V/DSC03038.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...V/DSC03039.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...V/DSC03040.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...V/DSC03041.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...V/DSC03042.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...V/DSC03045.jpg

Engine builder needs to sell these as Jenvey wouldnt swap them because they have been dyno'd & now '2nd hand'!!

Anybody interested drop me a pm.

Martin

Not read all the thread sorry, but whats "wrong" with them??