1600 8v engine management question

[matt_vaughan]

my budget is way lower than that..........

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[MattBrown]

my budget is way lower than that..........

What exactly do you want aftermarket stuff for mowgli?

Seems a tad pointless on a 1600 8v, thats standard?

[Andy]

slam a valver in and have done

[Alex J]

slam a valver in and have done

the man speak the word of the lord!!

[mowgli]

I have a car that has done 12.5k from new. The body is in perfect condition. i have no intention of bashing it about..... I know that if i stuck a 2.0 engine in it, i would either be in a court room or a pine box..... I nearly died with 1.6 power once before... I use this car for a hobby, and i am getting sick of the jetronic setup continually playing up on me. So i thought if i got something newer, the parts supply would be easier.

Also, the jetronic is a damned awful injection system compared to a digital system, and as the lad who stock hatch races has proven, if it is replaced by something decent, it can make a lot more power than the factory one, with nothing much else done.

[Stuart]

Let me have a ponder and I'll try to come up with something viable for a norvener

[Andy]

I have a car that has done 12.5k from new. The body is in perfect condition. i have no intention of bashing it about..... I know that if i stuck a 2.0 engine in it, i would either be in a court room or a pine box..... I nearly died with 1.6 power once before... I use this car for a hobby, and i am getting sick of the jetronic setup continually playing up on me. So i thought if i got something newer, the parts supply would be easier.

Also, the jetronic is a damned awful injection system compared to a digital system, and as the lad who stock hatch races has proven, if it is replaced by something decent, it can make a lot more power than the factory one, with nothing much else done.

What do you need to "bash about"?? Those little alternators (mazz iirc) work dont they,them Kubota ones??
Have you considered a C or an X16xe 16v??
12.5k or 500miles i would do it all day long myself I had a 1 owner from new 21k swing (ripe for sport replica) and did that.
Ive nearly died on a Cub 90 before....its all about the time and the place and conditions get it wrong-yes you will come a cropper.
In regards to maps etc-ive no idea,i use a sat nav
Nah,one thing i do know is theres far more parts available for the xe or even the 1600xe's

[mowgli]

andy, my eventual aim is a z18xe/x18xe1, but being a father of three girls in a building recession means my funds are tight to say the least....

[Andy]

andy, my eventual aim is a z18xe/x18xe1, but being a father of three girls in a building recession means my funds are tight to say the least....

Thats fair enough,but the point were making is save the money for the z18xe (which is a damn good engine btw) and just live with the 8v for now

[mowgli]

i want to live with it for a bit, but it is full of erratic faults that i just can't seem to find....the ecu light comes on, then off, and it sometimes fast idles & sometimes doesn't, then it will die & then suddenly run ok... the only time it actually runs ok is when i absolutely cane it thru the gears to the limit, which can be fun, but a tad antisocial...