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the moa - 5/3/04 at 07:53 PM

hi everyone,
just wunder if you can rip off the injection system of a EFI pinto and put a Standard pinto carb on it. any help help much appreciated.

Peteff - 5/3/04 at 08:18 PM

Yes but the inlet ports are a different shape so make sure all the hole is covered by the manifold and gasket.

yours, Pete.

guff - 24/3/04 at 06:36 PM

so presumably you could put some webers on an injection pinto as well?! how easy/hard would this be nd what wouldbe nvolved? cheers gareth

Ian Pearson - 24/3/04 at 07:19 PM

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so presumably you could put some webers on an injection pinto as well?! how easy/hard would this be nd what wouldbe nvolved? cheers gareth


Not too difficult. As Pete said, as the injection manifold ports are a different shape, you need to make sure that you plug the holes. There was a "DEBATE" a while back about this, but as usual, there was expert opinion on both sides, so just do what works for you. I used an electric fuel pump, but I believe that you can still use a mechanical one with 40's. I can't give you any advice on jetting etc, as while I have been able to get my engine running, I've yet to get to a point where I need to worry about emissions etc. Once I've finally passed SVA, I plan to swap the Pinto for a 3SGE, and no doubt that'll take me another three years!!

macspeedy - 24/3/04 at 08:38 PM

There is lots of info on this your best bet is to buy the book

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2233995227&category=48444

also des hammil did a book similar it is a bit easier to read.. good luck read read read