I have a hyunai 1.5 16v fuel injected and was wondering if it is worth going with carbs but it has no dissy? Is it possible or should I stick with inj and spens a year sorting the loom? What are the effects with sva on using carbs?

I believe it depends on the age of the engine, if its post '95 (correct me if im wrong) then it will need to meet the latest emission regulations and you might struggle to get it through with Carbs.

If you decide to go with carbs though, you can get ecus that just manage the timing

Would you be able to get the right manifold for the hyundai engine, presuming your going for after market webers or similar. You could make one, but then there is still the problem of setting the jets up.

Is it a Mitsubishi based engine ????? --- a few far eastern brands license build Mitsubishi units.


[Edited on 12/6/04 by britishtrident]

As said you need to find out the age of the engine first as this will decide if you will need to fit a cat or not.

It's only three years old so yes and I kept it. Does anyone know if the cat has to be right after the exhaust manifold or can it be further down the pipe?

I think it has to be near the engine or it will never get to the correct temp. Don't know what you are building but don't know many who use donor cat. There are people making aftermarket cats which fit within more normal "7" style silencers

My strong advice to you is that you give serious consideration before using this engine. I have done work on them and they are seriously expensive when it comes to buying engine parts. All parts for it are expensive, and by way of example - Head gasket sets are over £150, a full set of hydraulic lifters retail at over £350.

They are not Mitsubishi engines (unlike early units) but more of a nasty copy of a 1600 Ecotec.

Sorry to be so negative, but you are going to a lot of trouble to build a car and engine soucing / adapting is an easy part of the whole job. Buy a small Ecotec or Zetec. Even the Daewoo (Vauxhall copy) is better than the Hyundai.

Oh well I have now but thanks for the advice. To be honest I not going to race my car as the wheel base is too short. The engine is mint and with 4.5 k I dont think I'll need to work on it in standard trim for the life of the car and 107bhp is more than enough considering is only had 27 bhp before.