paul_mcq
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 posted on 26/3/04 at 04:00 PM |
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inlet problems
hi. i need info on a new inlet for a 2.9 v6. i want to put carbs on her but i need a new many any one no were i could get one?
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200mph
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| posted on 26/3/04 at 04:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by paul_mcq
i need a new many any one no were i could get one?
I presume it's a new inlet manifold you want?
What carbs do you intend to put on the engine?
Burton do one for 3x weber DCNF carbs, yours for just £585 *including VAT*
or ebay
Mark
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200mph
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| posted on 26/3/04 at 04:36 PM |
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and no offence, but why is everything a "problem" with you?
Would have edited my post to include this, but thats too much of a problem
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paul_mcq
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| posted on 26/3/04 at 04:48 PM |
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i was thinking of 6 motor bike carbs and was wondering can u increase the jets in them to give more fuel than normal and looking nt to spend over 150
for the lot????????????
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200mph
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| posted on 26/3/04 at 08:43 PM |
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simple answer no, not for £150
mark
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JoelP
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| posted on 26/3/04 at 09:13 PM |
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Paul!
leave the bike carbs on the bike engine, sling the v6, and use the bike lump instead!!!
u know it makes sense, half the weight and nearly the same power...
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/3/04 at 08:40 AM |
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The V6 isn't really an engine you can tune without spending mega mega bucks.
Honest advice is put something else in -- anything else.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 27/3/04 at 10:05 AM |
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as a big fan of the Ford Cologne V6, I can definitely say, don't use it in a locost, it is FAR too heavy!!! It's great in a Granada or
Sierra 4x4 (my everyday car) but not good for a locost!!!
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Crazy Jay
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| posted on 27/3/04 at 01:21 PM |
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Damn rite! I agree. Been tryin to tell him tht for ages but he wont listen. For 700 quid im gettin an r1 engine wit the same power tht weighs 60kg
instead of 160kg. Plus 6 speed sequential constant mesh box!!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/3/04 at 02:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Crazy Jay
Damn rite! I agree. Been tryin to tell him tht for ages but he wont listen. For 700 quid im gettin an r1 engine wit the same power tht weighs 60kg
instead of 160kg. Plus 6 speed sequential constant mesh box!!
I think most people agree that in terms of power per pound ( both kinds of pound ) big bike engines are in a different league no car engine outside of
F1 comes close but not everybody wants something that extreme. A light weight modern 4 valve car engine of 1400 to 1800 cc in very mild tune
giving anywhere from 110 to 150bhp is wild enough for a lot of fun without spoiling the handling. The Ford V6 was a rough overweight dog in both
its incarnations --- the only thing worse was the Essex V4.
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paul_mcq
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| posted on 27/3/04 at 03:02 PM |
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i have finily give in to crazy jay and other ppl i'm saleing to v6 and going for a twin cam cuz the money to get the v6 running will give me a
nice pinto twin cam
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200mph
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| posted on 27/3/04 at 10:03 PM |
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mind doing something about that avatar while your at it?
smaller engine is fine
smaller avatar is better
Mark
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 28/3/04 at 12:32 AM |
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there is no such thing as a pinto twin cam!
there is the dohc 8v 2 litre that came after it.......
I have seen several people state that a bike car wasnt really what they wanted once they drove it.... something about being thrashy. A V6 wont be
thrashy!
didnt PTM sell the 'dream after he BEC'd it with similar comments?
If you go BEC...
Just be sure you want fast and furious rather than torque and cruisy.
atb
steve
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britishtrident
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| posted on 28/3/04 at 07:54 AM |
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dohc = twincam
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 28/3/04 at 11:41 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
dohc = twincam
yes..... but the pinto has just the one....
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mackie
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| posted on 28/3/04 at 10:51 PM |
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Maybe he means a Zetec?
I'd ditch the V6 and go for a Rover V8, a proper engine and all the torque in the world.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 28/3/04 at 11:09 PM |
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Though I said I wouldn't put it in a locost, I wouldn't call the Cologne V6 a "rough overweight dog", that's usually the
comment of someone who hasn't run one for a good while. I am on my 4th road car with either a 2.8 or 2.9 v6 in, and whilst they are not
economical, they are great engines, reliability-wise they are virtually unbeatable. My old sierra XR4x4 did 230,000 hard miles (many towing a car
trailer) on it's original engine and 'box, and was still smoke-free and healthy when I sold it. My current one has done 150,000 and I took
the rocker covers off yesterday to put new gaskets on to stop the usual weep and was shocked to find no tar deposits, no staining, just nice clean
engine! Still going like a new-un! Easy to criticise the old boat-anchor but it is great at what it does! It just doesn't profess to be a
sportscar engine!
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