kaymar
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| posted on 5/1/05 at 11:05 PM |
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twin cam sierra advice
well chassis is about done so on to donner. 25 beer tokens gets me a 2.0 i twin cam ghia sierra which runs spot on alloys as well,gave up on omega
v6. has anyone used this engine do you run it as injection or do you adapt carbs. my chassis is as book with already fitted live cortina axle. need
some guidance from you chaps. should i sit it out for something else regards martin
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Benzine
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| posted on 5/1/05 at 11:13 PM |
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I started off planning to use a 2.0 DOHC. It was injection and my friend is using a carb version of the same engine to build his kit at the moment. I
switched to using a 2.0 carb pinto in the end, i could find next to nothing about tuning the DOHC and i read many times they can fail after 100,000
miles or something like that. Basically i found everything to be pinto friendly, ordering parts, fitting things etc etc.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 6/1/05 at 09:57 AM |
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I also got a dohc donor. Apparently only needed a head gasket. Later found the bores to be porous. Engine had done approx 100K so backs up the theory
that they are not long lived. I was later advised to stay well clear of the dohc. Pinto much better (stronger) and very tuneable. Ive gone for
injected pinto instead. Only problem is that good pinto prices seam to be increasing. Took me a while to find one.
DOHC is cheap if youve got one but your stuck with it as it is and it could fail if driven hard.
IHTH.
Darren.
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FatChapChipChop
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 posted on 6/1/05 at 12:15 PM |
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Nasty chain that drives the cams also has a habit of breaking when revved hard.
Drive fast, don't look back!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 6/1/05 at 12:44 PM |
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The Con rods fail at gudgeon pin end @ circa 100,000 miles.
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