Ford V6 2.9i or 2.8i question
Ant
Im going to be building a Sumo later this year, and am a bit puzzled
about the engines.
How difficult is it to convert the 2.8 or 2.9 V6 Ford back to a
carburettor system ?. Im not happy about swapping over (or even using)
the Engine management system and would prefer carbs.
Is it simply a matter of tearing off all the injection system and
distributor and replacing them with carbs ?.
If so what would be the best carbs or distributor to use ?
Graham Holdway
<a...@poggo.freeserve.co.uk> writes
Making a huge assumption I would think the manifold from a 3.0 litre
Capri would be a good bet. The assumption is that this is the same block
that was used in the good 'ol days when I were a lad. If this manifold
is correct then try to get hold of a 38 DGAS Weber. You may well find
one on an RS2000 that some boy racer at the time took from a Capri 3000.
Additionally, I think the Scimitar used that engine, so maybe that would
be an alternate way of sourcing the parts.
--
Graham Holdway
martin goater
Dutton Legerra.
I used an inlet manifold from a Granada 2.8 (carb) engine and used the
manual fuel pump from the same engine.
I then removed a blanking plate from the side of the engine and put the
correct push rod in then bolted the fuel pump up.
Using a 38' Weber carburettor and distributor from the same Granada
completed the job.
In fact I used a lot of stuff from that Granada (Expansion tank, Throttle
linkage, and various bolts and brackets etc)
Hope this is of help
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Anthony Evans
<gra...@holdway.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>Making a huge assumption I would think the manifold from a 3.0 litre
>Capri would be a good bet. The assumption is that this is the same block
>that was used in the good 'ol days when I were a lad. If this manifold
>is correct then try to get hold of a 38 DGAS Weber. You may well find
>one on an RS2000 that some boy racer at the time took from a Capri 3000.
>Additionally, I think the Scimitar used that engine, so maybe that would
>be an alternate way of sourcing the parts.
My one worry is that the exhaust manifolds on the 2.8 and 2.9 are
different. the 2.8 has a 2 branch each side and the 2.9 a 3 branch.
Still, I was told to ask the banger racing boys as they all seem to
use 2.8's and 2.9's with carbs.
Graham Holdway
<a...@poggo.freeserve.co.uk> writes[assumptions about v6 engines]
>
>My one worry is that the exhaust manifolds on the 2.8 and 2.9 are
>different. the 2.8 has a 2 branch each side and the 2.9 a 3 branch.
>Still, I was told to ask the banger racing boys as they all seem to
>use 2.8's and 2.9's with carbs.
Coo, you learn something every day. :) The banger racing approach would
seem to be a *very* good approach. Those chaps know *everything about
sourcing high performance parts for next to nothing.
--
Graham Holdway
Keith Chappell
injectors, left over please let me know. Im stuggling for room under the
bonnet of my 2.8V6 Rush and want to fit the EFI system off a Granada insted
of the mechanical fuel injection I have from my XR4*4 donor. This should
reduce the height requirement, the EFI plenum is thinner and save the space
taken by the fuel distributor, and air flow meter.
Andy Laurence
a...@poggo.freeserve.co.uk wrote:
>
> Im going to be building a Sumo later this year, and am a bit puzzled
> about the engines.
> How difficult is it to convert the 2.8 or 2.9 V6 Ford back to a
> carburettor system ?. Im not happy about swapping over (or even using)
> the Engine management system and would prefer carbs.
> Is it simply a matter of tearing off all the injection system and
> distributor and replacing them with carbs ?.
> If so what would be the best carbs or distributor to use ?
Wouldn't a 3.5 Rover V8 be better? They are lighter (did I hear they
are aluminium?), and have the V8 sound. They're probably capable of
more power too?
Andy
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