St170 fuel injection on a budget project.

[Not Anumber]

Right behind you on this one Wasa. Please let me know how you get on as Ive been thinking of replacing my Pinto with a Zetec/ ST170 but would only be prepared to go for it if i could use the fuel injection system and ECU.

Getting hold of the right engine, modding the sump, moving the exhaust to the other side of the car - that all sounds quite enough bother and cost without having to tinker around and spend hundreds on bespoke manifolds, setting up bike carbs and rolling road sessions as at that point I'd be better off putting a Cosworth head on the Pinto.

[snapper]

Cosworth head on a Pinto is a BIG job
Pistons no cheap way out
Cam belt crank pully, the cossy crank is longer and the pully smaller will need to machine to fit a Pinto crank
I would question cost saving over an injected Zetec
All interesting this thread, the Ford ECU whatever version is always difficult to break into, I have a friend who can using Ford software to get very deep into it but every instalation would need him at the rolling road.
Megasquirt has been proven but I find it a leap to far for me, price though is competitive and we have picked them up under £200
There will always be a limit on how much you an squeeze out of a standard engine, the ST170 never made 170bhp.
I watch with interest

[locost-turbo]

any updates? how did u get on in the end. is standard st170 possible on a budget?

[big_wasa]

yes mate there is a couple of vids of it running at the end of my project post.

here is one

http://youtu.be/Mvo3lazzSVo

[gtipping]

I bought this project from Warren and its still running fine - still on its cradle (sorry Warren - house extension has delayed matters) - but it gets to breathe every 2 weeks - makes a lovely noise !! Hope it will be installed in the next couple of months once the builders get all their shit out of my garage.