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Old 21st September 2010, 03:29 PM
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Can a 2.0 DOHC be run on bike carbs/megajolt/squirt?

I want to do away with that chuffing great lump of ally plenum chamber? I havent looked at the engine since I dumped it in my garage a month or two ago.

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Old 21st September 2010, 04:15 PM
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I can't see why not
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Yes.

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You can, or if you are a cheapskate like me you can modify your manifold for about 30 quid. It's quite easy to do ( I made several expensive cock ups but now I know how to do it, some details are on my web site - www.deepfolly.co.uk). I would do it a bit different if I was doing it again in that I would use a smaller ali box. It seems to work OK as is though.
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Old 21st September 2010, 08:11 PM
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Its actually slightly easier running a DOHC on megajolt than most engines, because it already has a 36-1 wheel and sensor built into the engine block. so it one less job off the list when it comes to setting up the engine.
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You can, or if you are a cheapskate like me you can modify your manifold for about 30 quid. It's quite easy to do ( I made several expensive cock ups but now I know how to do it, some details are on my web site - www.deepfolly.co.uk). I would do it a bit different if I was doing it again in that I would use a smaller ali box. It seems to work OK as is though.
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Have read your Buid diary word for word excellent read and outcome..i am about to start using the exactly the same engine MT75 gearbox from a Granada ...did you strip the loom from the donor and then thin it down to the bare essentials ?? granada has tons more electrics than i will ever need !!
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Hi there, I retained the Sierra engine loom and made the rest of the loom from scratch. It is quite easy to make the engine loom as well, that way all the wires could be made to the correct length and routed very neatly. I shortened all my wires at the ECU end after I had test started the engine and made sure everything was OK.
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Old 27th October 2010, 01:27 PM
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I would recommend adopting Enoch's approach. Although the other solutions will work, and may ultimately produce a bit more power (or a bit less) they are going to cost (possibly a lot) more and take longer.
If one really was looking for the absolute most possible power then one probably wouldn't start with that engine anyway.

Using the original ecu will result in a smooth running reasonably powerful engine, and the only issue to resolve is the manifold. I've driven an indy fitted with the DOHC engine running on the original ecu and manifold and was quite impressed.
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Hi there, I retained the Sierra engine loom and made the rest of the loom from scratch. It is quite easy to make the engine loom as well, that way all the wires could be made to the correct length and routed very neatly. I shortened all my wires at the ECU end after I had test started the engine and made sure everything was OK.
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Enoch can i ask if there was a specific vehicle that the alternator belt came from ? after pumps etc were removed..going to have another look at your blog re sump clearance ...
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