camo91
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1600 power increase
Hi fella's, i have a 1600 kent with extractors 2 1/4 pipe and a 32/26 two stand carby. what can i do to the engine to get the most power out of what i have or could get, i dont want to spend heaps on it, because im going to be pulling it out in about a year and putting in a ba falcon straight six
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RE: 1600 power increase
2010/08/31 22:17:52
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id probably just pull it out, throw a nice cam in,
take the head off, get it ported, shaved etc,
start running it on premium and enjoy what you get..
more so pull the block apart get some new pistons bearings etc and some balancing work done.
it will never be fast unless you go ALL OUT.. with this, it will be entertaining, to say the least.
is this in a capri or what?
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RE: 1600 power increase
2010/08/31 23:30:24
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If you dont want to spend heaps on it, tune it and leave it! No point waisting money on upgrades. Put a lower diff in it and enjoy the quicker take offs.
Straight 6???[x2x] What car is the engine going into?
Shaun
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RE: 1600 power increase
2010/01/09 18:29:56
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its a mk2 escort, yeah i think i will just leave it and save my money for the big conversion. yeah straight 6 it will be very tight and will need lots of modification but im good for it.
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RE: 1600 power increase
2010/01/09 18:56:38
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if you dont want to spend heaps id suggest doing the simple things. rebuild the carby and get it tunes for the engine (32/36 were 2lt carbys) then do simple things like over hauling the dizzy. replacing points and resetting the gap ect. will make it much nicer to drive at the very least.
like sterling said cam is one of the easiest things if the motor is out.
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RE: 1600 power increase
2010/01/09 20:14:28
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Originally posted by camo91
its a mk2 escort, yeah i think i will just leave it and save my money for the big conversion. yeah straight 6 it will be very tight and will need lots of modification but im good for it.
this i gotta see 
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RE: 1600 power increase
2010/01/09 22:47:51
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Sterling, there's a guy on boostcruising who recently put a 4.1L crossflow into a MK2 2door. He's from out near Ipswich, qld and plans to use it in burnout comps
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RE: 1600 power increase
2010/02/09 00:17:31
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yeah i wont be to bad hard anyway, i complete engine and box is about 1500 bucks, then i just need to get a engerneer to tell me how to go about it and then the fun begins lol
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RE: 1600 power increase
2010/02/09 00:54:36
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You might want to check out the legality of doing such a swap before you go buying anything. I was under the impression that in NSW, or was it QLD?, anywho, that you are only allowed a 10% or 20% increase in capacity. so 2.2/2.4L still no close to the 4L that your wanting. Oh here we go. This is for QLD.  "Kerb Weight: 2.0 GL: 925 kg. RS2000: 978 kg. Ghia: 1003 kg. Van: 908 kg." Depending on what weight they take your vehicle as would depend what's legal. Just food for thought.
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RE: 1600 power increase
2010/02/09 12:16:37
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Originally posted by JordyCharlieBoz
"Kerb Weight:
2.0 GL: 925 kg.
RS2000: 978 kg.
Ghia: 1003 kg.
Van: 908 kg."
Depending on what weight they take your vehicle as would depend what's legal.
Just food for thought.
 in the Notes section "...should be based on the heaviest sedan version of the model...", so theroretically the Ghia at 1003kg x 4 = 4012cc...... Hang on, hasn't this question already popped up on a forum somewhere??? Cheers James
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RE: 1600 power increase
2010/02/09 14:28:10
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A good 1600 cross flow .. rebuilt right can fly the rigth cam balancing work done. CC the combustion chamber -- its work but it works --there is a book woth some info in it that helps its called how to
rebuild you kent motor by Peter & V Wallace
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RE: 1600 power increase
2010/02/09 15:01:52
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It does say tho without optional extras... and i dont know how accurate the weights i have quoted are. I just found them on a site. And thats only for QLD, other states have different rules.
Turbo it if your just after power. the kent that is
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RE: 1600 power increase
2010/02/09 15:14:09
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The word of the day is 'recommended'............... You can still put a 5.0 V8 in if you can find an engineer to pass it off....  The main trouble will be firewall mods with a 6,[:I] As mention, have a detail plan of attack an consult an engineer first. Shaun
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