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Re: How can I improve a 1.5 carb engine ?
Not a single answer!
C'mon guys, surely there's someone out there that's upgraded a 1.5!
Or are they that worthless that it's not worth bothering?
What's the low-down on squeezing a few more horses out of one of these without major work?
Awaiting a flood of answers/flames ;-) ...
Ewan.
>>> "Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com> 18/10/99 10:41:37 >>>
A friend of mine has an '86 1.5 carb MKII scirocco, engine code JB, with a
pierburg 1B3 carb. It did originally have a 1.6 EW with the 2E2 carb but
obviously someone's blown the engine & swapped it. I have a 1.6 engine,
code FR, with a pierburg 2b5 carb that I'm in the process of pulling from an
'82 GL auto. I intend swapping the carb/inlet manifold to improve the 1.5s
performance. There is a fair difference in rated performance between the
engines - 70bhp vs. 85bhp - so is there anything else that is easily
swappable that might help - cam, exhaust manifold, etc? I don't want to get
into head/piston swaps as I'd be as well just swapping the engines. The car
has a 4+E box so some better mid-top torque would be helpful. Any ideas
would be great.
TIA,
Ewan Hopkins
2.0 '85 Storm
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