 Carb to FI conversion, How hard, how much, etc |
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| Trevorg7 |
 Nov 18 2005, 10:50 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,242 Joined: 7-December 04 From: Highland Village, TX Member No.: 3,241 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
I have a 72 EA80 1.7 with dual weber 34 ict's. I am interested in converting it back to FI, D-jet I believe.
Has anyone done this? How hard, how much, can I still find all that is needed to convert it back? Thoughts and comments? T |
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| jet1 |
Nov 18 2005, 11:33 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 311 Joined: 16-June 04 From: Accord,NY Member No.: 2,213 Region Association: North East States |
every once and awhile complete FI systems pop up on ebay. also try the club classifieds.
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| r_towle |
Nov 18 2005, 11:54 AM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,588 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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you can get everything in the FI system for pretty cheap except a good MPS..
The swap is a good saturday job...with tuning... Most of it is out there... put a WTB in the classifieds... Rich |
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| lapuwali |
Nov 18 2005, 12:21 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743  |
I have enough 1.7 EFI parts in my garage that we should be able to assemble one working system. I'm more or less local to you, as well. I'd advise getting a new harness from Jeff Bowlsby. The only aircleaner I have is one of the old oil bath types, so you'd have to hunt up a '73 airbox if you'd prefer the paper filter type.
You might also consider this an opportunity to try an aftermarket ECU, which would mean not having to find a working MPS (I have 3 or 4, but I have no idea if any of them work). A pre-built MegaSquirt ECU would add $350 to the project, but wouldn't require an MPS, and would be fully tunable. PM me if you're interested. |
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| Trevorg7 |
Nov 18 2005, 01:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,242 Joined: 7-December 04 From: Highland Village, TX Member No.: 3,241 Region Association: Southwest Region |
James - PM sent.
Thanks all. T |
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| bd1308 |
Nov 18 2005, 01:34 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
i have a 1.7 MPS if you want it.
make me an offer b |
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| sean_v8_914 |
Nov 18 2005, 04:59 PM
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Chingon 601 Group: Members Posts: 4,011 Joined: 1-February 05 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,541 |
I dont think you will be paying much to put the stock FI back on there. The vacuum hoses will cost the most. I just spent over $70 in hoses for my 2.0. If James does not have it, I do. Just cover the shipping cost and its yours. I do not have a good MPS. I do have CHT, fuel reg, decel, intake runners, injectors, plenum, TPS, AAR, ECU, cold start, fuel rails...I just cant thow it away.
I even have a set of Euro spec pop up high compresion 1.7 pistons I praise you for your choice to go back to FI |
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| Trevorg7 |
Nov 18 2005, 06:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,242 Joined: 7-December 04 From: Highland Village, TX Member No.: 3,241 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Thanks Sean - PM sent.
T |
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| lapuwali |
Nov 18 2005, 06:12 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
I don't have much in the way of hoses, but all that stuff needs to be new, anyway, or you'll have no end of problems. A working MPS is the single most expensive item in the lot, and I have one or two that might work. I have pretty much everything else, though. |
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| Trevorg7 |
Nov 18 2005, 06:15 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,242 Joined: 7-December 04 From: Highland Village, TX Member No.: 3,241 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Thank guys - great info and I appriciate you willingness to help.
I'll keep my eyes open for a good MPS and we'll talk. Thanks again T |
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| Bleyseng |
Nov 18 2005, 07:20 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,035 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Send them up to me for testing and/or recalibrating.....\ Test them with a vacuum pump. Pull 15hg for 5 minutes on the mps and see if it holds the vacuum. It will if its good. Forget the sucking on it test as you can't pull enough vacuum..... |
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| Oliver |
Nov 18 2005, 07:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: 7-May 05 From: Portland, Or Member No.: 4,038 |
Hey my pos has a single carb on a 1.8 1974... I have a lot of of stuff but think that a whole after market IF would be easer (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif) better (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/w00t.gif) any one got any ideas or stuff to look in to....
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| lapuwali |
Nov 18 2005, 08:01 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
Megasquirt SDS EFI Browse these, and expect to be overwhelmed. |
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