Stock 2.0 w/ D-jet how far can you go?, What mods can the MAP tolerate? Options

[Brian Mifsud]

With my '76 languishing in the barn (can I call it a "barn find" if I forgot I owned it? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)) I haven't touched the car since my son and I overhauled the transaxle last year at McMarks in Sonoma.

I would like to get as much performance out of the stock emissions-controlled 2.0 as possible, but realize that there's not much you can get away with its brainless open-loop MAP driven fuel injection.

How far can you go on bumping displacement before the airflow vs MAP curve becomes useless?

Is there a popular cam grind that can sneak by and still work?

Is there any point at attempting to balance the exhaust back pressure by putting in a header that while with equal length tubes, still feeds into the CAT?

Many years ago, I probably new the answers to these questions when i actively drove and maintained the car. It's all forgotten, so my apologies if this line of questioning is overly redundant.

Thanks

Brian