Capri Technical Forum:

yeh definately the best choice but you will need to get your carb re-jetted to get the best out of the 2litre, you could always buy an engine with a carb on it for ease.....

thanks for your reply, iv come to the conclusion that the head must be warped, i tried to get away without a skim but its gonna need one i think! Strange how its hardly uses any oil or water but then i didnt run it for very long, no smoke at certain revs surprised me too! Ill get a skim and try agai...

hi, if there is a head gasket, head or block problem(i.e warped/cracked), would you not expect poor performance? Im having similar symptoms and it drives fine! cheers

I presume its not smoking, using oil or water or has white/yellow residue on filler cap? Im sure you know these are signs of head gasket failure.....

is it a screw in or push in type? if its a push in, they can be difficult to seal and give low readings, 125 is quite low i think, my rebuilt x-flow got about 180 after a few thousand miles. Does it smoke? Unless u have no money, get it rebored with oversize pistons just to be sure

iv just replaced my head gasket after the frost got to it, runs like a dream but puts out lots of white smoke. Its not using water or oil and iv run it for long enough to burn off any residue i think (bout 45 mins). Hardly any smoke at a constant 2500 rpm but returns at tick over and full throttle! ...

As previously mentioned, a pinto swap is an utter piece of piss and definately a cheaper option. Nice torquey motors, i wouldnt consider anything else unless u have a a few quid to throw about. Not as good on fuel tho... Did u mean a vauxhall red top or zetec? Both good but harder to fit...