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calumlamont
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2.0 turbo kit

Post by calumlamont »

some bloke on ebay is selling a 2.0 pinto turbo kit which he had fitted on his Mk2 escort. Would this fit Mk3 capri with same engine? Is it worth doing?



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Post by ToGGoT »

Oh yes. Never got round to fitting mine to my pinto, but it'll definitely work!

The best plan is to use the sierra pinto fuel injection setup, with a megasquirt, and a T3 - obviously you need the exhaust manifold for the turbo.

With that setup, you CAN run high boost, and get 200bhp!! I wouldnt expect the engine to last that long tho. The better plan is to get a pinto 205 block, cossie pistons (low comp), and run that. Will be much more durable.

If its real power you want tho, fit a Cossie crank, and pistons, with a modded flywheel (Burton Power £££'s), plus all the above. I've spoken with a bloke who has this lot, and he reckons he's running just over 300bhp.

Of course - i had the alternative for cheap 24v...so i did that :)

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Post by calumlamont »

Hi ToGGot

Is your message shorthand for saying the unmodified 2.0 pinto is likely to die fairly quickly if I fit the turbo kit??!!

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Post by bortaf »

If you run high boost on it it will, you could use a decomp plate to lower the CR but i've no experiance with them.
Transit low comp block would last longer mayby??

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Post by ToGGoT »

As i said, (i think) low comp pistons, or as Bortaf says, a de-comp plate (but i dont like the idea myself), else it wont work so well at high boost... plus theres always the chance of it going bang...

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