Capri Technical Forum:

Hi there

I was wondering if anyone could help me increase engine performance on a 1600 OHC engine and what sort of cost is involved. I have already done the following:

Changed single carb to a brand new twin weber carb
Four branch manifold leading out to a twin exit exhaust
Unleaded head
K&N Air Filter

Many Thanks
Altaf

the most beneficial way to further increase power would be,

head work...i.e gas flowing the ports and a fast road cam
also electronic ignition would be a good idea as well...

i take it your keeping the 1.6 engine for insurance reasons or something?

because if i was you, i would slot a 2.0 engine in mate, far better for tuning,
and is pretty much a straight swap

Thanks for that mate.

Unfortunately i have spent a lot of money on the engine so would like to keep it.

If i fitted a fast road cam, would i have to modify or change anything?

If not, then that idea plus the electronic ignition will be going ahead very soon.

Many thanks again for the reply.

Altaf

if you buy a performance cam kit from someone like Kent cams,
then you could fit that without changing anything else...

I would strongly recommend not going any higher than a mild fast road cam
on the 1600 pinto, as valve train geometry can be a problem with really hairy cams on the smaller pinto

oooooooo i don't have any idea regarding this thing but i am sure i will learn a lot from here.