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[wjs1259]

can u do anything to a 1.1 engine 1995 n reg mk3.5 fiesta???
spinksy

[Liebo]

if your on a buget, take it out and put a 1.3 in from an M/N/P Mk3/5.

if your budget is tighter still, just swap cylinder head to a 1.3

in either case, get a re-con, no 90k engine please


failing that, put an orion 1600 k&n (guide in tuts section), make sure tappets are set right (guide in tuts section), and get some decent spark plugs (dont waste money on 2/3/4 ways, just get some new, branded ones) and new leads as the leads from factory will prolly still be on and s**t.

then it will be running as good as mine.... http://www.geocities.com/u4_ia/

[FxN]

or if you dont want to do engine transplant you can always:

*take it to engine specialist and see if they kick around with you
*Propably can get it chipped somewhere
*exhaust
*Pipercross do bolton airfilters that apparently sound real nice atleast
*you can get cams now!!
*universal induction kit

etc etc. Pretty much anything just needs more and more work to do =o). Im thinking about building fastest 1.1i non turbo fiesta with lightened flywheel, pulleys, ported polished fully, overbored everything. just need to get money for it now hmmm.

Dont recommend putting turbo from smartcar or anyother small engined one, apparently the 1.1i hcs pushrod is so soft itll blow up in seconds. have fun and keep me updated what you doing with yours

[Liebo]

this guy i know has done all that to his carb'd 1.1. Its a Mk1 with the OHV engine on.

its lightended and uprated everything with an XR3i gearbox on.

It lopped a few mph off the top speed, but it sure dont take long getting there...



Anyway....

If you want to go the turbo route, stick the 1.3 HCS block in, then put an Endura-E head on it from a Ka/Mk4/Mk5.

If you change the ECU etc to run at EFi with the Endura-E head, you can get a kit to put a T15 turbo on you will need the ECU chipping though.

If you had a carbed 1.3, it would be better as you can do more it it...

[Marc D]

what gains do you get from the 1.3 head?

[steveHCS]

Guys,

I'm pretty interested in an EFi conversion for my 1.1 HCS. Is the swap to the 1.3 endura a straight swap? Also, how will the EFi compatible ECU tie in with the current one i.e. will all the sensors in the engine need changed over to the new ECU, and if so i'm guessing the ECU is gonna need remapped for the new flow rates etc..?

Anyone had experience of electric superchargers?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 07019&rd=1

That one looks quite interesting and possibly a nice mod for a low powered fezzer. If enabled at a relatively low rev range, it could increase acceleration a good bit.

I'd like to get my engine to around 75BHP if possible, just for enjoyment more than anything - I know o could slip a FRST block in there if I wanted real power

[FxN]

75bhp eh? propably cheapest way to do that is find a rotten escort 1.4 cvh and get the engine from that and put it in yours. Apparently quite straightforward swap.

Or get 1.3hcs engine from fiesta or escort, its definietly straightswap and the engine is exactly the same externally apparently.

and or you could visit these guys: http://www.specialisedengines.co.uk/ they do some of their stuff unbelievably cheap! And they work with hcs engines aswell so you could propably give em a buzz about what they can do to your engine. like 36£ for overboring your engine, they can lighten your flywheel and other bits that count etc etc. Im thinking about abusing these guys when it comes to trying make my engine bit livelier.

Yeah what are the gains from fitting 1.3 head? is it straight swap? Also if i would get lightened flywheel & pulleys would my engine rev happier? cause the response is sh!t i put my foot down and two weeks later the revs pick up and this is when im not even on gear!!

[Liebo]

1.3 head has bigger valves.

More air in, more fuel in, more boom... you do the math.

Make sure if yours is carbed, then use 1.3 carb head, if its CFi, use CFi head - as they are slighty different IIRC

[steveHCS]

Are you saying that I should be able to just take the head off and lob a 1.3 straight on there? As I'm running a CFi 'carb' 'thing', wouldnt the ECU need to be remaped/replaced to take into account the increased flow of air/fuel into the head?

Also you mentioned putting on an Endura-E head to a 1.3. If this is the case, can it not therefore be put straight onto the 1.3? Any ideas of how this head differs from the normal 1.3HCS? - or is it actuallt the same?

Cheers,

Steve

[Liebo]

AFAIK, the 1.1 and 1.3 CFi ECU are the same, so won't need re-mapping.

The EFi head has different injectors (obviously). You would need an Endura-E head, and the injectors (black pipes going in the inlet ports, with all the other anxilaries).

The wiring would have to be played with to get the ECU in.

I've not looked into it that much, so all that above may not be correct.