FIRST CAR! And it's a good one!

[Cellos88GT]

Very nice Sierra you have there. Looks like she has a lot of potential. You need to make your engine eventually look like this though (minus all the rusty bits):

[Posmo]

Originally Posted by Cellos88GT

Very nice Sierra you have there. Looks like she has a lot of potential. You need to make your engine eventually look like this though (minus all the rusty bits):

My engine bay will never look anything like that. If anything I should make it look like this:

[Nabster]

I was thinking your engine bay would look better like this:

[public]

How about this?

[Posmo]

Originally Posted by public

How about this?

Props for finding a good pic of an actual XR8, they are quite rare. But anyways, I would never put a V8 under the hood, especially not an american one, since this is a UK-Ford. If I could put any engine with a V-formation in, it would be one of these:


Just because it says COSWORTH on the intake manifold

[Nabster]

Originally Posted by Posmo

Props for finding a good pic of an actual XR8, they are quite rare. But anyways, I would never put a V8 under the hood, especially not an american one, since this is a UK-Ford. If I could put any engine with a V-formation in, it would be one of these:


Just because it says COSWORTH on the intake manifold

The Boss 9 engine I posted would probably take up the entire passenger compartment of your car

[Posmo]

Originally Posted by Nabster

The Boss 9 engine I posted would probably take up the entire passenger compartment of your car

I wouldn't be so sure, the Sierra has quite a capacious engine bay. The picture public posted is a Sierra with a Ford 302, how much bigger is the engine you posted dimension-wise?

[Nabster]

Originally Posted by Posmo

I wouldn't be so sure, the Sierra has quite a capacious engine bay. The picture public posted is a Sierra with a Ford 302, how much bigger is the engine you posted dimension-wise?

302 is 29" long, 24.5" wide and 28.5" tall, the Boss 9 is 34"x30"x30". Those are without anything bolted on. The 4.6 is even bigger at 36"x36"x44".

[nammedijus]

i dont think he should go for a carburator big engine i think smaler engine with a turbo from volvo or somthing like that would blend with that siera

[Hemihead]

Originally Posted by Posmo

Props for finding a good pic of an actual XR8, they are quite rare. But anyways, I would never put a V8 under the hood, especially not an american one, since this is a UK-Ford. If I could put any engine with a V-formation in, it would be one of these:


Just because it says COSWORTH on the intake manifold

Aah, the good old Scorpio Cosworth engine! Too bad they were all made with an automatic gearbox behind them.

[adaptech]

Originally Posted by Hemihead

Aah, the good old Scorpio Cosworth engine! Too bad they were all made with an automatic gearbox behind them.

Good thing that any old Sierra V6-gearbox is bolt on then

[starfox07]

Originally Posted by Nabster

302 is 29" long, 24.5" wide and 28.5" tall, the Boss 9 is 34"x30"x30". Those are without anything bolted on. The 4.6 is even bigger at 36"x36"x44".

4.6's have been fitted before.

[Posmo]

Originally Posted by Hemihead

Aah, the good old Scorpio Cosworth engine! Too bad they were all made with an automatic gearbox behind them.

Don't quote me on this, but I read on PassionFord some time ago that 12 customer Mk.1 Granada Scorpio Cosworths were fitted with Mt-75's from the factory Anyway, just get a 12V Cologne mt-75 gearbox, and it will bolt straight on the 24 engine

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Originally Posted by Posmo

We'll see..

EDIT:


Apparently youtube screwed up the quality Oh well. Everytime I cut the video, I go screw around with the ignition settings,the only time I touch the throttle is at the final startup, to keep it running. Im going to buy a new(used) distributor cap a,d refit some old plug wires tomorrow, because at the final startup, it sounded like it was running on 3 /misfiring..

Do you have a way of checking your fuel pressure? When was the last time you changed the fuel filter?

[Posmo]

Originally Posted by BerserkerCatSplat

Do you have a way of checking your fuel pressure? When was the last time you changed the fuel filter?

Haven't changed the fuel filter, but the car was working fine before with the old one, so I doubt it's to blame. Anyway, after poking around on Finnish Ford forums, I have a pretty good quess about what is wrong with the car. I jsut need to get my dad & brother to push it into the garage some day (before snowfall in any case) So I can make it run properly. Worst case scenario is that the Airflow meter is fucked, best case scenario is that there is something wrong with the distributor. Hell, the cam might even still be timed incorrectly aswell..

But trust me, I will get it sorted.

[Hemihead]

Originally Posted by Posmo

Don't quote me on this, but I read on PassionFord some time ago that 12 customer Mk.1 Granada Scorpio Cosworths were fitted with Mt-75's from the factory Anyway, just get a 12V Cologne mt-75 gearbox, and it will bolt straight on the 24 engine

Yeah, there have been a few conversions over the years. I think you need a extra chip to fool the ECU though, since it needs signals from the gearbox.

[Posmo]

Originally Posted by Hemihead

Yeah, there have been a few conversions over the years. I think you need a extra chip to fool the ECU though, since it needs signals from the gearbox.

You only need the extra chip for the BOB engine, not the BOA.

[Posmo]

Alright, I tore the front end of the car down to make sure that the timing is ABSOLUTELY correct. Whatever I do, I can't get the cam & crank TDC marks to line up 100% perfectly. When I put the crank at TDC, the cam is about half a tooth clockwise from the TDC.. So, is this timed correctly? (Looking it you adaptech )

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/5330/timing003.jpg
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/7391/timing004.jpg
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/5160/timing006.jpg

Beware big pics.

Answer as quickly as you can, since it's going to be shit weather tomorrow, I'd like to get the car finished today..

[adaptech]

Originally Posted by Posmo

Alright, I tore the front end of the car down to make sure that the timing is ABSOLUTELY correct. Whatever I do, I can't get the cam & crank TDC marks to line up 100% perfectly. When I put the crank at TDC, the cam is about half a tooth clockwise from the TDC.. So, is this timed correctly? (Looking it you adaptech )

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/5330/timing003.jpg
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/7391/timing004.jpg
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/5160/timing006.jpg

Beware big pics.

Answer as quickly as you can, since it's going to be shit weather tomorrow, I'd like to get the car finished today..

Originally Posted by adaptech

You see the metalbit above the pulley. That should point to the the deepest line in the pulley, the one furthest too the left on the pulley. And if you cant get that to line up with the cam pulley, adjust it so it points the the right of the deepest line, the side with many small lines.

Basically you have to move the cambelt one tooth on the cam-pulley.

[Posmo]

Yeah, I tried starting it, and it was even worse than before. atleast I now know that after moving the cam one tooth, the engine will surely be timed correctly? After that Im going to check the MAF and the ignition components..