transit 2ltr auto

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alrite lads can anybody tell me wat mpg i should be get out off my van please ? or how many miles to a £10 ? as i sayed its a1987 2 ltr auto 3 spd thanks how many litres are in a gallon ? oh just one more thing does any body one about the vacum pipes on these van ive got to that have been block off with screws do u think that these should be joined together thanks

[AndyG]

When I had one a long time ago- about 20mpg
After the 'mechanic' fixed it, it did about 18mpg
Always smelt of petrol
A tenner; probably 40 to 50 miles depending on your load and driving habits.(go on. use the kick down )Watch the petrol guage move

[rover]

4.55L = 1Gallon.

Mines a 4 speed auto and does about 22 round town, not taken her on the Mways yet so cant tell you that.

As for the vac pipes, has it had a carb conversion? to a twin weber? most of the vac pipes are just to weaken the mixture on overun, with one being for the vac advance on the dizzy.


Rover.

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well the power yer yer thanks for that sounds about right not very good doe i might drop a 1600 in i only potter about in it thanks for advice

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i think its a twin choke weber but theres little pipes all over the place there is on on the dissy thats connected the two that are blocked 1 on the mniford the other is on the carb just in case thats making me use more petrol thanks

[madmark]

dont forget you get nothing for a tenner thanks to mr brown! and its going up and up and up and up and up and up and up!

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i no im used to havin a diesel

[AndyG]

How about injecting it
Or is it more trouble than it's worth

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how do u mean making it a 2ltr inj ? would that be cheaper to run ? and how bigga job is it ? i was thinking off lpg converting it

[MarkM]

Talk to Bortaf on here, he does this all the time to Cortina's...might be an entire engine swap but talk to him as he will definately be able to point you in the right direction.

[AndyG]

how do u mean making it a 2ltr inj ? would that be cheaper to run ? and how bigga job is it ? i was thinking off lpg converting it

Well I thought, if you're gonna drop a 1600 in it, why not an injection lump. It might be possible to change just the head.
Gassing it sounds good too, never thought of that
How much would gassing it cost
And yeah, injection is definately more efficient. Economy and performance

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i was talking to somebody here in liverpool he said would convert for about £650 for me but i might do an injection engine first and then gas it best of both worlds just got an email saying my wheel adapters are ready so im fitting my 17"" alloys on will put pics up then let peeps see wat u think ?

[bortaf]

Efi would be just a head swap though to get full MPG you'd be better off changing to a high comp engine (IE the compleat motor from a granny or sierra).
fairly easy to do, the tank will be the hardest bit.
http://cortinacentral.bravehost.com/

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arhh it looks like a good idea i could fit the engine and box no problems the electrics and tank would be the proplem for me im useless when it comes to wiring i might have a go anyways im sure u people will help me out if i got stuck ? the other thing is i would be intrested in fitting the ford speed autobox at the same time i would buy a complete car to do this conversion wat about the wiring for that any ideas might be beyond me ? also wat about the prop ? would mine fit or a granda one fit ?i am getting the lpg fitted as we speak the lad said he could also convert to fit the efi model if i converted at a later date so thats ok

[dangeeeeerousss]

hey lol i had the dreaded milage probs mine was 2.0 inj pinto auto and i was getting around 30 miles on a tenner thats why its came out with me living in the sticks id probably got the same milage or better if it had a v8 init lol