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EJ20 with carbs anyone?
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 1:20 am
by Bug-a-natic
Hey gang, I know this issued has been bashed to death constantly but i cant seem to find anyone that has tried coverting the EJ to carbs & distributor. In any one has would you mind sharing secrets? U can email at
hwaugh@yahoo.com too. Tankz!
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 1:47 am
by Splinter
In world markets the EJ20 was avalible with a carbed intake manifold, BUT it didnt use a distributor, it still used a computer controlled ignition system
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:47 am
by Arctic Assassian
So it still used an 02 sensor, but that had nothing to do with fuel metering?
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:50 pm
by Matt Monson
http://www.projectaerosol.com/porubi/
You mean like that? Contact Wayne directly. He's generally pretty open to giving advice...
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:15 pm
by n2x4
That's just awesome!
Carb question
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:18 am
by Bug-a-natic
Hey Gang,
I heard of a method of converting a distributor unto the EJ20 engine. I even heard of using a ford escort distributor. Anybody have any methods? Pls do share!
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:59 am
by evolutionmovement
!! Why on earth would you want to convert to a distributor? I can see carbs for the throttle response (2 dual-choke Webers with velocity stacks coming through the hood would be sweet), but I can't see any advantage to losing intelligent ignition. That'd be like throwing wood-spoke wheels on.
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:53 am
by Kelly
I dont think OBDI can even see the injector outputs, right?
Just chop em off?
Re: Carb question
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:19 pm
by Matt Monson
Bug-a-natic wrote:Hey Gang,
I heard of a method of converting a distributor unto the EJ20 engine. I even heard of using a ford escort distributor. Anybody have any methods? Pls do share!
Go ask this question on USMB. The EA engined people who have done Ej series conversions know exactly what's required. I have had it explained to me in the past, but don't know all the details.
Steve,
Someone may want to do this to avoid wiring on a car that ran a distributor to start with, like a Beetle, or an old GL. It keeps is simple and mechanical without a bunch of wiring...
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:07 pm
by evolutionmovement
Ah, I was stupidly assuming some kind of modern swap. I'd still go through the effort to use the electronic ignition, but I personally hate distributors. I don't care if I had an old Bugatti - I'd convert it to EI (unless I had to permanently modify the car to do it).
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:27 pm
by Matt Monson
http://tinyurl.com/25abl5
I am kind of partial to distributors, but then that's my Ebay store you are looking at there...
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:04 am
by Arctic Assassian
That price is 2,400?!?!?! for A DISTRIBUTOR?