ABF 16v engine + ZXR750 bike carbs into mk2 1.6 driver

I know. Get all the bad karma out the way for the installation


yadda yadda yadda Sale of Goods Act 1979. Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982. Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994. The Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002. yadda


engine to be picked up today and delivered tomorrow.


BUZZ to the nth degree of ING

Good result

 

Hello engine!!!!!

and mikalor clamps!!!!


will be stripping the engine tonight hopefully (only ancillaries and injection gubbins, not rebuild), clean up first though because it's mucky...


Then try and knock up the manifold, if it doesn't work will be attempting some 45mm runners with durafix!



The engine came with the ABF gearbox on it with inner CVs and the DPipe so these are for sale along with upper manifold and some other bits including ABF dizzy.

 

well the manifold is still on, I thought I couldn't use the ABF manifold because it would catch and wouldn't fit well. The exhaust on the car has a KR back box and replacement 'suitcase' mid box then downsized to the driver mid pipe....

 

buzzin. will do that!!!

Stripped most of the gubbins off today, loads of electrical shizzles, some were already cut etc as mentioned before but have retained this for the plugs in case I need them.

Manifold off and all that lot etc..

Also got the gearbox off but haven't tackled the clutch.

Quite a productive day considering I have only hand tools and none of these are power tools!

Sore back though from getting it off the 2 pallets it came on!


Realised as well that it has the AC and PAS pump still on. Cool.



In reg to getting a vac for the brake servo do you thinkI could use the injector rail from the ABF with the injectors taken out??

 

was just a thought, took the rail apart and it wasn't what I expected inside, I think there is just a vac pipe connected along with it. Sack that off then.

Like I said I will be having a mess about with that durafix stuff so will sort some nipples for the servo and ecu vac takeoff.

Will just one cylinder provide enough vac?

 

Took the injectors out and they are all connected with an internal pipe that exits on the left of this picture.



I think the take off and the valve on the top are closed and there is also a usable take off on the top too.


Think I will give it a try as it will give a good fit and vac from all cylinders.

When i suck through any one of the injector holes and block off the others there is a slight leak fron the where the casing joins or maybe where the wires enter the rail on the right, but this is very small and it is not yet clamped down to the manifold.

 

oh yeah.

so i'll be using the fuel feed as the servo takeoff, and the return valve will stay shut as there is no vac opening it.


I'll try it clamped down to the manifold with the three bolts too.

 

works a treat!

No leak at all when the holes are blocked up.

Hopefully I can get it all to fit once the carbs are on too.

 

Will have the driver engine and box out in the next few weeks.

Once I have them side by side I'll swap the box etc over

Just need a brief step by step guide on;

1 - removing the abf pressure plate, clutch and fly

2 - removing the 1.6 PP, clutch and fly

3 - refitting the 1.6 PP clutch and fly to the abf block


Just really the order of the parts as I believe that these two engine are assembled in a different order?


What bolts are reusable so I can get them in advance?



this is just a temporary fitment till the clutch or diff gives up or until I get more cash for the GTI setup, whichever.

any help really appreciated

 

Which mk3 decat pipes fit on the the ABF downpipe?

 

I have my eye on a couple then!!

I shouldn't need a lambda though should I?

Would like AFR though!

 

True!!


Is there anything suitable that is usually used to plug these if they are unused or will they need to be ideally welded up?

Just need that and a mk2 16v dizzy then I've got everything!