Are 360's detuned???

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Post by foggyjames » 21 Feb 2006 10:20 pm

B200s (especially Es...the carb is just too small on a K) make good midrange torque for a 2.0, but don't rev. The flow is there in the head (unlike on a 2.3, where the head is a restriction virtually from stock), so it's a case of sorting out intake, exhaust, cam, and then getting the fuel and ignition maps right to make it run correctly.

Don't underestimate the last part...'tuning' is called tuning for a reason :) My car made 90bhp before the carbs were set, and 140bhp afterwards...

A very nice and fairly affordable upgrade without going silly (like my setup) would be a B200K with a K cam and a Weber DGAS38 (or similar)...or a B200E on a K cam and MS.

cheers

James
VOC 300-series Register Keeper
'89 740 Turbo Intercooler
'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
...and some modern FWD nonsense to get me to work...

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