Re: looms and wiring and otehr stuff - 10-22-2005 , 12:08 PM

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Apparently on date Fri, 21 Oct 2005 20:56:49 +0100, " dojj" dojj1 (AT) dojj1 (DOT) fsnet.co.uk> said: "Burgerman" <burgerman (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote in message news:IAa6f.3942$m4.3812 (AT) newsfe2-win (DOT) ntli.net... "ThePunisher" <thepunisher (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote in message news:Ula6f.7714$65.4094 (AT) newsfe6-win (DOT) ntli.net... dojj wrote: someone must know here Why do you want to run the coil packs in you engine? Because its better! No rotor arm, cap, coil doing half the work, damp inside cap cannot happen etc. the engine runs coil packs so if I am transplanting it I also need to run coil packs if I didn't run coil packs how else would I fire the sparks? there is no cam to drive the distributor like there is on the 8V sierra unit, and there is also the matter of having different front cover and rocker cover to accommodate this The coil packs just do the same thing as the coil, etc, but you don't want to fit old timing gear onto an engine that is set up for an EMS to control it. Downside, Ford integrate a PATS security system into the EMS so you have a whole bunch of electrics to add into the target vehicle. I think the keys are basically the same so if you were to rebuild the locks in the Sierra or have some PATS keys cut to the old lock spec, and programme them somehow, then you could transplant the whole shebang, EMS, PATS, exhaust sensors, the lot, and slap a 2.3 Scorpio engine into the box, or maybe the 2.0 16v which is fair, 135 BHP as I recall. TBH if you are just after power, a rover v8 Sierra is achievable, and maybe cheaper on insurance. Probably weighs less as well. And you could put a 16v badge on the back, and people wouldn't realise it was true

Mine said 1.6L Much cooler... Then debadged.