calling 90q gurus....

[alan pritchard]

i finally got my 90q yesterday, 89, 124000, mint bodywork, slightly dirty
beige interior, everything works.  A bit gutted though, it was supposed to
be the 2.3 but turned out to be the 2.2 kv engine, although, this is strange
(and i probably shouldnt have bought it because of this) Ive just found out
it has the ng manifold, as far as etka is concerned the ke-jetronic is the
same between the kv and ng. so it seems the block has been changed, which is
a slight worry as i cant think of any reason why this would be necessary.
anyhow ive bought it now, i just hope it is ok after that, so my next
question is this:  i kind of expect the engine is not advancing as  the car
seems very flat, i havent thought to check for a vacuum advance unit on the
dizzy, sods law say it is the ng dizzy, so can the ignition system be
running the adv/retard without knock sensors, and can you fit knock sensors
to the kv block?  I could really do with a hand here, i simply thought the
car didnt pull as well as my cgt because it was heavier and we were three
up. Thanks.