2.2 POWER Anyone !!
Alan Pritchard
alan.pritchard at rm-electrical.com
Tue Dec 11 06:22:05 PST 2007
And really really convert to EFI, it is incredibly cost effective, in fact I would do that first.
>Just like any naturally aspirated engine, you aren't going to get tons of
>power without switching to forced induction (turbo). But the 2.2ltr JT/KX
>engine does respons nicely to some modifications. The first mod you should
>do is advance the timing. If you run premium fuel all the time, you should
>be able to advance the timing to at least 12*. First set it to 12* and go
>for a drive. Do you hear any pinging? No? Try setting it to 14*, if you did
>hear pinging, back it off to 12* and test drive again. Basically, you want
>as much advance as possible without pinging. Other mods that will help: 272*
>cam, 2.25" exhaust (with 4000 quattro downpipe if it is a Coupe GT), larger
>throttlebody from the 2.3 NG/NF engine, port & polish, balance & blueprint,
>lightened flywheel, etc. Basically you can do anything you can do on any
>other NA engine. A properly modded 2.2 KX should get up to about 130-140 HP.
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