Re: Req more omph from 200TQ

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <19990221232538672.AAA9163@keith> holtk@pins.co.uk (Keith Holt) writes:

> Phil , thanks for your info on above subject the car has just had a full
> head rebuild with some mild porting to improve flow ,  I have also
> installed a full flow filter which has improved the cars response time
> remarkably I remember someone somewhere said that fitting a stock 5pot cam
> from a 2.2 lump would also give a greater duration opening time to the
> valves and although not improving the 0-30mph time greatly improves the mid
> to high end power band !!!! any advice on this would be greatfull as I am
> quiet happy to throw some money into this car , what could be brought off
> the shelf so to speak to put the power output up to say 230-280 bhp if its
> possible.

I don't know how a UK 1986 200TQ is controlled.  What sort of MAC ECU
does it have (behind a panel, right footwell) and is there a hose to
the top of the wastegate?

I suspect you have a purely mechanical enrichment system. Is there a
vacuum hose to the control pressure regulator, down on the side of the
block?  If there is, it's simply a matter of raising boost in some way
(there are several ways) and warning the ECU that it's going to happen.

There's a downside, of course.  Engine life is always reduced by such
modifications.

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