any1 carbed a 205gti????

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Rob fulham4eva

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hey guys, i know this is a starlet forum but been on the 205 forums and the admins wont let any1 else join:( , however i know there is sum very knowlegeable people on here:).
right my brother has been having probs wiv the engine on the 205gti 1.6 and we've decided to change to carbs , so has any1 on here had any experience of doing this????
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Texx

Texx

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When you say carbs, are you referring to a single carb, twin carbs, throttle bodies on individual intake runners?

What engine troubles have you had? I can't see bolting carbs on is going to simplify things as they can be a pain in the arse to balance out and keep in tune.
 
Craig

Craig

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More information on the symptoms and problems will be needed for a full answer.

On a side note - Why are they not allowing any new members? The more the merrier and all that...
 
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ALaN

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never had carbs on a 205 but had twin 45s on a 16v kr golf engine and throttle bodies on a clio williams engine.if the 205 runs a kjet mechanical injection system its a doddle to do the conversion but you'll not see more than 15-20bhp of a gain on the 1.6 for a fair bit of cash after buyin everything and getting them set up.
 
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Rob fulham4eva

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the car has had the same engine probs since i had it, i changed just about everything you can think of, what we are looking to do is remove all the electrical stuff as the car will now start but once its warmed up it wont start till its cooled which wud suggest temp sensor but i changed that to no avail:(
also when heated up if you hold youre foot down on the acc' the car will start but wont hold idle until revd a bit this wud suggest the fueling system ive changed many parts of it and tested many lol but still the problems persist.

the engine has done 145k with no rebuilds in that time which doesnt help but it still pulls very strong.

we wud b lookin at twin carbs defo:)
 
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Rob fulham4eva

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ALaN said:
never had carbs on a 205 but had twin 45s on a 16v kr golf engine and throttle bodies on a clio williams engine.if the 205 runs a kjet mechanical injection system its a doddle to do the conversion but you'll not see more than 15-20bhp of a gain on the 1.6 for a fair bit of cash after buyin everything and getting them set up.
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all we want is the car 2 work properly were not lookin 4 serious gains and we feel that by removing the electrical side of things the car will work:) and carbs sound awesome lol.
 
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Rob fulham4eva

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Craig said:
More information on the symptoms and problems will be needed for a full answer.

On a side note - Why are they not allowing any new members? The more the merrier and all that...
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i went to register but the 1st page that comes up says admin will not allow any new members:confused:.

i was a member of psooc but 4got my account details, and they charge now, site was not 2 gd a help 1st time rnd
 
scot-ish

scot-ish

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what is it your wanting to know?? i have a bit of experience with my mates one, altho its a 1.9, you will know there is very little difference
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scot-ish

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4efte_ryan said:
ive got a 205 track car converted with a mi16 engine running twin 45webber carbs goes like a rocket,
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thats the same setup as my mates 205, well was s16, running bodies, but same sort of thing, eccosse built, dont have it now, but was a weapon of a car like,
 
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4efte_ryan

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oh yea mate i remember, think you should go mi16 route, solid engine and you can get good power from them you wouldnt be dissapointed, always puts a smile on my face
 
munday

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I would hazard a guess that converting to carbs will be way more hassle than finding the problem and sorting it. What have you changed? Coolant temp sensor?

Carbs can never be as good as fuel injection...less power, worse fuel economy, less efficient, harder to set up etc etc...
 
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Rob fulham4eva

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munday said:
I would hazard a guess that converting to carbs will be way more hassle than finding the problem and sorting it. What have you changed? Coolant temp sensor?

Carbs can never be as good as fuel injection...less power, worse fuel economy, less efficient, harder to set up etc etc...
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changed temp coolant sensor, and all the general stuff dizzie leads afm, ive got a few more things i can try so ill giv them a go hopefully they will sort it:)
 
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