do i?

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monka

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first up, i've always loved the mk1 peugeot 106's

my boss is trying to flog his daughters 106, today he said to me, do you want it, said i could just stick it on the account, and keep it out the back, something to fettle with. didnt think much of it at the time.

but thinkng about it, i'd love to have something that i can just completely strip out bare the essentials, and do what ever i wanted with,

jsut cant decide whether to or not
 
GTwayne

GTwayne

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Not a car i'd have as a project, but if you like them then go for it as you may not get a better opportunity.
 
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dac69er

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drop an engine in the back of it. make a nice rwd 106 ;)

or if you didnt want to go that far then bosh a big engine in the front of it.

you could always have a crack at tuning the carbed engine yourself. may learn a bit. plus if its fully stripped. roll caged and the suspension and brakes are a bit better then would be a very cheap track car. not a ball of fire but something to learn in and not worry about
 
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monka

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Yeah that was part of the plan, was thinking of just something to learn with and enjoy at the same time,

Any on here tuned carbs before? I've never worked on one before
 
dac69er

dac69er

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monka said:
Yeah that was part of the plan, was thinking of just something to learn with and enjoy at the same time,

Any on here tuned carbs before? I've never worked on one before
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is it definitely carbs or is it crappy old single point injection?
 
Guye

Guye

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monka said:
Yeah that was part of the plan, was thinking of just something to learn with and enjoy at the same time,

Any on here tuned carbs before? I've never worked on one before
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My first cars were all carb. Tuning carbs can be abit tricky. Unlike injectors where the duty cycles are controlled by the ecu, you have to set you air/fuel ratio on the carb using adjusting screws. These determine your throttle response, vaccum actuated secondary butterfly opening point etc. If you do any headwork like uprated cams, or install a larger carb, getting a smooth idle can be a bit of a pain. For me it was always more a trial and error art, than an exact science.
 
dac69er

dac69er

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Guye said:
My first cars were all carb. Tuning carbs can be abit tricky. Unlike injectors where the duty cycles are controlled by the ecu, you have to set you air/fuel ratio on the carb using adjusting screws. These determine your throttle response, vaccum actuated secondary butterfly opening point etc. If you do any headwork like uprated cams, or install a larger carb, getting a smooth idle can be a bit of a pain. For me it was always more a trial and error art, than an axact science.
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thats a bit how my dad explains it. people tend to just tune by sound and feel as opposed to facts and figures like with injection tuning
 
Guye

Guye

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dac69er said:
thats a bit how my dad explains it. people tend to just tune by sound and feel as opposed to facts and figures like with injection tuning
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Absolutely true! I remember the days of putting a glass on water on the rocker cover to judge the smoothness of the idle, sniffing the exhaust to see if she's running rich or lean...memories...
 
dac69er

dac69er

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Guye said:
Absolutely true! I remember the days of putting a glass on water on the rocker cover to judge the smoothness of the idle, sniffing the exhaust to see if she's running rich or lean...memories...
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those things still work to a degree nowadays. just need more technical ways of doing things when electronic ignition, turbos and high boost is concerned
 
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