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'69 144S: B20 performance bolt-ons?

fatcatbestcat said:
Does anyone make new repro Jetronic manifolds, or am I just going to be surfing the interwebs for a while...?
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Put up a wanted ad here, I'm sure you'd find a couple. I have one - the PV's motor was once a B20E (and the D-jet certainly doesn't fit in a PV engine bay).
 
fatcatbestcat said:
Does anyone make new repro Jetronic manifolds, or am I just going to be surfing the interwebs for a while...?
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The manifold and brace is the easy part, injectors, holders, fuel rail, fuel pump and late cylinder head are the greater part of the conversion.

Not to mention a return port in the fuel tank or an unobtanium 140 EFI tank.
 
JohnMc said:
And autotune actually works pretty well these days
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I hate autotuned, especially that horrible Cher song! :-P

The D-Jet bits are pretty easy to find on fleabay. There are always fuel rails, injector holders, intakes, etc. on there.
Redwood is right about the fuel tank, though. A good tank repair shop "should" be able to install a return line port. Finding said shop is probably harder than the work.
A Datsun 280ZX fuel pump is similar to the D-Jet pump, and cost less than the NOS Bosch pump. I've heard Hiperformance Auto (Eric & Ian) also have an aftermarket alternative.
 
You're the only one concerned with $14.99.

But yes, a blow through turbo setup would cost more than $14.99. As would an EFI system and a turbo. Or a bunch of spendy metal parts to make a zingy N/A build.

If you're counting pennies - ditch the 200 hp goal (obviously), ditch the 150 hp goal, and just use your Solex 40's, use a D cam, find an E or F head and have exhaust seats put in (if it doesn't have it), and put a 2.5" exhaust on it after the downpipe merge. And you'll have brought it up from about 100 - 110 hp (assuming it's in fairly good 'stage 0) to about 130 - 135 HP. And (assuming you have a manual transmission) a whole lot more fun to drive.
 
OP, what is your budget?
What is your skill set?
How old are you?
Where are the pics of this car?
 
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Do you live in the motorhome next to it? Or is that another project?
 
240240 said:
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Do you live in the motorhome next to it? Or is that another project?
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That's the car from the last picture I took of it, before I got it into my garage. The car runs, I was just posting thinking about future prospects after I get this thing on the road.

Anyway, I had a $3,500 budget for the car originally, but I only ended up spending $415.

I basically have $3,000 to work with, but again... none of this is happening anytime soon.

EDIT: This really isn't intended as a resto, I just want a somewhat peppy car. I'm not sure how often I'm even going to drive this. The hood, and both fenders are non-original, and the car didn't come with an interior, so I'm not that afraid of hacking a factory 144S.
 
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JohnMc said:
You're the only one concerned with $14.99.

But yes, a blow through turbo setup would cost more than $14.99. As would an EFI system and a turbo. Or a bunch of spendy metal parts to make a zingy N/A build.

If you're counting pennies - ditch the 200 hp goal (obviously), ditch the 150 hp goal, and just use your Solex 40's, use a D cam, find an E or F head and have exhaust seats put in (if it doesn't have it), and put a 2.5" exhaust on it after the downpipe merge. And you'll have brought it up from about 100 - 110 hp (assuming it's in fairly good 'stage 0) to about 130 - 135 HP. And (assuming you have a manual transmission) a whole lot more fun to drive.
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Thinking about it, yeah 200 hp was a bit ambitious - working on modern V6 and V8 cars has really spoiled me. I'll just do the best I can with what I've got.

Hopefully nobody gets mad at me when, 10 years down the line, I swap a Buick 215 into this.
 
Hmm... metro turbo hif6 carbs x2, metro turbo 1:1 rr fpr for 7 psi base pressure, lelectronic carb fuel pump rated for 20psi head pressure, small surge tank with return to the filler neck, msd boost retard box... 7-10 psi is enough to wake a b20 up pretty good.
 
cwdodson88 said:
3k budget? Just go megasquirt.
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B21+T yoshifab fab mounts with megasquirt is doable with $3k

Hell if you fabricate some stuff, 16v+T is doable with 3k. Why stop at 200hp. Do 300hp on a 4.54 rear end for all the lulz

Pop willies, get rekt
 
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