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Was brousing the USMB and came across new project lifted EA82 with EJ22 and no computer

And then remembered the thread from here a while back ej carb engines?

This guy reckons it has a webber carb and an escort distributor

interesting i was considering doin this to my brumby but since changed my mind but that looks good

Eww why would you do it! Downgrade a perfectly good injected engine :/
Getting a loom cut down to run the engine in standard form in an old car isn't a huge problem these days.

andrew, ive seen these used in boats and like, no need to run computers and stuff

The simple version has to be concidered for a specific application.
I am doing a very similar thing, in the Jetboat.
A Weber and an electronic distributor is as complex as it needs to be.
It's the last spot you would want an ECU.
Horses for courses.

It is nice to know that it can be done on a simple level- with a late model motor.

BRUMBERTY wrote:I am doing a very similar thing, in the Jetboat.

So did you find a carby EJ, or are you customising an efi one?

looks convincing. i think the 'escort' is not the 'escort' we are used to here in Australia, but maybe a much more recent UK model. looks to have a plug in of some sort, and that screwdriver must be a real basic hose stopper !

Suparoo wrote:So did you find a carby EJ, or are you customising an efi one?

Tig welding a 32/36 to the inlet, same as they seem to have done.\
The distributor is from a Fiori, ford stuff does work, I am sure there are others.
an offeset drive on any 4 cyl. one would work.

Steve @ rising sun put me onto this ages ago, I had it driving my lpg EJ22.
Waiting for the boat for a while now.

Jaffa / Blackmale could be buying a MY sedan shorly that has an ej18 carby motor in it. Very interesting little motor... his one obviously used to be EFI and was converted carb later.

Dave

Did factory carbs have the injector bosses on the intake manifold? The one in the pic above looks like it has injectors.

Suparoo wrote:Did factory carbs have the injector bosses on the intake manifold? The one in the pic above looks like it has injectors.

yep agree with that. I'd leave them there as they make an easy bung, otherwise make up some other sorta plug...

Bennie

yeah i agree what Bennie said.. heard they do provide more power than MPFI ones...
Cheers
AP

At least with no ECU you would never get the dirty IAC problems, crappy TPS, VSS trouble and that bloody "safe mode" crap with default fuel maps.

Phizinza wrote:At least with no ECU you would never get the dirty IAC problems, crappy TPS, VSS trouble and that bloody "safe mode" crap with default fuel maps.

You would need ECU to run the engine for ignition timing and sensors, its not just like these EA82 engines without ECU.
Cheers
AP

Excuse my ignorance but how does one drive that distributor?

Dazz on the rear of the drivers side head there is a blanking plate held on with two 10mm bolts.

Under that is an offset drive on the back of the cam.

There is a few distributors which use the same offset.





A hole can be drilled in this plate and an O ring seals the shaft.

AlpineRaven wrote:You would need ECU to run the engine for ignition timing and sensors, its not just like these EA82 engines without ECU.
Cheers
AP

With Carby, no sensors needed to run (only needed for legal reason that I could imagine.)
Ignition timing? Did you see all the talk on distributors and pictures?

I'm on UltimateSubaru and have read a few stories about carbed EJ's. All running carbs because they didn't want an ECU for what ever reason. Theres even a video on youtube of a guys EJ in a Brat running with a weber.

Quick question does any1 have any knowledge on how well a webber carby would run on the EA82?

AlpineRaven wrote:You would need ECU to run the engine for ignition timing and sensors, its not just like these EA82 engines without ECU.
Cheers
AP

LOL

did you miss the rest of this thread ?

here is a great youtube vid of a carby ej22 in a MY
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WScRBmKsV3U