Essex v6 fuel injection??

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Re: Essex v6 fuel injection??

Post by MAD SAPPHIRE » Mon 08 Jun 2015, 19:51

IndianaJones wrote:Thanks for sharing that MS.

Has anyone ever fitted Tothat's 20V ITB's to that intake manifold?
Not sure Indiana, however, i'm sure there are some ideas/conversions or fitments done out there that's gone unnoticed.
I grew up around V6 engines mainly and have seen quite a bit mods with this and that and by this one and that one.
For example: the guy that taught me how to tune the triple carbs was a techie at the SABC.
The guy knew nothing about building a motor but new his way around tuning carbs.
He in turn was taught by Mike Clifton way back when.

I myself am a car nutter but not a mehanic,engine builder, engineer by trade or on paper but I have the
experience.

But I can tell you this. I spent lots of cash in the right places on my last V6. Thing was not even a stroker but ran rings around stroker V6 motors.
Eventually ended up in JHb in a tow truck.
Thing pulled like a mother for years. The day he broke a cam and took it to have same cut it up there he was told the cam was a dud and would never work in a V6. It was in ther for 6 years!
Eventually I had one cut done here and sent it up. Installed and life went on as before.
After a while someone took the motor apart for a rebuild and said it was anything special.
Obviously this guy new nothing. We carted the motor back to CT and rebuilt it here a little bit better.
This thing is now running strong in his sierra.
Moral of the story. Known guys with proper worshops condemn private guys work or call it scrap and you have to buy their stuff.
I make due with what the guy has and tell him what he can do based on his budgets.
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Re: Essex v6 fuel injection??

Post by IndianaJones » Mon 08 Jun 2015, 21:27

MAD SAPPHIRE wrote: I myself am a car nutter but not a mehanic,engine builder, engineer by trade or on paper but I have the
experience.
Thumbs up. Will definitely knock on your door then, when I want to built an Essex, MS.
Still really want to build one with ITB's.

The last engine you refer to, did it have the Interceptor carb setup?

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Re: Essex v6 fuel injection??

Post by colin davids » Tue 09 Jun 2015, 16:18

Hey M.S. Was your v6 sapphire silver/gray back in the day? I remember a very quick ghia that used to terrorise the streets back then.
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Re: Essex v6 fuel injection??

Post by MAD SAPPHIRE » Wed 10 Jun 2015, 10:27

IndianaJones wrote:
MAD SAPPHIRE wrote: I myself am a car nutter but not a mehanic,engine builder, engineer by trade or on paper but I have the
experience.
Thumbs up. Will definitely knock on your door then, when I want to built an Essex, MS.
Still really want to build one with ITB's.

The last engine you refer to, did it have the Interceptor carb setup?
Yes Indiana. Triple carbs was the only way to extract max power out of conversion at the time :mrgreen:
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Re: Essex v6 fuel injection??

Post by MAD SAPPHIRE » Wed 10 Jun 2015, 10:30

colin davids wrote:Hey M.S. Was your v6 sapphire silver/gray back in the day? I remember a very quick ghia that used to terrorise the streets back then.
Hi Colin,

Long time. Yes my car was grey indeed. Ghia being the magic word back then. ;)
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Re: Essex v6 fuel injection??

Post by colin davids » Thu 11 Jun 2015, 16:12

That brought back some memories.We took a run one night in Bellville at the local spot when i still had my cream v8 sierra. Good times.But kakstupid. :lol:
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Re: Essex v6 fuel injection??

Post by MAD SAPPHIRE » Mon 15 Jun 2015, 19:55

colin davids wrote:That brought back some memories.We took a run one night in Bellville at the local spot when i still had my cream v8 sierra. Good times.But kakstupid. :lol:
Oh you bugger! Was that you!!! :mrgreen:
I was looking for that car. Wanted to go again lol.

Ghia was'nt too bad against your sierra hey 8)
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Re: Essex v6 fuel injection??

Post by colin davids » Wed 17 Jun 2015, 17:03

MAD SAPPHIRE wrote:
colin davids wrote:That brought back some memories.We took a run one night in Bellville at the local spot when i still had my cream v8 sierra. Good times.But kakstupid. :lol:
Oh you bugger! Was that you!!! :mrgreen:
I was looking for that car. Wanted to go again lol.

Ghia was'nt too bad against your sierra hey 8)
No not bad at all.I was lucky to take that one.We were running a mild 302 at the time and not the worked 351w that used to be in the car but you were definitely running me down towards the end.Luckily the road was too short. :mrgreen: I didnt tell anybody that part though. :lol:
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Re: Essex v6 fuel injection??

Post by MAD SAPPHIRE » Wed 17 Jun 2015, 20:33

colin davids wrote:
MAD SAPPHIRE wrote:
colin davids wrote:That brought back some memories.We took a run one night in Bellville at the local spot when i still had my cream v8 sierra. Good times.But kakstupid. :lol:
Oh you bugger! Was that you!!! :mrgreen:
I was looking for that car. Wanted to go again lol.

Ghia was'nt too bad against your sierra hey 8)
No not bad at all.I was lucky to take that one.We were running a mild 302 at the time and not the worked 351w that used to be in the car but you were definitely running me down towards the end.Luckily the road was too short. :mrgreen: I didnt tell anybody that part though. :lol:
I really looked for you because I didn't have my special little mod on which made my car something else. An no not gas just pure mechanical genius.
Anyway fun none the less.

So next match up your XR8 versus my little black Ghia!! :mrgreen:
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Re: Essex v6 fuel injection??

Post by colin davids » Thu 18 Jun 2015, 08:45

MAD SAPPHIRE wrote:
colin davids wrote:
MAD SAPPHIRE wrote:
colin davids wrote:That brought back some memories.We took a run one night in Bellville at the local spot when i still had my cream v8 sierra. Good times.But kakstupid. :lol:
Oh you bugger! Was that you!!! :mrgreen:
I was looking for that car. Wanted to go again lol.

Ghia was'nt too bad against your sierra hey 8)
No not bad at all.I was lucky to take that one.We were running a mild 302 at the time and not the worked 351w that used to be in the car but you were definitely running me down towards the end.Luckily the road was too short. :mrgreen: I didnt tell anybody that part though. :lol:
I really looked for you because I didn't have my special little mod on which made my car something else. An no not gas just pure mechanical genius.
Anyway fun none the less.

So next match up your XR8 versus my little black Ghia!! :mrgreen:
No probs...8 laps around Killarney. :twisted: Probably get my ass kicked but it will be interesting.Battle of the retired road warriors. :lol: :lol:
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