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21-03-2007, 08:17 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Daisy Hill, Brisbane
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On Saturday, I became the proud owner of a 1990 EA. It's my first car and in the 5 months 'till I get my P's I'll be getting it up to RWC with my dad, as well as making a few small modifications here and there. Its a 3.9 CFI, 4-speed auto with 228,000km. Runs fine, could be better though.
Me and the old man aren't too good with the mechanical side of things, so this'll be a big learning experience for both of us. What are some things that may need replacing in the coming months? Any advice from other E-Series owners would be great. Anyway, heres a few pics. Cheers. |
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21-03-2007, 08:26 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Welcome to the Forums and the E-Series section!
What do you mean by "could be a bit better"? Are you talking about performance, features, mechanical issues, interior condition, etc etc? The most common upgrade modification for CFI-powered EAs is the MPFI conversion which involves replacing the intake manifold, dizzy, and other various bits & pieces. A thread made by SnyperEB has recently resurfaced with info on the MPFI conversion. Hopefully you get many years of happy motoring out of your EA mate. -Dave- |
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21-03-2007, 08:27 PM
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Parts bin special
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Narre Warren, Vic
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Welcome to the forums.
First suggestion, convert to multipoint. CFi is crap.
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21-03-2007, 08:35 PM
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Starter Motor
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21-03-2007, 09:01 PM
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Parts bin special
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Location: Narre Warren, Vic
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Check this thread out. This'll tell you most of what you need to know about the MPi conversion. I haven't done it myself, because my car was MPi from the factory.
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=76008
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21-03-2007, 09:21 PM
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Starter Motor
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21-03-2007, 10:16 PM
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Location: Melbourne
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Welcome to the forums GL'90.
Have fun, you'll learn heaps on here.
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21-03-2007, 10:21 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: KNOX
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G'day cobber.. Welcome to the forums... Thats a nice ride. Once its Mpi itll go like sh!t off the shovel
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21-03-2007, 10:25 PM
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Welcome to the forums, EA look pretty good man. Get some ultra low king springs and some pedders comfort gas shocks, stick them in! :hihi: Convert it to MPi and clean the body up nice, and the hub caps, and you'l have a mad streeter  :
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21-03-2007, 10:27 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cazza Dee
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Welcome aboard mate, Go MPFI it wins.
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21-03-2007, 10:50 PM
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21-03-2007, 10:52 PM
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Location: Carrum Downs, Victoria
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GL'90 welcome to the forums.
We can't be held responsible for the amounts of money you will now be spending on your new ride! ha ha. As said, convert to MPFI and also go manual. acceleration will almost double!
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22-03-2007, 11:16 PM
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Starter Motor
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And I'll be on the lookout for a manual box/ECU along the way. (Thats all I need for an auto-manual conversion, right?) |
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23-03-2007, 01:37 AM
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Location: Bendigo. Victoria
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Welcome aboard mate. Good luck with the car....oh and you'd better have a good paying job...your gonna need it!
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23-03-2007, 09:17 AM
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welcome mate, I joined this club 2 months ago or so, and i know more about my car than i think i know myself!! its great being on here, little things you pick up on and new people you meet, I've also gotta replace my aircon, either regas or change the hold thing, which to regas is around $100 i heard and replacing the whole thing...well couple of hundred more, summer should be ending soon, so see if you can hold the heat for a bit n spend your mooolah on performance and gettin the engine up to scratch. HAvAGoodone
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G'day all
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