FORD PINTO REBUILD 44 IDF

[@trevdean540]

Well done . Lost count of the amount of times i have seen a milder camshaft fitted on a road car. That produces more power & torque than the more radical camshaft!

[@JACKSPEED_TV]

Excellent stuff 👍 Yes be interesting to see what it does with the air box on.

[@konstantinmoraglis5300]

Hi , great result ! Can't wait to see the result with the air box. Thank you !

[@PenguinMotors]

it lost a couple of horse power thats all

[@konstantinmoraglis5300]

@@PenguinMotors I guess the air box design is very tricky to gain power, but also space available under a bonet ..

[@paulkemp4559]

Another interesting video, can’t wait for the results with the air box. That standoff was something to see…

[@antonylimbouris1992]

Come on boys. Let’s make some noise ! Can’t wait to see what the air box does.

[@PenguinMotors]

really interested to find out myself, i think it will both kill a chunk of power and throw the jetting way off

[@iancroston1928]

@@PenguinMotors Not that I know much but looking at the plumes of fuel escaping to atmosphere without an air box I thought when the box is on that's going to richen the mixture right up.. Be very interesting to see what it does. Great videos, thanks for taking the time to make and post them (Y).

[@gautevaland879]

Nice!! Very interesting vid!!, looking forward to part 2. Keep up the good work!!👌👌😎

[@Kieranzxt1]

Another great informative video Graham. Keep them coming 👍

[@MrRossKendall]

always enjoy your video's thanks Graham

[@PenguinMotors]

Glad you like them!

[@davidbailey9895]

Great video Graham keep up the good work, i spent 10years racing old fords back in the day and i could never afford the fancy twin weber 45 dcoe's or 44idf's like the other lads so was stuck with old faithfull the 32/36, i won more then my fair share of races and it wasn't just down to my driving i never felt that i was at a dis advantage on power, i look back now and think that less is more with a pinto, my kids race honda d series engined cars now and both say the cars are much better running on the 32/36 than the twin honda carbs

[@clivewilliams3661]

It would have been interesting to see the effect of using the IDF update kit as supplied by CB Performance/Eurocarb that gives less restriction and better fuel atomisation.

[@mechanickiwi4116]

This takes me back to my younger days modifying the good old pintos. I used to drill my cams for internal lubrication, have you ever done that?

[@PenguinMotors]

No never found the need, that said they don’t wear out fast like they did in the 1970a

[@conkl2]

Have enjoyed your Pinto 2.0 videos, they are very informative. I noticed that you have dyno tested a lot of the 2.0's with a lot of different types of carb / manifold setups. Have you ever run a 2.0 with the Holley (#6229) 390cfm 4bbl and one of the intakes that were available back in the 70's ?

[@PenguinMotors]

Yes I have video coming soon

[@mickibbett2120]

Great video Graham. Thanks very informative. I need my pinto freshing up it pushes up a little oil around the filler cap. How much to wave your magic wand over it? Regards Mick

[@PenguinMotors]

a lot depends on just how worn it is and what the final spec ends up, but typically a refresh and dyno test would be about £3K

[@mickibbett2120]

Thanks Graham 👍

[@paulriggers1558]

that is a nice result so approximately, how many hours were spent twiddling on the dyno to get those results? and then, roughly, how much is it an hour for your expertise...

[@PenguinMotors]

Basically a day and 30 litres of fuel. Due to time constraints I only dyno engines I have actually worked on so i dont have an hourly rate for dyno time

[@paulriggers1558]

@@PenguinMotors 6, 1/2 gallons, so thats 2 days wages...

[@cesarairamgonzalezmartin364]

Good results Graham, thanks for your details. Which type of distributor you uses???? Cheers

[@PenguinMotors]

this is one is the clients i dont know what it is

[@roygouws7945]

Nice work there! What were the base choke sizes and what size did you go up to? All the best.

[@PenguinMotors]

it started with 34 i went up to 36

[@guidorollard2944]

Why didnt you use airvelocity stacks? I never run without, because air enters the better

[@PenguinMotors]

i ran it as it was supplied by customer. in the next part it will be run with an airbox, but that only allows very short ram pipes

[@Ben-pz5io]

Great video Graham. What total timing did you end up with? I'm running 10.1 with a FR32 and sitting at 34 degrees with no detonation. I might benefit from pulling some timing out of it.

[@PenguinMotors]

That could depend on the timing curve sometimes they like 34 degrees high up the Rev range, but not normally that much down at around 3k. This one has 28-29 degrees @ 3500

[@ace_098]

Got a question. I have a 1983 Transit with a 2.0 78hp, had a VV on it. Do you happen to know which sort of a block is it as I can only find a small 20 near the bottom of the block. Also is the head same as on the cars? I read somewhere that they didn't have hardened exaust seats.

[@PenguinMotors]

It’s an early 2.0 same as cortina, escort and capri just with low compression pistons . Head is same as cars , only the cam is different . but it won’t have unleaded inserts

[@ace_098]

@@PenguinMotors Thank you very much

[@Mark-jr3vk]

I just finished the same setup but with an RL31 cam. Could I ask what mains, air corrector and idle jets you used? The car loses tractability off the line, I'm not sure if it's the cam. Thanks Graham.

[@PenguinMotors]

its currently got 140 main, f11 tubes, from memory the airs are 180 and idle 50, but will not be correct with an airbox or filters fitted

[@Mark-jr3vk]

@@PenguinMotors Cheers, similar to what I'm running. Must be the cam.

[@garrywitcomb2334]

Found that those IDF Carbs are smooth and easy to live with,when right,but side drafts are for the real power. However,stay away from copies as they just don't work.

[@sebastiankwasny4267]

Hello is there a possibility of putting efi distrib to carb engine?

[@PenguinMotors]

no you cant use an efi distributor on a carb engine as it has no advance mechanism

[@brucelamberton8819]

Which proves yet again that Pintos prefer a cam with more lift than duration

[@Selmerpilot]

What choke size did you land on?

[@PenguinMotors]

36, they only gave a fraction more power than 34 but reduced fuel stand-off

[@Ariekebe]

not that bad