my 3.9L MPI??

by **Bazza J** » February 13th, 2008, 6:00 pm

i recently booked my car in for a lpg conversion and a new distributor, they told me that it would take a couple of days and to drop it in after the parts had came in yesterday night the guy rang me and told me drop it in and he'll start it in the morning,today he called and said that it wasn't a multipoint but a centrepoint (i have done a bit of looking on the net at pics of the motor and found that he is right) and he would hav 2 change the parts(no cost to me), but i relised after talking to him that the papers that i got off the car yard said it was a MPI as well as the guards and the boot
they are all the origonal pannels and i am now wondering how it could be a CPI and the pannels and the papers say it is a MPI???

by **Damo** » February 13th, 2008, 6:19 pm

think you got stooged.

by **Kenaz** » February 13th, 2008, 6:41 pm

by **Bazza J** » February 13th, 2008, 7:32 pm

Damo wrote:think you got stooged.

what do u mean by that

by **Kaddis** » February 13th, 2008, 8:03 pm

Someone's just slapped the badges on.

What model is it? Only Fairmonts and S Pack's came with MPI factory i think?

by **Dansedgli** » February 13th, 2008, 8:05 pm

Nah all models got them. Mum has a gl thats mpi.

Thats what you get for not researching before you buy.

by **stockiEF** » February 13th, 2008, 8:05 pm

you got stooged in the sense that the body and everything is original but it is quite possible that the original engine could have shit itself and the caryard you bought it from have popped in another EA engine (CFI) and told you it was original..

by **Bazza J** » February 13th, 2008, 8:09 pm

it is a s pack and it is the original motor because the engine number is the same as the chasis number, i dont really mind that is is centrepoint rather than multipoint, it is all the same 2 me, it still goes and it'll do till im off my p's and can drop a v8 in it

by **serial_fool** » February 15th, 2008, 6:10 pm

So to clarify, when you open the bonnet you see a large tennis racket shaped air intake?

by **Bazza J** » February 16th, 2008, 5:26 pm

yep, and the badges say that is is a MPI

by **G3R3N** » February 17th, 2008, 7:22 pm

Then the badges are not from factory with the car.
Tennis racquet intake = CPi

by **Bazza J** » February 17th, 2008, 7:32 pm

doesn't matter i will replace the badges later, all i want now is my car back with gas on it thn i will start fiddeling on the other stuff

by **Bazza J** » February 23rd, 2008, 6:38 pm

i got it back from the machanic 2day and he said that most likley the previous owner cracked the head and just replaced it with a CPI because it was cheaper than the MPI (explainging the engine number matching) and didn't bother remvoing the badges

by **G3R3N** » February 23rd, 2008, 7:14 pm

by **Damo** » February 23rd, 2008, 8:43 pm

the heads are the same on MPI and CPI.

by **stalker** » February 24th, 2008, 3:21 am

yea thats what i thought damo....

by **Bazza J** » February 24th, 2008, 6:27 am

well all i know is that the motor started as a MPI and now it is a CPI

by **Malakai** » February 24th, 2008, 8:35 am

Wow that sucks, go back to the car yard and tell them you want them to make it MPI because that's what you thought you were getting.

by **Bazza J** » February 24th, 2008, 2:12 pm

the owner of the car yard is 1 of my fathers good freinds so we got the car for trade in value, and i just spent $2800 geting gas on it and if i got it changed back to MPI it would cost me extra for the gas to fit.
i dont really mind it as a CPI, it has good power for a 20 yr old car anyway, it will do until i get off my ps then i will drop in a worked over 351 into it

by **Bazza J** » February 24th, 2008, 3:59 pm

here are soime pics of the car

by **stalker** » February 24th, 2008, 4:39 pm

get it painted... like now that colour should not exist

by **Bazza J** » February 24th, 2008, 4:51 pm

i am thinking of eather royal blue, or phantom purple, depending on the price of paint

my old man has painted a few cars in his day and i convinced him into painting it for me all i hav 2 do i buy the paint amd he will do the rest

by **stalker** » February 24th, 2008, 5:12 pm

hmm to many royal blue ones getting around, purple might be cool

by **ORSMEB** » February 24th, 2008, 5:16 pm

That looks HOT!!!

by **Bazza J** » February 24th, 2008, 5:18 pm

i'll see how much the paint is then i will go from there, also someone segested enamal silver just wondering if anyone thinks it would look good or what, i've never seen the enamal silver i don't think but i hav googled the colour and it hasnt been helpful, what i hav got in my mind of it though is the colour of those subaru wrxs going around

by **stalker** » February 24th, 2008, 5:23 pm

anything but what you have now would be good

by **Bazza J** » February 24th, 2008, 5:34 pm

i hav seen worse than mine though, there is a bright pink xr6 ea going around town, 1st time i saw it i was like WTF were they smokin when they painted it, lol

by **stalker** » February 24th, 2008, 5:38 pm

Barbie would like that

by **Bazza J** » February 24th, 2008, 5:51 pm

by **GUN4LTR** » February 24th, 2008, 7:01 pm

i would suggest removing that 3.9 badge from the boot garnish...
it's not meant to be there, i'm guessing it was when you bought the thing.

leave it yellow dude just polish it up and build a sleeper

by **halo** » February 24th, 2008, 7:22 pm

i'd keep it that dirrty yellow, surprise everyone when you put in the new engine. go paint it and it'll be a hassle cos u'll be so meticulous about it in a carpark, street etc. having said that, if you paint it don't go the silver its too common, i'd like my EA done in the darkest shiniest black there is possble.

by **Bazza J** » February 24th, 2008, 8:07 pm

i was looking at a jet black on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... :IT&ih=008
but then i though of how hot black cars get in the sun,
i am only getting prices for the paint ATM, if i do deside to paint it i won't care if it gets scratched because i know my father could always paint it again

but on the otherhand if i do leave it yellow it would suprise all the p platers driving those v6 bomerdores

eather way i would hav 2 replace the plastic interior cause the previous owners didn't take good care of it.
Would an EL or EF trim set fit it?? (everything exept the door drims ATM, as i have no electric mirrors or windows, may get them when i hav more cash)

by **John_LS1** » February 24th, 2008, 8:18 pm

Sell it and start again. you wont surprise any P plater V6 commos with a CFI

by **Bazza J** » February 24th, 2008, 8:28 pm

its only a 1st car ATM, and if i sell it i wont b able to get another converted to gas and get the $2000 rebate, and i need the gas, i travel over 100km every day, when i get off my ps or if i can get an exemption i will drop a v8 in it and surprise them then, it still has enough power for me til then, it still beats my mates vs v6 and also my big bros 1,anyway it only cost me $1500 for the car, and it is all in good condition exept for the trims so i will keep it til i can get my BMW restored and then mod this falcon like crazy

by **G3R3N** » February 24th, 2008, 8:34 pm

Bazza J wrote:it still beats my mates vs v6

Damn, go the V6!

by **Bazza J** » February 24th, 2008, 8:37 pm

lol, what is the most i could mod the engine to get performance without making it undrivable to p platers (with those no high performance vechiles) and without changing the motor
and also will this give me more power or is it just a load of BS??
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... :IT&ih=020
and will it still be legal for me to drive the car (regarding the turbo and high performance law)

by **G3R3N** » February 24th, 2008, 8:58 pm

what the hell was that?

by **Bazza J** » February 24th, 2008, 9:00 pm

it is supose to be a mod chip that u just wire into the ECU, from what i can gather

by **G3R3N** » February 24th, 2008, 9:05 pm

Wouldnt trust it mate. Its most likely just a resistor and it'll overheat ur engine.

by **Bazza J** » February 24th, 2008, 9:10 pm

ok, what would you recomend to give me more power (and make it still legal to drive on p plates) other than a new engine

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