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spiro

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« on: October 14, 2007, 12:00:00 AM »
hi all!

I just wanted to introduce myself to the forums. My name is Spiro and I have an '89 model SA Capri. Its a 1.6 N/A. The car is stock standard and I am attempting to keep it maintained to its original working condition. After her purchase she went straight to the mechanics and had the timing belt, water pump, thermostat replaced and radiator cleaned.
From what I have noticed, the car seems to run at slightly higher operating temperatures than most modern cars of today. Mechanic said this is normal for these cars. Why is that? I think mine is running at around 90 degrees celcius. Hope to talk you all soon and get lots of ideas and tips on how to preserve this little beauty and keep her running smoothly. See pics below...

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« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2007, 04:16:00 AM »
beautiful man. keeping it stock will be expensive and hard to do over time. far as running hot. mine runs slightly hotter then normal, not sure why either. im guessin engine and ecu setup/design.
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« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2007, 05:40:00 AM »
Hey Spiro! Welcome aboard! This subject has seen several discussions in the past in this forum. Check your temp with a secondary gauge, it seems that our gauges from the factory show high when in fact they aren't.Also I'm not sure where 90celsius translates but it is close to 195fahrenheigt,which is where ours are supposed to run at. Anyway, You have a real cutie. Keep her up and she'll keep you happy, maybe look for a hard-top.
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« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2007, 01:48:00 AM »
STE, yeah I'm not too impressed with the ecu/setup design on this car, because it uses OBD1 technology, but in saying that it was built back in 89... most cars today are OBD2 and some newer ones now OBD3 computers. Fisrt thing I'm looking into will be replacing the ecu with most likely a HALTECH E8 Fuel and Ignition ECU. Fantastic Unit this is...so many features and it controls the whole car.

Thanks GUS & STE... will keep ya posted.

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« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2007, 05:48:00 AM »
Hey Spiro! Keep us posted on your Haltech unit, I've not heard of it. There are a few simular units running around here but 'am not sure of their reliability. Hey Rocketman! How's that megasquirt doing?  Gus.
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« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2007, 11:13:00 AM »
Gus,

I just put the Megasquirt back in the car for some datalogging before I let it take full control of the engine again. I have a Miata Cam Angle Sensor and coilpacks that I will be bolting in to get rid of the stupid stock distributor. I'll put that in as soon as I get the fuel sorted out.

Spiro,

These cars are not even OBD1 - they have super basic diagnostics but they dont comply with OBD standards. The ecu is MECS or Mazda Engine Control System. The MECS ecu we have can be traced all the way back to '86 in the older 323 models.

You've got the SOHC b6? If you want more power you might want to look for a DOHC engine or even a turbo DOHC engine from  a later model Capri.

I've heard the Haltech is good but it is quite expensive. I'm using the Megasquirt - its a build it yourself standalone system that can be had quite cheap, and it is extremely flexible in what you can make it do.

However I'm not sure if it will make a big difference on an N/A car, but I could be wrong.
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« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2007, 11:51:00 PM »
hi rocket! nice to meet you. I have seen many of your posts. You know these cars very well, so I will definitely be asking ya for some tips for sure..I'm impressed.

I 'll be honest with you, when I was test driving these cars before I bought the red one.. I drove a few of the DOHC XR2 ones. I wasnt happy with a few, some actually even felt the same as the SOHC that I have now. I didnt really understand that. Maybe they were run down motors or rather? Never got a chance to test a turbo one. Its funny, because I also have 2000 model festy/aspire with the B5 SOHC motor and it goes harder than the capri. But the capri does feel like it has a fraction more torque whereas the festy/aspire is quicker off the mark. I'll put that down to the technology of the cars difference in years, weight etc... The engine layouts are so similar its freaky, but the capri motors are so much more busy inside, whereas festy/aspire much more basic and refined, I guess thats why I have never had a problem with it for 7 years now. I also had seen a post by someone on a web site, I think it was cardomain, claiming that the capri motors where actually de-tuned engines. Is this true? But yeah, alas I going to start with the new ecu and go from there. I cant wait for that. Its going to be like putting in a new brain in it. Will keep yous posted.

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« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2007, 07:57:00 PM »
Hey Sriro! Did I read you right? You say that the turbo Capris that were test driven before your purchase of an N/A Capri show that they were "DOGS" and were less powered than the turbo units. Gus.
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« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2007, 08:12:00 PM »
LOL gus ! no you read it wrong... what i said was I NEVER got a chance to test drive a turbo one...   only the XR2s... remember not all XR2 capris are turbo...  we have plent of DOHC XR2s here that are non-turbo... a few of them felt kinda the same as the 1.6 SOHC that I have now.
They may have been run down ones or rather...
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« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2007, 05:55:00 AM »
Hey Spiro! Well it didn't matter how I read it. Because I didn't know that XR2's over there were non-turbo. That's my bad! I was gonna say that those turbo cars had to be in the absolutely worst condition. Glad you staightened me out.  Gus.
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« Reply #10 on: October 22, 2007, 09:02:00 AM »
cool gus, no probs    

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« Reply #11 on: October 22, 2007, 10:46:00 AM »
Overseas many of the capris were XR2's but non-turbo. I think in Macau (macau_capri, if hes still around, can vouch for this) they only received  XR2's - but they were either automatic N/A or 5spd Turbo. I guess it really depending on how they felt when they marketed to other countries.
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« Reply #12 on: October 22, 2007, 12:35:00 PM »
Hey All! It shows how much to learn about these guys that isn't even technical.  I was just reviewing some photo posts that Fazaldean did several months ago, those are some fab cars. I just didn't realize how much so until just recently. Gus.
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« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2007, 12:01:00 AM »
yeah we have all the models here in OZ, 89-90 SA & SAII Turbos, XR2 N/A & turbos, Clubsprint N/A & turbos.. and apparently from what I hear, there is 4WD model sitting in Melbourne Ford Museum. I wish I had that one.
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« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2007, 11:46:00 AM »
There were 11 of those AWD prototypes made...yes one sits at the Ford museum. There are pictures of it over on the Yahoo group.
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