dommorton 0 Posted May 2, 2008 (edited) I'll be embarking on the fitting of Weber 45's to my 1991 1.9 8 Valve tomorrow. Having taken a quick squint at the car and reading a few threads and How To's etc I'm still left with a few questions. What can I do with the coil? it's the later type that sits on top of the inlet manifold. Is it usual to keep it and just re-home it somewhere else in the engine bay? if so does anyone have a suggestion of a good home and way of mounting. Or would it be a better bet to switch to an older wet coil? If so does the wiring need to be changed? The other question is what to do with all the breathers? do I leave most of them be and just vent the main one from the filler cap off to a bottle? I've also read the engine mount metal work will need some cutting to clear the manifold. Is this the case with an 8v too? I see the general consensus is to remove the pipe for the vac advance on the dizzy. Is this a good idea? do I need to alter the timing at all to compensate? All answers and any other tips gratefully received Edited May 2, 2008 by dommorton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suth82 0 Posted May 3, 2008 (edited) Hi, i'll try to answer your questions as best as possible but my carbs are on an mi16 so some things may be different. What can I do with the coil? it's the later type that sits on top of the inlet manifold. Is it usual to keep it and just re-home it somewhere else in the engine bay? if so does anyone have a suggestion of a good home and way of mounting. Or would it be a better bet to switch to an older wet coil? If so does the wiring need to be changed? I had to change to the old type coil and make up its own wiring loom between the ignition amp and dizzy, this is pretty simple and a diagram can be found on here. The other question is what to do with all the breathers? do I leave most of them be and just vent the main one from the filler cap off to a bottle? I would recomend a catch tank and route all the breathers into it, this prevents any of the muck being pulled back into the engine. I've also read the engine mount metal work will need some cutting to clear the manifold. Is this the case with an 8v too? I did have to cut a bit out of the Mi16 mount but dont know if you will have to on the 8v. I see the general consensus is to remove the pipe for the vac advance on the dizzy. Is this a good idea? do I need to alter the timing at all to compensate? Remove the pipe and blank it, the best answer is to install a dizzy with a modified advance curve. Paul Edited May 3, 2008 by suth82 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dommorton 0 Posted May 3, 2008 Nice one thanks Paul. I mostly fitted them today, and got it running on the standard coil. I'm guessing so long as I can mount it somewhere it'll be fine?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rom 0 Posted May 3, 2008 Yeah chuck the coil anywhere Aslong as its mounted somewhere and not dangling ! Mines over where the 8v coil normally goes. As i didnt have the bracket to mount it to my inlet. Ill get one oneday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
