My new (old) FC EGI

[rmagictastic]

Taylor, do you start the car with it in gear and clutch pressed??  if you do this bypasses the system apparently??

Rmaj

[pdtaylor18]

well on my other red cab the car would increase in speed until warm, this one seems not to have this/choke etc. not that i am bothered just interested. I know what you mean by the cold start system though and this defo has not got that. More US ones seem to have that

[rmagictastic]

does anyone know what the deceleration control does?

[vinnythespud]

an educated guess,it probably cuts fuel on deceleration for the sake of fule economy.(?)

[Kaptainbalistik]

Also controlls the air valves  to stop overun popping and that other fun stuff KILJOYS!

That cluch and in gear stuff sorta makes sense, Ill try it.

Its a problem for the S4 cars as they do not have the "Floor it while cranking and Ill turn off the injectors" so it sort of explains the TII  having no issue.

Also the Gen 2 injectors are prone to leaking and sticking. I normally pull the ECU fuse as the ignition on mine will still run and it unfouls ( No coilpacks, Never thought that was a good thing before)

[pjd7325]

I start mine out of gear with the clutch in and I give the throttle a quick blip then crank it. It revs right up to 3000 rpm then after 20 seconds goes down to to around 2000 rpm and will stay there until it has warmed up. It won\'t rev up to 3000 rpm if you don\'t blip the throttle first. This is how it says to start a cold engine in "the book". I have also fallen fowl of the flooding problem when starting from cold the swithcing off before the warm up cycle has been completed! One bitten twice shy!

[pjd7325]

hi peeps,
   got me new FC last week.

1987 EGI
46000 from new
full service history
new clutch
NO RUST

heres som pics

Rmaj

Look\'s great, there are still a few good low mileage examples out there if you look around and be patient!

[rmagictastic]

hi PJ, your right, but i think that i may have some thing sticking in the air/throttle control stuff, thing is mine makes sort of a popping noise during coasting in gear or engine breaking, im pretty sure that its either the TPS needs adjusting, or maybe the BAC or Dashpot for the popping, am going to adjust/inspect all tommorrow.

Also ive looked at the injectors and they do look a bit ropey, but it runs really good so theyre working, maybe just leaking a tad.

also how many MPG does anyone get from thier EGI???

Rmaj

[pjd7325]

Does yours still have the air pump on? If so the popping noise I think is quite normal as it creates a vaccum to stop unburnt fuel entering the exhaust system. Mine pop\'s a but when in gear during engine breaking. My injectors could with a clean I think but I\'m not sure if you can use any cleaners with a rotary engine. As regards MPG for 10 litres of fuel I get about 45 miles before the light comes on. As I think everyone knows the rotarys aren\'t the most economical of engines!

[Brett]

A standard EGi is one of the worst for fuel - on the motorway you might stretch 23mpg....

 Get a straight through system on there and junk the air injection - you will see around 30pmg on the motorway.

 Foot to the floor the fuel tank will empty very quickly...

[Kaptainbalistik]

When my muffler broke the fuel economy went from 250ish miles a tank to at least 280 . It was quite noticable

[vonrumble]

Ah ha! Finally a fc the same colour and model as mine. Nice find with such low millage. Had mine 6 months now, its heavy on the fuel if you drive it like a loon. and it does have the occational flooding when going on short drives. You will have loads of fun with this car as i have had with mine. Reccomend replacing the stock exhaust if you have it, to a straight through single exit exhaust. More power, more ecconomical and more back firing . The old exhaust is probably riddled with holes and rust.

[Kaptainbalistik]

I was going to go for a non merged Primary system (So thats twins all the way from the motor ) using 2 stainless 2" resonators and 2 glasspacked rear straight throughs. Hopefully wont be too loud....:3gears-rh

Had to keep the standard exhaust (And fix the cracked rear pipe) for rego. The car is complianced on thursday so next week its off to the exhaust shop.

Im thinking that hopefully this will also fix the running rich bit as it should also lean the car out. :rollin :Hammer

[KenD]

Nice to see one the same colour as mine too....and I\'m very envious...those words "no rust"!!
Lovely car and hope you have as much enjoyment as I\'ve had (still having) with mine.

[grinder]

im sure mine was that colour aswell - a pale blue ?