Converting Ivy - our South African W114 280 from carb to efi
Posted: Tue 24 Apr, 2018 12:40 am
This project has been such a mission. Initial attempt ended up with the Weber back in place and the FiTech system relegated to a few months in the boot. Eventually a more competent garage was selected and the project was brought to conclusion.
On the way the rusty fuel tank was opened, refurbished and zinc plated. The Pertronix ignition was found to be incorrectly installed - running extreme advance at idle (wrong sensor position) and a few other detours. The car starts on the button, idles rock steady , drives like champ and the M110 sounds amazing. Quite a few tuning tweaks required as this system is designed and configured for a much larger engine.
Since buying the kit both FiTech and Holley have released two barrel versions of this type - more suitable for engines like this.
Highly recommended for carb M110s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7idR9bkyLrM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZlifkpf9hw
On the way the rusty fuel tank was opened, refurbished and zinc plated. The Pertronix ignition was found to be incorrectly installed - running extreme advance at idle (wrong sensor position) and a few other detours. The car starts on the button, idles rock steady , drives like champ and the M110 sounds amazing. Quite a few tuning tweaks required as this system is designed and configured for a much larger engine.
Since buying the kit both FiTech and Holley have released two barrel versions of this type - more suitable for engines like this.
Highly recommended for carb M110s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7idR9bkyLrM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZlifkpf9hw