I am in the process of tuning up my 2l pinto in my mk3 capri. In ford sales literature, it was referred to as the eao or ohc engine and because it was designed to the metric system, it was sometimes called the metric engine. There were three types of ford pinto inline four engines that were used in vehicles. My contact at novak said they sell two to three conversion kits for this swap a year now. Tuning up a computer on a brandnew engine isnt really a good idea if you can avoid it. Ford pinto parts and accessories free shipping on orders.
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