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1987 4 cyl didtributor mounting hole by E.Furgal
Started on: 10-07-2013 08:48 AM
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Hello,
I looked in the ORGES cave and didn't find the answer,(maybe I'm just blind)
does the 87 have the distributor mounting surface and hole? or if hole not drilled, is the mounting area machined the same as a non DIS-II ign.
Also do the roller cams have the distributor gear on them? I see in the cave that the 86 was HEI and roller. so I'm Assuming, dangerous I know.. that the 87 cams still had them as part of the cam,
reason I ask, is to run sequential EFI you need a crank sensor and cam sensor, and turning a stock hei into a cam sensor is(looks) easy..
YES I'm crazy I'm going to Megasquirt a iron duke and add a mopar 2.2 turbo to it.. with sequential efi and if I get real ambitious individual cylinder timing and C.O.P.

and park the Indy drivetrain in a corner of my shed, for later use if needed , or resale if I ever sell it, the new owner could go back to stock..

if I could figure out a way to mount it, I'd use a 3800 s/c on the 4cyl.. just to see the looks on everyones faces..
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DIS2 engine block uses DIS2 brick.
Block itself is cast to use DIS2 brick. Is not a machining issue, like a missing hole.

If you need a dist block, use 86 engine.

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Originally posted by theogre:

DIS2 engine block uses DIS2 brick.
Block itself is cast to use DIS2 brick. Is not a machining issue, like a missing hole.

If you need a dist block, use 86 engine.



I f I'm understanding this, the "brick" is where the distributor was on earlier engines, correct , if so, is that "crank" sensor reading from the crank, or using the cam gear?
It's hard to brainstorm this without one here to look at, as the mega squirt to run sequential injector firing I'd need both a crank signal and a cam signal..
And with the crank/cam using gears, I might be able to get away with picking up another signal off a flying magnet at the balancer, but two crank signals is not "Ideal"

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Cant figure out ogre's reply but here are some pictures: http://engineguy.com/genera...3-atkdp42-vin-r.html
Seems to be a plate covering the oil pump drive near the front .

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The DIS ignition brick is in the same general area as the distributer on earlier models. But the crank sensor on the DIS brick monitors the crankshaft rotation, not the camshaft. Installing a cam sensor on that engine is going to be a challenge.

Have you considered looking for another engine that can use those electronics? For example, the 2.2 OHV that superseded the Duke came with sequential fuel injection starting in 1994. They can be found in S-10 pickups and some small / midsize FWD cars. The 2.2 OHV will also handle boost better than the Duke.
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