Yes, a '69 2.0E would originally have come with the style of engine shroud shown in Mike's (210bhp) post.ryanha wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 10:24 am Hi Andy, if mine is a 2.0 E then it should not have the extra duct then? It should just be the shroud shown in Mikes photo? Why would mine have the shroud... is this someone getting extra air to the oil cooler? I'm just trying to understand if I need the extra duct or not?
There could be a number of reasons that your engine has a later shroud :
- maybe the original shroud was damaged & a previous owner just bought whatever version of green shroud they could find
- possibly the original shroud was sold off at the same time as the mfi system
- maybe when the carbs were fitted they were part of an engine rebuild/'upgrade' thus potentially generating more heat
Do you know anything about the engine's history ?
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