Eddies Ride
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Yeah i would have to agree with craic, pressurising the combustion chamber stops the valves falling into the cylinder simple enough. If you pay someone for the work it would definitely be a worthwhile investment
also i may be wrong but turning the crank to TDC also stops the valves falling into the cylinder
also i may be wrong but turning the crank to TDC also stops the valves falling into the cylinder
yeh i'd thought about that but you'd need to do 2 cylinders ie 1&4 with engine at tdc, then with the chain loose on the crank and obv not on cams rotate engine so cylinders 2&3 are at tdc, sketchhyyyyyyy.
unless you swapped 1&4 springs, cams back in, rotate engine, springs 2&3 cylinders....balllache!!
Changing valve springs means VE time....what....
Thats a several grand project, springs is just being pretty handy with a spanner and the price of some JWT/BC springs! DE power yo! :2guns:
Thats a several grand project, springs is just being pretty handy with a spanner and the price of some JWT/BC springs! DE power yo! :2guns:
A DIY method is to put each cylinder at TDC then feed rope through the spark plug hole. This stops the valves falling in. They may not fall all the way through anyway, but i wouldn`t risk it!
shaggy_master
brapp brapp!
You know absolutely nothing about SR20 heads Eddie.
You also know nothing about SR20 P2V clearances if you think you're gonna have to machine the pistons to use the larger Catcams.
Unlike the JWT's they don't have ridiculous lift as you would know if you'd bothered to convert the Catcams specs from millimetres to inches to get compareable figures.
Its been proven that a JWT C3 can be dropped in to a UK 10:1 DE with plenty of P2V clearance. (C3's have .526"/.527" lift).
So why. the. hell ... Are you worrying about the lift on the Catcams when even the largest Roller Rocker profile does not exceed .474" ?
Do you not have eyes or a functioning brain ?
You also know nothing about SR20 P2V clearances if you think you're gonna have to machine the pistons to use the larger Catcams.
Unlike the JWT's they don't have ridiculous lift as you would know if you'd bothered to convert the Catcams specs from millimetres to inches to get compareable figures.
Its been proven that a JWT C3 can be dropped in to a UK 10:1 DE with plenty of P2V clearance. (C3's have .526"/.527" lift).
So why. the. hell ... Are you worrying about the lift on the Catcams when even the largest Roller Rocker profile does not exceed .474" ?
Do you not have eyes or a functioning brain ?
Apparently GTis with VZR gearboxes are very good.
Also I don’t think its been mentioned, as important as anything else is correct tyre pressures all round prior to having the wheel alignment carried out is paramount. Ive had circa 4 or 5 wheel alignment carried out on my cars since I started driving in 2000, not once has the garage checked the tyre pressures.
For example on the front 18psi on the passenger side and 32 on the drivers, will make the car pull like a bitch. Wheel alignment can correct this however say a week later, once the tyres are correctly inflated to the desired amount the tracking will be out again.
david
For example on the front 18psi on the passenger side and 32 on the drivers, will make the car pull like a bitch. Wheel alignment can correct this however say a week later, once the tyres are correctly inflated to the desired amount the tracking will be out again.
david
shaggy_master
brapp brapp!
They come loose.... 
Is it not the same size as the one for the lambda?
as said before, just get it welded dude
places like screwfix or even B&Q may have one?
as said before, just get it welded dude
places like screwfix or even B&Q may have one?
Eddie reference choosing a drop in cam for the GTi, I would every time go for the Tomei cams. Not because I had them, the quality of the cams is unrivalled for our engines from what ive seen. The design and cut of the cams are even better than the OE Nissan cams. Very possibly for a track/fast road every weekend GTi the Cat cams could* be better, however peak bhp doesn’t directly relate to real world driving enjoyment day to day. For a daily, they’re purely awesome. The low-mid range pick up on them is wonderful. I said to Joe and Dan, even on the day I drove to Joe to have them taken out, the midrange pick up brought a smile to my face. It’s just instant and surprising even. *can be confirmed with Dan.
To look at my Hi-tech dyno graph - weather or not the black and white 196bhp is true, it’s as true as anyone else’s figure this side of an engine dyno. Looking at the rate to which the torque climbs before 4kanf holds is true and makes the drive* so much nicer for a non variable cam N/A.
david
To look at my Hi-tech dyno graph - weather or not the black and white 196bhp is true, it’s as true as anyone else’s figure this side of an engine dyno. Looking at the rate to which the torque climbs before 4kanf holds is true and makes the drive* so much nicer for a non variable cam N/A.
david
Quoted for truth.
All about the delivery, which is shown in the shape a graph from a dyno run. Fuck peak powers. While they're interesting, they are not the be all end all and shouldnt be focused on.
Get a thread gauge on it mate and just get a bolt from a fixings place. Obviously you'll probably have to cut it down a bot so as not to intrude into the manifold itself. You can then just get the bung tacked onto the hole. It'd be easier to sell on if you ever upgrade it as it's easy to remove if someone wants to and it would burn all your lovely paint off.
any pictures of the exhaust on the car. .