Mr Sam Posted April 23, 2007 Report Posted April 23, 2007 today seems to have flown by as all ive been thinking about is how to make the car faster... can i make it any lighter can i give it any more power with out spending £££'s what grinding stone's (die's is it) do i need for porting and polishing a head/manifold where do i go to get a head skimmed? how hard is it to build a custom exhaust manifold? is welding ally intake manifolds hard?.............hmm bike carbs cooling wise.....bigger rad? / oil cooler? vacuum gauge.....would i have any need for one of these i have a spare vacuum nipple hehe im not actually far off from a complete 1600 block but wheres the fun in that i deffinetly want to get into the 18's with a 1.1 i reccon thats easy dooable with a good service and a new clutch oh twink did your nitrous do anything?
mk1mexico Posted April 23, 2007 Report Posted April 23, 2007 I was sat eating my dinner yesterdy looking at you working on your car thinking exactly the same thing I thought wheel embellishers and get perspex windows, as long as theyre flat make them your self
Jay_harrier Posted April 23, 2007 Report Posted April 23, 2007 today seems to have flown by as all ive been thinking about is how to make the car faster... can i make it any lighter Making it lighter comes for free to a point but it depends if you use it daily. You can junk carpets, sound deadening, spare wheel, rear seats, bits of trim, heater box - if its a creature comfort or cosmetic then show it the door! But if it's a daily car then squeeze a bit more power out of it
BigDave Posted April 24, 2007 Report Posted April 24, 2007 make your own manifold? Must be pretty good with the TIG then? Also make sure you get each extractor the same length and correct diameter or you will end up making it worse!
Admin Vista Posted April 24, 2007 Admin Report Posted April 24, 2007 make your own manifold? Must be pretty good with the TIG then? Also make sure you get each extractor the same length and correct diameter or you will end up making it worse! Amen to that, TIG welding Ally is quite a skill, it took me ages to master it. If you're talking about an inlet manifold there are some quite complex shapes involved so it's not something you can have a quick bash at and score a reasonable success rate like mig welding patches onto your car. I haven't done ally TIG for years and despite once being very good at it I suspect I'd struggle now.
Burns Posted April 24, 2007 Report Posted April 24, 2007 today seems to have flown by as all ive been thinking about is how to make the car faster... can i make it any lighter Making it lighter comes for free to a point but it depends if you use it daily. You can junk carpets, sound deadening, spare wheel, rear seats, bits of trim, heater box - if its a creature comfort or cosmetic then show it the door! But if it's a daily car then squeeze a bit more power out of it lol, to my memory it's got no carpets, deadening, spare wheel, rear or passenger seat, center console, not sure about the heater, not much more to take off chop the roof, that's gotta weigh a bit surely?
Rich Sav Posted April 24, 2007 Report Posted April 24, 2007 ive got some r1 bike carbs 4 sale if ur intersted in puttin them on i was thinkin bout doin it 2 my 1.1 ifesta but was 2 busy messin round with the escort
GT_Jim Posted April 24, 2007 Report Posted April 24, 2007 what grinding stone's (die's is it) do i need for porting and polishing a head/manifold start off with a carbide bit 1st then then tidy up with some mdeium stones then id finish off with 400 grit wet and dry, but the head will need cleaned out after that to get rid of any particles
Guest M.Bird DOHC Posted April 24, 2007 Report Posted April 24, 2007 what grinding stone's (die's is it) do i need for porting and polishing a head/manifold start off with a carbide bit 1st then then tidy up with some mdeium stones then id finish off with 400 grit wet and dry, but the head will need cleaned out after that to get rid of any particles dont go too smooth on the inlet side either, someone i know went mirror finish and the car wouldnt run right due to the fuel and air not mixing/atomising properly!
Mr Sam Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Posted April 24, 2007 ive got some r1 bike carbs 4 sale if ur intersted in puttin them on i was thinkin bout doin it 2 my 1.1 ifesta but was 2 busy messin round with the escort ill PM ypou after tea mate ive been thinking about bike carbs....you can get twin 36's for the 1.1 but incredibly rare and yes the interior is bare ... think ill keep the heater though
Admin Vista Posted April 24, 2007 Admin Report Posted April 24, 2007 ive got some r1 bike carbs 4 sale if ur intersted in puttin them on i was thinkin bout doin it 2 my 1.1 ifesta but was 2 busy messin round with the escort ill PM ypou after tea mate ive been thinking about bike carbs....you can get twin 36's for the 1.1 but incredibly rare and yes the interior is bare ... think ill keep the heater though I came across a pair of Dellorto 40's today, yours for £100 if that's of interest?
Mr Sam Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Posted April 24, 2007 hmm bit big for a 1.1? but £100 surely thats an absolute steal
louie bagel Posted April 24, 2007 Report Posted April 24, 2007 what about fitting space savers when you go down the the strip so you can reduce wind resistance?? p.s i have i set of 4
Mr Sam Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Posted April 24, 2007 joking aside id deffo have 2 on the rear.....wind resistance and less friction on the tar.......and lighter thats why ive left the steels on but im after some 13" steels for the front to get a bit more grip down
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