Recent content by chickenwaahoo

Cheers Frank,is that extra height taken up by the gasket or do the pistons need 'decking'.

Hi all, after advice please. Does anyone know if the comp height and pin dia is the same on cg10 and cga3 engines? Need to get more compression in a rally cga3 engine and was thinking the easiest way is to get a set of +1mm cg10 pistons. Any other suggestions? Cheers.

ATB is OK for road use because its a fit and forget item. A plate diff gives much better traction than an ATB, so it depends on what you want to do with it. Gripper diffs have an excellent support package, rebuilds are cheap, service is quick and support is always available.

Personal preferences don't mean owt. You need to try them on and buy what fits your head shape. V2 Sports are good for the money, the Pro comes up small and if you've got an Arai/Shoei shaped head you won't fit in one. The Elite is a more 'standard' fitting. Oh one more thing, there's no...

Mine is a 150A SIP jobby and about 25 years old now and still going strong. I've welded 10mm plate with it (with multiple runs) so a 130A as above should be good for pretty much anything car related. DO NOT be tempted to get a no gas one, they are poor at best and don't work if there is the...

Getting stuck in like you are is the best way to learn :grinning: If you aren't sure about something, ask questions, there are plenty of people on here who know.

25% transmission loss on my engine does sound very high, seeing as typical FWD losses are around the 15 to 20% mark, but your losses at only 10% for the 98/109 engine are on the very low side of low. That's why I try to quote wheel figures. Reading how you feel about dubious dyno figures it...

The 93.9bhp quoted above in my (sorry Woz) rally car is wheel bhp. The flywheel bhp was around the 125bhp mark iirc. That's a cga with a stock block, stock head (apart from Tomei cams) and ITBs.

Firstly, have a look on your car and see if it has the fixing points for the opening windows. The windows are a 3 point fixing, there are two fixings on the pillar near the upper seatbelt anchor (1 at top of window 1 at bottom) and one in the middle at the back of the window. They are a slot...

Are you talking wheel or flywheel hp there Frank?

Anyone know what the difference is between the two types of wishbone listed for the Micra K11. Most motor factors don't list a wishbone for the facelift, Japarts show both and the differences aren't obvious and I was just wondering if the later ones could be considered an upgrade to the early...

We've got Tomei cams in the rally car and they would be pretty good for a fast road car. They're not too lumpy and peak power is at about 7500rpm iirc. To get the best from them you would want a remap at the very least or you'd be wasting their potential. Good thing is they're new cams so...

Don't bother with rear discs, more hassle than its worth and handbrake is rubbish on rear discs. Try and find one with power steering too, it makes a big difference if you decide to put a LSD in.

How deep are your pockets :grinning: The last of the 3.0 F1 engines were nudging 1000bhp out of 3.0 litres (which equates to about 330bhp per litre), so on that reckoning you can figure the unlimited cash power limit for a n/a 1.4 to be around 460bhp Seriously though the way to big power out...

Do you have any more plans for the chassis, specifically the suspension? I feel there is a lot of weight to be saved if the rear axle wasn't there............:suspect: