Recent content by macv2.0

where in Canada are you? would be interested in checking out what you got, although i have moved on from the micra. From what i remember though the micra has a very conservative cam profile, meaning you would have to grind the hell out of the cam before you would end up with a un-streetable or...

I just adjusted my valves and my little micra is idling much smoother now.

thicker oil.

i got a weber carb i'm gonna put on soon i think

its definatly a hitachi carb, you can see the logo stamped on top of it in the last photo

i wouldn't spend money on tires untill you get the front end sorted, could need an alignment, front shocks, or both.

make sure to use a straight edge and check that the block isn't warped either, its a little more likeley on an aluminum block like the micra has. you could get it skimmed too, but then you gotta disassemble the entire engine and take it in. but but it will raise your compression a bit which...

i don't know if it was ever sold in the UK, but here in canada we had the Suzuki swift 1.3 with TBI, I was thinking of going to a junk yard and getting a complete set up and putting it on my micra because it is a stupidly simple fuel injection system which only requires less than 10 wires to...

its generally a good idea to change the tensioner and water pump while your in there, but not totally necessary. its just that if the tensioner fails it will take the belt with it, and if the water pump fails after you already did the belt your going to have to do the job over-again, which if...

i don't really get it, but the wheels are lug-centric, is the hub of the wheel larger than the hub on the car it will still drive fine. tapered lug nuts or bolts means its lug-centric, flat faced nuts/bolts (although i have never seen flat faced bolts) means the wheels are hub-centric.

under the hood of my canadian micra it says 5 degrees ATDC i am guessing that stands for After-TDC? I have never seen before on any other car. I am going to try 0 degrees and if i don't hear any pinging, i will try 5 degrees BTDC, and if still no pinging, 10 degrees. for your racing...

hey guys, i got the car running now and I am currently driving it, i was in a bit of a rush to get it back together, so i didn't take any pictures of the re-assembly. its a little stiff on the 3-2 shift, but other than that its working fine. I gave the car a low-cost tune up using some used...

i would

rednecks here in canada who drive trucks and want a lift use a hockey puck, drill out the middle to fit it over the strut and then mount ehe sping onto the puck, should give you a 1" lift.

i finally got an ETA from the stealership, august 17th. part has to come all the way fro japan. At least now i know i can go ahead and fix everyhing else and it won't be in vein. (front and rear main seals, cam seal, re-seal valve cover, brakes, etc etc.) I will post up some pics of the hub...