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Hi, Just looking for some advice please. I am thinking to raise the bonnet at the back in order to accommodate my long ITB's setup as I currently can't fully shut the bonnet due to the air filter getting in the way, so its being driven (minimally) with the bonnet not clicked in fully. Will...

Bit of a weird question but does anyone know how I can clean up my 4-2-1? It used to look really nice when I first got it, but now it doesn't have the same look or shine at all. It looked nice until my engine swap was carried out and then after, it just never looked the same again. I have tried...

Hi, I have a question (second question of the day lol), hoping someone can help! :) Basically I've been using the standard rubber trumpets on my GSXR600 throttle bodies on a CGA3. Today, I fitted some 35mm longer stainless DANST trumpets and the car sounds soooo much more aggressive, like a...

Hi, Just wondering if anyone can explain how to convert between the compression ratio of an engine to the psi I should get from a compression test. In other words, I know a stock healthy Micra engine is 9.5:1 and produces 180psi per cylinder. I'm getting around 190psi on my high comp 1.4...

Does anyone know whether ADV22 (Pulsar GTIR brake setup) fits under standard Micra 14 inch steel wheels? Not for my car but have a friend who needs some help with his turbo setup. Really appreciate any help as always!

Hi, Read a few posts about Micra engines getting flooded being a common issue, apparently if you start it and then it off turn soon after, the engine will flood? I never had this issue on my 1.0 or my previous 1.4, but my current engine has done this a couple of times now. Both times, the car...

Looking for a coilpack rocker cover for sale please. Struggling to get my hands on one. Can't find any on eBay surprisingly and breakers around me have nothing. It would have to be the one like below, with the 2 pipes coming out of the right hand side in a straight horizontal (as there's 2...

Hi, just looking for some advice please. Just noticed there was a lot of oil in cyl 3 spark plug well which I have managed to drain out. The oil level was higher than the top of the spark plug. (Upon removing the spark plug, I could see that the top of piston 3 was completely dry so the oil...

Might be a bit of a silly question so please bear with me here: Instead of using my current Suzuki GSXR600 rubber trumpets which are quite short, I was wanting to upgrade to some longer metal trumpets, something like what DanST sell: The car is on an Alpha N setup, would it need re-tuning if...

Would anyone have any idea what sort of vacuum is drawn in at idle on a Micra? I'm looking to get an electric brake vacuum pump installed, as the current setup of just drawing in vacuum from the cylinder 4 runner is not enough to fully power my brake servo. Currently as a workaround, I have used...

Does anyone have any good suggestions for an upgraded clutch? I purchased a 184mm helix clutch kit recently and then was told after that it was for a distributor Micra and so wouldn't fit my 1348cc coilpack Micra, and so I instead bought a Matt Humphris uprated clutch plate. However, with this...

Just looking for some advice please. My tuner has mapped my car on Alpha N, and we have one vacuum line going from the runner 4 on the manifold to a vacuum block, and from this it tees off to the brake booster and fuel pressure regulator. However I am finding that taking the vacuum just from...

Hi everyone, just wondering what sort of compression psi I could expect on a 1.4 running about 10.2:1 with 270deg rally cams? And what about on a 1.4 running about 10.8:1 with 270deg rally cams? Would really appreciate any help. Having researched on the forums, to my understanding, a guide...

Hi everyone, Just wondering, for a road Micra K11 coilpack on individual throttle bodies, would you recommend a MAP based tune or Alpha N based tune? We do want to maximise power but also keep some drivability. Any help is appreciated! :)

Spoke to Autosprint Cams today (they do performance cams for the Micra K11) and he suggested that its more the duration of a cam that gives the performance gains, rather than the lift. I currently have 270deg 9mm lift cams and wanted to go for 270-290deg 10.5mm cams and he suggested it wouldn't...

Hi, I have a question and really hoping someone can help me out. My CGA3 engine drinks a little oil and I have a spare CGA3 that I am looking to put into my car. My main concern is that I put the new engine in and then within a few months, it starts to drink the same amount of oil as my current...

Just checked the valve clearances on the 10.2:1 CGA3 engine. The engine is sitting in the garage and cold. It has 270 deg 9mm lift Autosprint regrind cams. I was told that a single shim was placed under each bucket to bring the valve clearances up to spec to compensate for the reground cams...

Sorry in advance for another 'what oil is best' thread! The new 10.2:1 CGA3 will be going in soon. Rev limit will probably be set at around 7.5k rpm. What sort of oil do people recommend? In my current CGA3, I used 10W40 Shell HX7 and more recently, I have started to use a bit of 15W50 Fuchs...

Right so following on from the last thread (which I want to say thanks to all for the much needed advice!) I've been told that, the high compression 1.4 that I have got with the Nismo 0.5mm head gasket will have a compression ratio of around 10.2:1 I would really like to hit a higher figure of...

Been offered a 1.4 with a 73mm nismo headgasket for a decent price. My understanding is that this will give a comp ratio of around 10.5:1. How reliable would a high comp 1.4 be? I understand the 1.4's have weak piston rings anyway, so I'm guessing it won't respond well to high comp? Would...