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Kipsys k11 rally car
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Sorry for late reply. Competed in the Swansea bay rally recently and found the loose a little too power sapping for this car. Hoping to do a little more development before going back in the forests. Was going to do Wales rally gb at national level but now decided not too.
Also recently did epynt which was awesome. Handles really well, brakes awesome but not too clever on hills but all part of the fun
Also recently did epynt which was awesome. Handles really well, brakes awesome but not too clever on hills but all part of the fun
Another little picture of the 'beast' haha
Will hopefully be getting flywheel back today so can fit it tomorrow and see if feels any quicker or more responsive. Fingers crossed for good results. Once back and fitted I'm going to get the car re dyno'd to see if cam timing played with can give s bit more mid range.
I'm doing caerwent patriot stages next month do fingers crossed for bit more go. Caerwent is very tight and twisty with kerbs on the corners so neat driving is the key. Should suit micra!
Will hopefully be getting flywheel back today so can fit it tomorrow and see if feels any quicker or more responsive. Fingers crossed for good results. Once back and fitted I'm going to get the car re dyno'd to see if cam timing played with can give s bit more mid range.
I'm doing caerwent patriot stages next month do fingers crossed for bit more go. Caerwent is very tight and twisty with kerbs on the corners so neat driving is the key. Should suit micra!
Flywheel now fitted. Car revs much quicker on the spot (obviously) seems to be a bit keener to drive and is definitely different. will see if can get a bit more go tomorrow. Going to raise rev limit too. Going down to rollers with a mate who has a mk1 like my old car. Fond memories until I see how much fuel he uses haha
Went to dyno today.
First run made max power of 111 bhp.
Second run with new plugs, took off dizzy and upped rev limited, made 116
Third run, adjusted cam timing which was a bit out. Both cams needed tweaking, had a quick run up to 7k rpm. Was going to do another run to record power 500 rpm per time and the car started misfiring heavily under full load. Checked cam timing, fine, checked dizzy temperary mod- fine, car misfires heavily under any load now. Had to leave it at the rollers. Would rev up fine at say 25% throttle but any more and would say that it sounded like it was hitting a rev limiter. Checked fuel pressure. That's fine.
We called matt Humpris who suggested it could be the throttle body or lambda sensor. I think I have spares but the rollers are 65 miles from the house.
Lucky had a lift back with my mate as he took his mk1 escort down same time. He got 188 bhp lucky git- goes really well
Any ideas peeps
First run made max power of 111 bhp.
Second run with new plugs, took off dizzy and upped rev limited, made 116
Third run, adjusted cam timing which was a bit out. Both cams needed tweaking, had a quick run up to 7k rpm. Was going to do another run to record power 500 rpm per time and the car started misfiring heavily under full load. Checked cam timing, fine, checked dizzy temperary mod- fine, car misfires heavily under any load now. Had to leave it at the rollers. Would rev up fine at say 25% throttle but any more and would say that it sounded like it was hitting a rev limiter. Checked fuel pressure. That's fine.
We called matt Humpris who suggested it could be the throttle body or lambda sensor. I think I have spares but the rollers are 65 miles from the house.
Lucky had a lift back with my mate as he took his mk1 escort down same time. He got 188 bhp lucky git- goes really well
Any ideas peeps
Yes did the dizzy mod Frank. Forgot to mention that after you rev the car up the engine would stall. Excuse me for being dull what's maf is it mass air flow like airflow meter?
frank
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my red car played up like that when i did the dizzy mods fwn yet it worked fine on the blue car
Yup. It would be good to check by running the car with a non modified distributor to rule out that modification in particular from the mix before speculating into lambda sensors, MAF sensors etc, (helps to isolate the problem).
Not related but did you adjust the ignition timing back when you altered the exhaust cam, as that may gain/lose you some power.
Not related but did you adjust the ignition timing back when you altered the exhaust cam, as that may gain/lose you some power.
Car sorted. Bloody tape mod. Thankyou Frank for your advice.(Y)
Car made 96 bhp at wheels so 118/119@ flywheel? Made a little bit more mid range power. Gained 6 bhp at wheels from first run up. Happy now at it's optimum.
Thanks for your advice peeps!!!!!!!!
Will post up dyno sheet when I pick up the car tomorrow
Car made 96 bhp at wheels so 118/119@ flywheel? Made a little bit more mid range power. Gained 6 bhp at wheels from first run up. Happy now at it's optimum.
Thanks for your advice peeps!!!!!!!!
Will post up dyno sheet when I pick up the car tomorrow
The same happened to me on a trackday....almost had to push the car into the pits. Good thing for you that it happened on the dyno and not on a stage
Anyway good results! Keep it running strong mate
thats alright mate would have been good for a proper rally bread micra on the stand and on the hill! frank wants the compotition!
Few updates on the car. I've been busy putting it back to roadrally spec. Fitted carpets, rear seats n shelf fitted, cutout boot carpet so 14" wheel spares can be fitted, also re fitted my spot lights.
I'm doing the twilight road rally on 3/4 September. This would be a cracking rally for anyone else to do if interested with a mixture of Tarmac around an old army base and smooth forestry. Rally is based in south Wales.
I'm doing the twilight road rally on 3/4 September. This would be a cracking rally for anyone else to do if interested with a mixture of Tarmac around an old army base and smooth forestry. Rally is based in south Wales.
Twilight done! Had issues with getting lost and think broke an engine mount or it came loose? Still got bloody oil leak on shaft. Poss bit of cv boot grease about now as well. Ah well caerwent rally in 2 or 3 weeks. Best get it done. God I miss my mk1 in the forest haha.
Anyway few pics
Bit blurry but sorry
Anyway few pics
Bit blurry but sorry
Recently competed in caerwent patriot stages rally. Was really good fun. Slippery in the morning which suited the small power micra. Came 43 oa out of 100 starters. We started off in 30 second intervals and on the first stage we passed 3 cars!! Pictures below on a hairpin right. On the handbrake
Bmw wheels = Win (Y)
Quick update, did the mel harries memorial rally on sat night with a mate on the maps. Car was superb as the tight and twisty lanes were really slippery and muddy. The conditions really suited the car which enabled us to catch a few cars as bigger engined cars struggled for grip etc. We were setting top ten times overall on first few selectives according to my navigator. After petrol we had to travel down a White (country lane with an unbroken forest/gravel surface which normally only used by landrovers etc) as we were catching a c2 I got a bit over excited and kept it flat out in 2nd gear at max revs and after a few large holes and heavy landings the wishbone snapped again. Bit slower next time. The wishbone was only changed few days before as bent the previous one during breaking.
We then cut to the finish and probably ended up last of the finishers??
Really enjoyed the night and will put a picture up later
We then cut to the finish and probably ended up last of the finishers??
Really enjoyed the night and will put a picture up later
