new engine bay shops

[59 bhp is more than enough]

new engine bay pics

her are some new piccys of the engine bay

and my new gauges

next on the cards foe the bay is a heat sheild made from brushed alluminium (obviously gonna have to use fibreglass or accoustic carpet and sandwhich it between two plates) and some new ht leats coz a) these are not the best quality b) they look a bit minging

 

[RIK]

your leads are nissan ones and they are the best....if you replace them,get the same

edit:looks mint btw

 

[Dr Zoidberg]

your leads are nissan ones and they are the best....if you replace them,get the same

edit:looks mint btw

agree with both of the above points

 

[Alienfish360]

nice, just relocate that battery to the boot

What length is that ducting?

 

[59 bhp is more than enough]

not sure bout the battery relocation. i cant remember how long it is but i can measure it for ya

 

[Type-R]

is that proven that nissan leads are better? I got magnecor R-100's the expensive ones. red in colour. I havent had no problems at all with them.

i ordered cheap ones but they sent me the wrong ones by mistake. im not complaining but i dnt see any proof of thier badness.

 

[Antony]

there are much better leads on the market, Hot-wires for one.. (theyre £145 a set!!) and they come in whatever colour you like. there are also Magnecore, and even bosch 8mm leads.. the nissan ones are bearly 6mm. and if you want relyability on a tuned car your ganna need more than just OEparts... (plus blacks boring.)

 

[RIK]

why are they better then?.............dont tell me.you got better acceleration and it runs smoother.or is it cos they match the colour of your seat covers

 

[Ian]

on a mild tune N/A micra, leads dont play a part.

 

[Alienfish360]

on a mild tune N/A micra, leads dont play a part.

Exactly, even on a fairly tuned CG13 engine with a full Janspeed, the leads are going to make no difference at all. These 'performance' leads, yeah, make a difference in motorsports where racing is very tight. But on a road car, especially 100bhp at the most, it's pointless spending money on it. Think, you could almost buy the Janspeed manifold for a set of performance leads.

Just another example of marketing to a youth group.

 

[59 bhp is more than enough]

on my new engine i will be purchasing new leads but thats gonna very highly tuned think ill will still get a new set for this but only coz these look a bit tatty and i want my engine bay to look nice

 

[tommo]

or is it cos they match the colour of your seat covers

agreed standard leads sre pretty much the best for your pound.

nice engine bay by the way wheres the maniflow

 

[Ian]

define highly tuned. Unless your getting a gas flowed head, upped compression and are going very high up in the rev range i don't see a point. Even then gains will be un noticable. Nissan leads work fine. If you want to go for coloured leads thats fine, but don't buy cheap ones. Just you'll be paying more then nissan ones for the same performance :s

 

[59 bhp is more than enough]

well thats the plan for the new engine and more. not expecting anything performance wise just gonna make sure everythin works to its full potential and is reliable.

 

[Alienfish360]

on a very high performance engine, leads make a difference on paper, never notice it, unless you're racing in a set class, where you need it. It's not worth the money spent on them, at this level

 

[Antony]

i go by the tesco phylosophy............ every little helps.... hahaha