Do it right for reliability and IMO you are well on the way to having a fast and reliable car.
Hope you have suspension and brake upgrades on your to do list as well ?
The brakes is definitely on the list, it's got the asbo upgrade with braided hoses for now but them are being scrapped and will get a more aggressive breaking system, the suspension is already done with BC coilovers and will be adding poly bushes to everything.
Thanks for the input, all suggestions are welcome as I'm no expert.
I'm no expert but have learned a thing or 2 over the last 60+ years of driving and modding cars
Only 60 years
Yeah vast amount, to put it in perspective I was doing 50mph round an island in the dry without coilovers and it was losing grip, same island with coilovers 70mph and didnt even twitch.Did the coilovers improve things much for you?
Just an update, this covid thing has put things at a almost standstill, bought a load of poly bushes for the front, had the front subframe powder coated and also bought a scrap jag for the 4x4 system, that will be here in a month.
The vernier pullies have been put on hold because there's no racing.
My tig welder has gone bang so ill need another.
Looks like I'll have to hammer the overtime in for a couple of years until things settle.
Easy, mig is a welder that the wire is fed from a spool and is more for soft steel welding unless you pay big money then you can weld aluminium as well, but tig is an all rounder but is much harder to master, tig is used to weld exhaust manifolds (headers) and things like chromium which is used on space frames and lightweight suspension arms.Awesome let us know how you get on. You might want to explain the differences between MIG and TIG for our newer members.
Hello, I was wondering where did you aquire the hardend race bearings at and lightweight flywheel, I also looked into the adjustable cams a while back and did not find anything at that time, just like seeing what's out there and day dream of someday getting to the point of having the part to add to my engine. ThanksRight guys this is an update, the engine has been stripped and ive decided to send it to the experts to a company called Torque developments that have a mondeo race car.
So far its had forged pistons, forged conrods, ported and polished, race valve springs, titanium valve caps, one way piston squirters, fully balanced bottom end, hardened race bearings, billet cams, lightweight flywheel and loads more.
All the simulations have been done and we can expect to get a minimum of 740bhp.
The problem is at the moment is that no one does adjustable cam pulleys for the duratec 30 engine, the guys that have the race car (Dennis Racing) are designing them at the moment and until they have been tested in the car I wont be buying them, which means until the engine is back with me then I'm not starting on the main car and that can take another 6 months.
I left all that to the guys in the shop, but ask your nearest performance dealer and they can get them for you.Hello, I was wondering where did you aquire the hardend race bearings at and lightweight flywheel, I also looked into the adjustable cams a while back and did not find anything at that time, just like seeing what's out there and day dream of someday getting to the point of having the part to add to my engine. Thanks
Thanks I went with King main and rod bearingsI left all that to the guys in the shop, but ask your nearest performance dealer and they can get them for you.
Thats a good makeThanks I went with King main and rod bearings