Engine Tuner Question

[Indy Nash]

Does anyone know a company local'ish to Kent that tunes 4AGE engines and someone can recommend?

Thanks........ Neil

[Ben]

www.kentcarcraft.com

Give Owen a shout - they're in Ramsgate so not a million miles from Ashford

[pistol pete]

near ashford>??

I am in st marys bay/dymchurch

There is a garage called colin wood engineering in st marys bay..

spoken to them they are very helpfull and very good. one of them has worked with japs cars for a long time...

pm me and ill let ya know exactly where they are

[System-G]

To what degree of "tuning" are you refering to?

Are you looking at increasing horsepower with cams, throttle boddies, EMS etc... or just day to day running on stock?

[Indy Nash]

I want to keep te budget sensible (don't ask what sensible is as I am still working out what it needs to be0.

I have a set of ZX9 T/B's but in terms if items I want to include:

Cams
Lightened and Balanced Flywheel
Ported
I need an after market ECU to
Ex Manifold and zorst

I have also sourced a Bellhousing adapter as I'm mating the engine to a Type 9 box.

I am now also toying with the idea of a Rotrex S/Charger but this is only an idea at this stage.

I really need to have a discussion with someone who knows and has done who can get me max gee gees for my £

It does need to be both driveable and reliable to.

.........Neil

PS there used to be a company in Ashford (Kent) called Trac-Art who did Jap, but I went round there last week and they've gone. Anyone had any experience of those and know where they've gone. Website wasn't helpful.

cheers

[pistol pete]

PS there used to be a company in Ashford (Kent) called Trac-Art who did Jap, but I went round there last week and they've gone. Anyone had any experience of those and know where they've gone. Website wasn't helpful.

cheers

trac art built my 250 hp supercharger mk1 .. the guy was a great mechanic .. just a terrible bissness man.. hence it went under and he now lives up north working for Thor

[pistol pete]

would have thought for your money you are best of just swapping out for a supercharger engine anyway and then putting th fensport pulley on it..

ill keep a eye out for the kit car keep. i toying with getting one
,
cheers
pete

[tonigmr2]

Exactly what I was thinking - you might get more bang for buck if you swap in an SC engine....cams etc. won't get you as much and will cost similar.

[cartledge_uk]

If its for a kit car, then you are better off going zetec.

You can pick up a brand new 1.8 engine (zero miles) for under £500 (I know 2 people who have done), cams and bodies, and you'll be at a nice figure, plus, with being a zetec, all the kit car manufacturers will have manifolds etc

[pantera2075]

You want cheap horses?

Saab 9000 Aero 2.3 turbo on a Vaux Omega 'box. 225bhp stock, PoP to tune to 350bhp. Whole car for £250, sell the seats.

Have the turbo rebuilt, new shells and mains etc - whole lot under a grand.

[crazybrightman]

saab conversion is ok but very heavy, plus an omega box would explode! you need a vaux to for bell housing and fit it to a 2wd sierra cosworth gearbox should last a little longer.