Look What Turned up at our Local Car Club

[Boddney]

What do you think of this. There are so many changes in this engine bay and the new owner has said he is going to keep it as it's built here but just alot of tidying to do.





I love seeing things like this in the flesh. Theres so much to chat about.
Opinions???

[pk_090]

if this was the one that was on Ebay a few months ago with Jenvey throttle bodies and Omex ECU i was looking to buy it with the only problem of me being too young to insure it! Thottlebodies are awesome IMO worth every penny setting them up due to the noise!

[Boddney]

Yeah, the owner got it from ebay from near silverstone I think.

[elbon50]

That is interesting

Do you know how well it goes yet Bodney ?

Any chance of you driving it ?

Peter

[Lauren]

Any idea of spec? Can see a FPR in the pic.

Has a stock manifold by the looks of it.

Looks a right mess, needs tidying!

[tonigmr2]

I had a car with that set-up, sounded amazing.
around 165bhp iirc.
Always nice to see different!

[FossMan]

Noob question: Why have the HT leads moved to the opposite side?

[elbon50]

Noob question: Why have the HT leads moved to the opposite side?

It evidently doesn't use a dizzy any more LS

Probably has some sort of wasted spark system

Think it uses an aftermarket ECU

Peter

[pk_090]

Noob question: Why have the HT leads moved to the opposite side?

Its will be running an aftermarket ECU (omex if this is the one i was looking at) which does away with the coil and distributor!

[FossMan]

Cheers. So the spark is controlled directly from whatever is sitting on the bulkhead there?

I love a tuned 4AGE. Sound amazing.

[elbon50]

Cheers. So the spark is controlled directly from whatever is sitting on the bulkhead there?

I love a tuned 4AGE. Sound amazing.

The spark is controlled from the ECU LS

The car may use a wasted spark system with two coils

Omex have various systems

Take a look at their web site for details

Peter

[cartledge_uk]

Noob question: Why have the HT leads moved to the opposite side?

It evidently doesn't use a dizzy any more LS

Probably has some sort of wasted spark system

Think it uses an aftermarket ECU

Peter

Its a coil pack. The ignition will run off a trigger wheel and sensor fitted to the crank at/near the pulley. It could or could not be wasted spark, depends on how its mapped, and what ecu it is. Its probably an omex (as stated above) becasue it was seen for sale.

[Boddney]

It does sound pretty awsome and kicks out 170bhp at the wheels according to to mammoth amount of paper work that came with the car.
The spend on this was massive the everything done to crank, fast road cams and adjustable pulleys.
There are also some very errr origional ideas.
Did any one notice the unusual breather--an old oil bottle with holes drilled in the lid.
Then theres the oil cooler. Did anyone spot it. Well the engine bay fan has been turned to face front and the cooler radiator attached to it. The fan is operated by an adjustable temperature sensor sitting where the coil should be.
The air filter gets it's cool air from the nasty nasty holes cut in the boot bulkhead and when you open the boot there is a 3"ish flexi pipe that is joined to the O/S wing and a nasty looking air scoop attached to the outside. This is the only mod that I really didn't like.
Inside is standard apart from a wooden steering wheel which the new owner does'nt like and I'm with him on that.
Overall though there is alot to do but a great starting bed to start with.

[Lauren]

170bhp at the flywheel, maybe!

Why didn't they just use the stock oil cooler, much better option really.

[pk_090]

how efficient is the stock oil cooler lauren? and dont give me a one word answer again this time on oil cooler questions lol

[elbon50]

Did any one notice the unusual breather--an old oil bottle with holes drilled in the lid

That's a catch tank Bod. Normal equiment for track use

Is the owner gonna join on here & talk to us ?

Peter

[Lauren]

how efficient is the stock oil cooler lauren? and dont give me a one word answer again this time on oil cooler questions lol

Good enough it seems. It's water cooled which is better than aircooled as that way there is parity between water and oil temperature.

To put it another way, think I was the only SC that regularly tracked amongst my friends that had the UK spec oil cooler. After 30 trackdays I didn't need an engine rebuild, but they all did.

[Boddney]

Is the owner gonna join on here & talk to us ?

I'll try and get him on here Peter. He has another more stock Mk1 that I would like to see so next time I see him I will ask him if he will join us on here.

[kaiowas]

More importantly, will he be bringing it to the rolling road on Saturday...

[elbon50]

More importantly, will he be bringing it to the rolling road on Saturday...

I do hope he does put it on the rolling road

Would be very interesting for him & for us I think

Peter