My 1.6 8v itb nova

[sport]

Looks the part, i love the dyno in the barn

Was thinking this myself Allan, you should get one for yours once the floors sorted

[peester]

looks spot on, wheels are awesome.

[tony k]

Just checked your thread out mate,love the car spot on with hem wheels,would love to see the final dyno on the power out put,always wondered what these would be like with that setup,love the dyno in the barn good stuff,will keep a eye on this

[therealnovaboy]

Thanks for the comments. Im glad the wheels suit it concidering they are not that common on a nova. I also have a set of OZ racing rally wheels in 15" that i want to get powder coated a mistral grey colour. Not sure which ones to put track tyres on though.

The RR is real tidy. It needs calibrated to do power runs but it holds load and RPM great. Plus you can see the hp needle ging up and down with the changes made, which is all we need at the minute.

Can't believe how the paint has come out, top job! Looks like its getting there now.

The paint came out better than I expected and needed. shame really because it meant evrything else had to be better and took longer.

Deffinatley getting there now, itll never be "finnished". Ive already planned what its getting next.

[Benn]

Can't believe i've never seen this before.

What a great build, I think i'd have given up when seeing all the rest, but you've cracked it. Fantastic work. Looks awesome in red with white wheels.

[Stan Wrecked]

Cracking build pal, makes mine look rough as badgers. Have you tracked her yet ? What box are you running ? I run a F13 long ratio and find it way too tall.

[therealnovaboy]

The wheels are tracked. If thats what you mean? I have not driven it yet at all. Its an f13cr in it. im looking out for a lsd and a shorter final drive. I missed out in one a couple of months back. I can imagine the WR would be too tall. you should try get a box out a corsa sport they are CR but only tiny bit longet 2nd and 3rd. There is heeps around the scrappys.

[Liam]

As everyone else has said, the wheels suit the car perfectly. I've just bought a set of 15" OZ Rally wheels and am contemplating selling them and buying a set of wheels like yours now!

[therealnovaboy]

Spent sat morning with the nova on the dyno. Its almost ready and mapped. We've just got some fine tuning to do and get rid of a couple holes in the map.

It seems to be getting way hot. I think the fan is a bit under powered and having no cowling isnt helping keeping the engine temps down. I decided to fit an oil cooler anyway to help a bit. Im not sure how much it needs it but it will certinly help. Heres a few pics and vids. vids a bit sh!t, doesnt give you any idea how good it sounds.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yy9u-e1jj4

[meritlover]

i think you might need to prime/bleed this as i see no reason for the oil to fill the cooler naturally. Could you turn it by 90deg?