Easy tigers!!!
12PSi with Standard compression!!?! Brave man!
I've had mine bored out to 1650cc and am using the metal head gasket spacer that Courtenay supply. Im just about to order two Competition head gaskets to put either side of the Spacer, ready for the DTA equipment to be added.
At the moment Im running 10PSi with Water injection cutting in at 8PSi.
The car runs lean off boost then rich on boost, which is a no win situtation as the only fuelling control at the moment is the Pressure regulator, which acts linear (ie. If I increase the fuel pressure it will make it rich low down as well as on boost).
The rods are standard (Can you get different ones?)
The Pistons are Standard over size ones (1650, as mentioned earlier)
I've just took a ?2000 loan out to sort the engine good and proper! All the DTA stuff comes to about ?1500 then im having an Electronic boost controller fitted as well which is used on VeeDub Turbo Conversions as DTA don't make one suitable.
Hopefully within the next few weeks i'll have one SORTED Engine. I just can't wait to see what it is like to drive and how much power it kicks out. I think im going for about 12, 13 maybe 14PSi as I've got to keep it sensible as im using the car every day.
The Gearbox is an F13WR off a Corsa Diesel to help put the power on the road rather than up in tyre smoke. Im also using a Black diamond clutch.
I don't think im going to attempt it all before PV2003 as I really want to take the car and not have it in a garage. So if you see me there, come and have a word and i'll tell you all the plans for it.
Cheers
Neil