Power Figures ?

[vaughanmc]

What sort of power should I expect to get from my Mk1 when it's done

I'd be happy with 90 BHP or above but I'd like to know a rough/better figure from folk with experience

1400 8v SR, Twin Weber 40's, 4 branch manifold, Upgraded Cam (nothing silly/lumpy)

Cheers in advance

Vaughan :)

[Adam]

Get a SRi head on there and you should see 100+

[vaughanmc]

I'll try and source one :)

[peester]

keiths old 1300 ran well, wasnt mega mega spec...
was it?

[vaughanmc]

Keith's old 1300 was bored out to a 1400 and had a lot of work done to it - 118 BHP IIRC

[Stuart]

yep it was a 1.4


with a decent SRI head and a good cam + setup will see you 120bhpish
100 tops with no sri head

[Nobby]

100bhp surely?

[vaughanmc]

SRi head and a better cam could be an option - It will definately be setup properly no matter what the spec :)

[General Baxter]

1.4, ats2 cam, and a 34/32 will see a nice 107bhp lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f-l08AUBMc

it ticked over at around 1500-2000rpm, and did 10mpg lol

[Daved and Confused]

Hi,

I have a 1990 1.4sr, spec as follows :-

Standard bottom end, balanced.
SE head 37mm / 31mm valves, ported and polished
Kent AST11 with vernier
Twin 40's, inlet manifold matched with head.
ARP's on the rods.
Sportex manifold and system.

In beside the almost £4000 worth of receipts for bits and pieces was one for a £300 session on a roling road to set up. On the receipt is written 138bhp at 6250 rpm. (I take it this has been corrected to flywheel power)
I know this isn't much of verification but it is all I have to go on.
I can tell you it goes like a train and pulls all the way through the rev range.

I plan on putting it on a rolling road once the engine is back in. I took the engine out to tidy up the engine bay. I also stripped the engine to check it, fit arp's on the rods, get a broken sump stud repaired, fit a lightened flywheel and to put an atb diff in the box.

Cheers

Dave

[vaughanmc]

Nice one mate, you need to join up to the Scotland region and show off some pictures of this Nova :)

I'd be happy with 90/100 BHP out my 1400 T40 engine