1300 tuning for racing

[scorch312]

trying to decide on how to tune my 1300 8v engine. it will be going into a nova saloon converted to a pickup and it will be rear engined. i can do anything engine wise and i am using the 1300 as i do have a fair few kicking about. it will be having a rebore and a considerable amount of head work done to it. im not to sure on what cam to be using. atm in the group im in now my 1.3 with limited mods revs to about 7500 by time im at the corner, literally any help on finding a decnt camshaft would be brilliant !!

[Andy]

Your Rwd a nova and using a 1300???

[garyc]

Use a 14SE engine try job racing for a cam, they do their own special grinds not sure if they sell cams on their own.

[winchesterpaul]

autograss scorch ??

[RallyMarshal]

Up the compression by decking the block and skimming the head plus porting it a bit, Kent AST17 cam and solid lifters and decent fuelling - twin 40s or throttle bodies or similar.

Paul..

[scorch312]

yes for autograss and yes rear engine nova using a 1300 , ive got a fair few so why not use what ive got :) thanks for all the comments , really helpful thanks

[winchesterpaul]

class 5 ?

[scorch312]

its like autograss , i race segto , it would be a super saloon

[Andy]

This is fantastic lol
If youre allowed any mods you could make this into a really good car,as said,twin 40's or bike carbs.
get a project thread up

[winchesterpaul]

i race at tongham well i will when i finish the car lol

[_Jake]

if its a free for all, **** twin carbs id be turboing it!

[Southie]

This really does need a project thread up on here, sounds like it could be a little bit bonkers eventually... also videos on the track ;)

[winchesterpaul]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfnwsHOdtw4
supersaloons/class 7 ...... anything does lol

[scorch312]

ahh nice :P im saa :) what you got?

[Andy]

One of our drivers at the end there.got clattered first corner by the looks.

[winchesterpaul]

nova scorchm prod b

[scorch312]

Prod b good group , what I was in until wrote it off :)

[winchesterpaul]

just need to find some engine bits to finish it off, decided against moving groups unless something cheap comes up lol

[Andy]

What you after?
Are you on the grassing pages on facebook?
Yorkshire dales forum?

[winchesterpaul]

yes andy on most facebook ones .... i've just been lazy tbh ;)

[mowgli]

just what are the regs on this class?? any room for short strokes, and 16v heads etc??

[winchesterpaul]

anything mowgli, no 4wd or turbos over 1.7

[mowgli]

So why limit yourself to a 1300?

[winchesterpaul]

most people use motorbike engines or vauxhall red tops, others outside the box thinking use duratec/zetecs or volvo engines .... i think scorch said 1300because he had a few

[mowgli]

if the rules say no turbos over 1.7, then an isuzu 1.7td will be pretty good... big intercooler, n/a manifold, virtually no exhaust, it will eat a redtop

[winchesterpaul]

really never even consider one

[Andy]

if the rules say no turbos over 1.7, then an isuzu 1.7td will be pretty good... big intercooler, n/a manifold, virtually no exhaust, it will eat a redtop

you've been listening to baxter too much lol
They don't rev hard enough.
You need to stay in the same gear the whole race

[mowgli]

so use bigger wheels & the torque of the engine