please help me spend my money

[mdibb07]

hi all,im in the process of building a 1.4 sr nova,all the work is nearly done on the car,im wanting now to spend a little bit of money on the engine itself,servicing parts for definate,and maybe performance parts if theres any money left.
please could you people advise me on what you would buy for the engine,i have roughly ?300 to spend.
thanks very much for any help

[SuperNova!]

Oil, filter, airfilter, exhaust, 4 branch manifold, plugs, leads, rotor arm, distribitor cap.

You can get that lot for pretty cheap

Dave

[Mike]

If you keep your eyes open for a cheap manifold, you'll be able to get the afore mentioned parts for ?300 easy

Failing that, send me your money and i will gladly spend it for you :D

[mdibb07]

thats great,thanks.
im sure i can manage to spend the money mate :-)

[SRlew]

as mike said, i'll aslo spend your money!

but yeh a manifold is a good move! just sold one cheap aswell!

and parts, well, what supernova said

[SuperNova!]

Also look for a cheap badly advertised weber 32 34 off ebay I bought one for 20 quid off there not too long ago and sold it for 60 the next week.

I think I paid 70 quid for a janspeed 4 branch too. The bargains are there you just have to look for them.

Dave

[mowgli]

fully service it & get it set up, & spend the change on super-unleaded fuel.

[baby-gal]

carbs on the bay 4 sale

[LUV2XLR8]

try a different head on it and an uprated cam aswell maybe, apparently the 1.4 sr head is poo!
im building up a 1400 sr too. im going to fir the sri head, race cam and pully, weber 38 dgas and a 4-1 with stainless system.
also im going to be rebuilding the bottom end.
wont be until ive got cash tho lol

[Jack]

spend the change on super-unleaded fuel.
Not much point in a 1.4 nova tbh

[Adam]

1.3SR head-?20
1.3SR inlet-?15
Headgasket set-?25
Weber 32/34 carb-?50
K&N for the weber-about ?30
4-1 manifold-?50 ish(second hand)
Full exhaust system(about ?70 second hand)

Oil and filter change-?10
HT leads-?20
Plugs-?5 (std ngk's)
Dizzy cap and rotor-?10

=About ?300. Should be a nice engine.
If you find any more cash go for an aftermarket cam.

[Matt2107]

Don't forget that if your happy to sacrifice comfort then you can go for a modification that will cost you nothing at all.

Stripping... and no I don't mean removing your clothes and parading down the street in the buff.

Even just removing the rear seats and panels will give you a good weight saving.

[craig green]

I would fit a flowed or big valve head. Once fitted you can add manifolds & carbs etc more easily as & when funds arrive.

I had a 1400 Sr dyno'd at 94bhp with a Jetex centre section, Weber 32/34 & K&N. Simple mods. No need for special plug leads or expensive plugs. Just good servicing & well setup.