Redtop Power Upgrade

[cudaboy]

HEY ALL, FIRSTLY GREAT SITE,COME BACK TO A VALVER NOVA AFTER 10 YEARS! BASICALLY I HAVE A REDTOP NOVA, LOOKING FOR EXTRA POWER,HAVE CONFLICTING STORIES OF HEAD/CAM SWAP 195BHP.SOMONE ELSE SAYS NO MORE THAN 170 HP AVAILABLE NO MATTER WHAT MODS AS STANDARD INJ RESTRICTS AIR! SO FAR I HAVE CHIPPED,POWERCAP,P.B.VALVE,JUST FITTED BLUE INJECTORS<GOOD THING/BAD?> ANY FEEDBACK ON THROTTLE BODIES,CARBS,R1 CARBS,FLOWED HEADS,CAMS. I HAVE UP TO ?1000 TO BLOW ON IT! ANY BITS< CAN I ASK THAT??? > FOR SALE SHOUT. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

[tom reid]

45/48 webbers, pair of Piper special grind cams = 190BHP

[cudaboy]

NICE ONE, I WANT TO KEEP SIMPLE,NO REMAPPING ETC, DEFINATLEY THE DIRECTION I WANT TO GO, WHAT YOU THINK OF THE R1 CARB :thumb: CONVERSION BOGG FAMILY DO? SEEMS A GOOD KIT FOR THE MONEY AND AS A BIKER I FIND BIKE CARBS NOT TOO THIRSTY AND THEY SEEM TO KEEP IN TUNE PRETTY WELL.

[Adam]

You wont get 195bhp from cam/head swap.

A set of throttle bodies(jenvey...etc) would get you to about 180bhp.
And it will cost about a grand to buy the equipment, plus getting it mapped etc.


O, and type in small letters :) Lol

[Stuart]

if you get your webers setup by a total cretin then they will go out of tune, BUT get someone who knows what a carb/spindle etc is and you will hav ea setup that wont drift out of tune for years and year + still give you 35mpg when you want it.... The old wives tales about carbs come from spatics who refuse to pay for them to be setup correctly!

the R1 "conversion" isnt quite as cheap as it used to be as the bogg people reaslied that there is a good market and everyone gets sent to them so their prices have crept up ;)

[Adam]

The old wives tales about carbs come from spatics who refuse to pay for them to be setup correctly!

:plol

[cudaboy]

hows that. cheerrs

[cudaboy]

cheers, to be honest i have never had webbers,i have i guess been put off by the bo-lox you hear, as for economy my other car is a 68 barracuda{muscle car**v8 manual. fuel/economy not terms i am familiar with|! i have to upgrade con rod bolts if fitted 45s?

[cudaboy]

whats a spatic?

[H15 NVA]

think he means "spastic"

[Stuart]

you wouldnt nessecaraly have to upgrade the rod bolts, BUT with the ability to rev higher it would be aviseable to fit arp bolts to stop the rods saying hi.


would you opt for the dizzy, or aftermarket ign management for spark?

[cudaboy]

Let Us Not Ridicule Those Less Fortunate, Muppett Is An Ok Term Tho! Anyone That Can Only Speak With The Aid Of A Hand Up Their Bum!!! Ha! Can You Use 1.6 Dizzy And Coil If 45s Fitted To Allow Tining Settup?

[Stuart]

top tip, turn caps lock off :p i can tell you have it on as every worh ahs a capital letter and the forum converts it ;)

you can fit the 1.6 big block dizzy, but youve got to find one...

[Martin]

you can fit the 1.6 big block dizzy, but youve got to find one...

Mk2 cav right?

[Martin]

I'd just save up another k or so and buy sbds tp208(??) throttle boddie kit and get a decent mappin session...

[cudaboy]

hi there, its going to be a dizzy..... at least for the time being, get things moving then maybe upgrade later. either source a s/hand or guy at my r/road do me one new recurved for 270 ish.

[Will F]

Hi mate, how are things?

You need teh mark 2 Cav 1600 Dissy, with the vac advance on it to run the ignition side of things.... Failing that there are some TBs on Migweb for ?1200 ono, with evryting needed to fit!

;)

[Adam]

Also remember the mk2 cav dizzy setup wont get the most out the setup, as its ignition curve is set for a std 1600 engine, not a XE on t45s.

[cudaboy]

cool, i have not ruled out a set of r1 carbs? they seem popular