is this bloke telling the truith

[bigbened]

Ive been offerd an engine fitted for 300 quid (including rolling road setup), just wanted to know if he was telling the truith about power and if the price was ok.

1.3 head, 1.6 bottom end, cant remember what cam, 32/34 carb,

he said he had it up to 135bhp on 40s and a 4branch

what sort of power will it run at on a 1.2 manifold and the 32/34 carb

[Nobby]

who is fitting it mate a back street bloke or?? id say tbh if the engine is as good as it says its a half decent price. Considering that the labour rate at my place is ?46.50 + vat, and i would say that it would take a good half a day to a days work to drop your lump and fit a new 1 plus theres brakes and all the rest being setup etc etc.:thumb:

[bigbened]

ok mate sound i have used them before and a mate has, and jusging by the cars that go in and out and the things that i see them building they look like they know there stuff

[Timmy]

price sounds good is all is stight up, power sounds a bit high, but i maybe wroung. 1.2 manifold will be worse than the 1.3 manafold also the 3234 will not fit a 1.2. im lost are you getting it with 40's ?

[Nobby]

wheres this mate?? i want mine xe'd in the summer was going to use stu at the griffin centre but no harm in looking elsewhere lol

[bigbened]

when he was running it it had 40s and a 4 branch in his race nova

now it has a 32/34 as he has sold the 40s and manifold so i want to use my manifold until i get a new one(1.2 in it at the mo)

[Timmy]

oh ok i know someone is selling a 1.3 inlet with manafoled in the sales, get one fit the 32.34 an use that, sound good price

[bigbened]

its already got a inlet manifold on it, just not an exhaust one

[Adam]

You will need a 1300 inlet.
Power sounds spot on for t40s on a 1600. You may get 90 ish bhp with your setup. Dont think you'll see much more tho, as the big valved 1600 head your replacing with a smaller valved 1300 head... And the good flowing 1600 plenum/inlet is being replaced with a single carb.

Might need measure CR first too as the 1300 head might push it up a bit.
high, should be ok tho.

Price seems alrate, quite a few hours labour, so about right.

[Geth]

I'm guessing the carb is used because of the cam and the 1.3 head fitted because you can't get a single carb manifold with round inlet ports for the 1.6.

The thing to me is that it all seems a bit pointless. You take a 1.6 engine which has a good, free flowing head and replace it with an inferior 1.3 head. Yes the cam will allow flow in & out of the cylinders better but it's a false economy if all the gas is bottlenecking inside the smaller ports of the 1.3 head.

[Adam]

Agreed /\

Altho the 1300 head isn't too bad for flow, you will be lucky to get the std gte 100bhp. As the 16sv engine has about 82bhp iirc, single carb, so your 1300 head would give a few bhp gain on that... As well as cam etc.

[bigbened]

ok lads cheers, dont know why he has used a 1.3 head but as long as its got over 130bhp when i put the t40s on and the manifold/system on im happy

[kronk10]

Edit just read the post what a dick iam, sounds like a good plan deffo get the t40's on there you will love the sound, have you got any pics

Quick question bigbened where abouts is this guys workshop/garage i have to go to stoke for my tuners. Sounds like this guy preety good

[Adam]

i have to go to stoke for my tuners
Where in stoke do you go????

[kronk10]

Where in stoke do you go????

Sorry i meant stafford, for some strange reason i get them mixed up:tard:

But if your interested i go to Pro tune unit8, ladfords industrial park, seigford, Stafford ST18 9QE tel=01785281000:thumb:

[Adam]

Any ideas what they charge per hour?

[kronk10]

Any ideas what they charge per hour?

Errr sorry mate i cant remember havnt needed there services since last year. Iam going to get my cars throttle setup next wednesday. And a checkup on my carbs. Sorry for thread jacking but what jets are in your carbs long live the nova:thumb: iam running f9-45's or 40's cant remember i think i need some 50's though.

[Adam]

30mm chokes
115mains
180 air correctors
F11 emulsion tubes
45f9 idles

Are in mine iirc. I dont know what they were setup for tho.

[kronk10]

30mm chokes
115mains
180 air correctors
F11 emulsion tubes
45f9 idles

Are in mine iirc. I dont know what they were setup for tho.

Oh sounds good just looking at my receipt i think when the car was first done it had 55's in and as i can remember it was quick it just seems a slight bit tamer with lower sidle jets but i think its me geting used to the car. Iam sure its not running right it needs the carbs rebalancing again. He sells and makes his own throttle cable kits for webber 40's he said he couldnt rememer the price but they were about 15 quid, so getting that done all day wednesday:thumb:

[peester]

Sorry i meant stafford, for some strange reason i get them mixed up:tard:

But if your interested i go to Pro tune unit8, ladfords industrial park, seigford, Stafford ST18 9QE tel=01785281000:thumb:


suprises me that, just with the distance thing,.. but im guessing jamie gave u his number as he uses him, and jamies from derby.. jon is a sound chap, and although theres been no bad about his work, nothin special asfaik..

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i dont know the name, just somewhere in walsall. ill ask the next time i go down, trying to sort insurance first.

cant believe its gonna be under 100bhp for abit though what a wounder

[kronk10]

suprises me that, just with the distance thing,.. but im guessing jamie gave u his number as he uses him, and jamies from derby.. jon is a sound chap, and although theres been no bad about his work, nothin special asfaik..

I found about protune cus i was looking for a rolling road in derby and there isnt one (i gave jamie there number). I rang round for ages in the yellow pages and i just couldnt find one car tuning place that would do what i wanted. Some other comapany gave me Protune's number. I had my engine rebuilt it took awhile but its really good and the john knows what hes doing, his work may not be specail but i think it is. Its hard to find a decent tuning place especailly when you wanna go down the twin carb route.