Iain's 20XE Trackday Nova

[turbojolt]

Yer I had the same feeling when putting my nova on the rolling road (the day I brought it ) and it churned up the immense figure of 55hp impressive stuff I know, so what's the next stage for the car throttle bodies and a cam?

[Iain]

Focus on the geometry and handling for now, together with the equal shafts and big block CV setup, after that might try some mild cams to use on the standard injection or build a new head if I find it's the stem seals causing oil consumption

[nova_stee]

Rolling road figures are for the pub its about how it drives

[turbojolt]

Sounds like a good plan wish I never bottled it with my own project, the hicomp piston you used were they pocketed then?

[Iain]

Yes larger valve pockets than standard I think.

[Harvey]

Rolling road figures are for the pub its about how it drives

Totally agree as out in the real world they are just figures and handling, car weight and driver ability have a lot more to do with it then just pure hp.

[scott.parker]

Iain, that figure is a good readout and more then likely a real one! so it's better to know what the engine is doing rather then go to place that tell you what they "think you want to hear"

If you really want to improve power/torque and drivable i would 100% say get a Newman/cat cam set for fast road track that you dont need solid lifters for or pocketed pistons, and then to get the most of them mate you need the adjustable verniers, then the best thing you would ever buy/fit after would be a TB kit mate, you wouldn't regret it, just try to remember mine, wish i could of took you out in for a good run.

Scott

[turbojolt]

After the suspension being set up more power has to be the only real option other then selling it to me with a good installment plan

[Spudly]

Id be more than happy with that lemonel, its going to be what, nineteen years old at the youngest, and its making absolutely bang on factory power, as Scott has said i would be willing to bet money on that being a genuine reading aswell rather than some of the figures others have seen from standard xe's before on here!

We always want a little more than we already have so id reckon cams and a chipped ecu may be the next step, keep it on factory injection and a couple more ponies out and maybe improve the torque figure a bit more

[Iain]

ITBs are long term plan Scott but not for this year! Cams sound likely though.

Spud yeah it's a 1989 engine, rebore/hone/rings/pistons/regrind/lapped in valves etc should be making it an almost new engine though? I suppose it could have been 130-140 so I should be happy!