Iain's 20XE Trackday Nova

[MK999]

I really REALLY don't want to skim the head again. There's already no step on the edge and it's skimming into the casting marks. I remember it having curved machining marks in the head when it was done.

All stem seals have been changed. I'll spray some brake cleaner down there but it should be fine as I spent a while on the valves on the first build.

The curve on one end of the head it starts eating into from standard height. Looks really bad when you get 10 thou into it Looking at the inlet valve height it hasn't had much taken off.

And I meant the valve seals, not the valve stem seals. I.E are your valves actually sealing against the cylinder head or have they moved/bent/been compromised in some way. Much more hassle to sort when the heads back on again.

[Iain]

Well Haynes lists a minimum height and it's under it, so I do think it's had lots taken off.

And yeah I probably should have checked these things, but I don't have a lot of time so I'd rather I have a working car than something that takes me another month to get perfect.

With this in mind I smashed the head on with a standard headgasket:



Fitted my new vernier pulleys for when I buy the tools to set them up properly:



Ran it up to temperature and all seems good:



Job jobbed:

[burgo]

Ooo shiny pulleys

[mowgli]

i've a feeling iaiaiain will actually be using them properly

[Benn]

Pulleys are sexy. Cams in too?

[Spudly]

Haha, you really dont mess about do you Lemon, good work and good to see youve got in back together again, been back out in it yet or is it on SORN?

[Iain]

Yeah Kent cams are in with the pulleys, so hopefully I'll get round to setting them up properly and notice an improvement.

Yep been out in it today Spuddy, won't be SORNing it I don't think!

[Spudly]

Yep been out in it today Spuddy, won't be SORNing it I don't think!

Good man, mines only on SORN for this month, going to retax next payday, not driven it for a couple of weeks and took it out last weekend and just gave it death everywhere, was contemplating selling up, now im contemplating throttle bodies

[Iain]

Same, caned it everywhere today Thinking of some sort of spotlights for the dark winter nights on the lanes!

[Spudly]

Same, caned it everywhere today Thinking of some sort of spotlights for the dark winter nights on the lanes!

Epic, i refer you to my sig