985cc Turbocharged Nova Sprint Car

[novarally]

how much ?

E-mail me please!!!

[novarally]

Just got my Nova back after the engine rebuild;





It's had a new set of rockers, new valves and guides, new valve springs.

And as you can see it also now has a new vernier pulley, and a stud/nut conversion in place of the normal head bolts.

All seems to be running well, but the proof will be when I use it in anger at the end of the month.

I also got hold of a rather nice looking 'insert' that sits inside the cambelt to stop any foreign bodies getting in there (Swindon used to make a similar thing for the XE engine in the Supertourers);





Unfortunately it won't be easily fitted to my engine, as I have a crank sensor in the way! It's also a bit on the heavy side being machined out of aluminium, so I think if I pursue this one it will have to be moulded up in plastic.

[scott.parker]

Nice update Colin, i do hope you get to finish the car, and it see's some use, are you going to Prescott hill climb for retro rides day on the 21st this month, unlimited runs up the hill for £20, i might take the xe for a go.

Scott

[novarally]

Nice update Colin, i do hope you get to finish the car, and it see's some use, are you going to Prescott hill climb for retro rides day on the 21st this month, unlimited runs up the hill for £20, i might take the xe for a go.

Scott

Hi Scott.

No, Prescott is a bit too much of a trek for me as I have limited time this coming weekend.

But I am planning to take the Nova to Santa Pod RWYB on Sunday 21st August, just to check that all is well with the engine.

I'm racing at Gurston Down on 27th/28th August, so I need to be happy that it's working properly again.

[scott.parker]

You might be better coming to Stratford to Shakespeare raceway? closer, cheaper for runs etc.. IF it's on?

[novarally]

You might be better coming to Stratford to Shakespeare raceway? closer, cheaper for runs etc.. IF it's on?

Santa Pod is 77 miles from me, Shakespeare Raceway is 121 miles!

[boffer8]

hi colin, how did you test runs go? also will you be competing on the Loton Park hillclimb in september? My grandad had got some MSA hospitality tickets so may be going, but also its the Trackrod rally that weekend so not sure yet :s

[novarally]

hi colin, how did you test runs go? also will you be competing on the Loton Park hillclimb in september? My grandad had got some MSA hospitality tickets so may be going, but also its the Trackrod rally that weekend so not sure yet :s

Spent most of the day at Santa Pod, and only managed to get 2 runs in as it was so busy. Very disappointing.

Best I did was a 14.1 at 99mph.

There's certainly a 13s run in the car as my launches were absolutely awful on the day. But at least it proved that the engine was working OK (although it sounds very rattly with the solid lifters in it, which I'm a little concerned about).

I was at Gurston Down last Saturday/Sunday;

http://gurstondown.org/latest.htm

Came home with a trophy for Second in Class, and a new personal best time, so it was a good weekend.

I haven't got an entry for Loton sadly, it's somewhere I really want to go to as everyone loves it.

[MK999]

Solid lifters should be reasonably quiet if the clearances are correct, in fact I know of an engine builder that runs about half a mm clearance on really lairy cams and says thats silent. Is it still on the same pistons? Forged pistons tend to make a slightly rattly sound when cold as they expand more than cast, so run bigger clearances.

[novarally]

Solid lifters should be reasonably quiet if the clearances are correct, in fact I know of an engine builder that runs about half a mm clearance on really lairy cams and says thats silent. Is it still on the same pistons? Forged pistons tend to make a slightly rattly sound when cold as they expand more than cast, so run bigger clearances.

It's still using a standard type non-forged piston.