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[Mini-Mad-Craig]

just sorted me out an r65 gearbox will handle the twin cam power next year and then pg1 when she go's vvccccccccccccc

[samsfern]

There's only like 5 weeks till next year dude, lol! Seriously though, you should get yourself a 16 v head, and spend some time modding it, my plans are to get another head, and a vvc inlet manifold, match the ports to the manifold and do a bit of work in the ports, as well as give a skim to get some more compression and a set of mildish cams, should give quite good results.

Edited by samsfern, 30 November 2011 - 10:06 PM.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

im talking march next year dude. 16v head and solid vvc cams are next

[samsfern]

What sort of increase do you get with vvc cams? Got to be cheaper then piper cams, lol.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Most 1600 people seem to use them but from what I've heard, they're a two peice with different bearing size on the inlet cam so i'm not sure how difficult it is to fit into a 1.4 head, the exhaust cam can be made to fit but people tend to use 135 cams since they're pretty much the same profile and will drop straight in... after a remap you should see some kind of return, not sure which pullys I'd need for 135's though

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

maybe just k16 head with 135's and 52mm throttle body, Metro GTi manifold

[samsfern]

Piper reckon their mild road cam adds 10 bhp, and that sounds a similar spec to what the vvc one sounds like.

Here's the link to piper cams, they've got some very nice sounding cams on there, lol.

http://www.pipercams...n=20&engine=194

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

270h would be cool but for the sake for 399 i could fit a vvc and have 160 brake out of the box i guess...

[samsfern]

From what I just researched 160 cams won't work, lol, looks like my vvc engine won't be getting terrorised, lol.

[samsfern]

270h would be cool but for the sake for 399 i could fit a vvc and have 160 brake out of the box i guess...

I could do that, the lump I've got in my storage is from a zr 160, but I wouldn't be able to compete in the rallying I want to do. Cars engine has to remain "standard" and cannot be bigger than 1.4

Edited by samsfern, 30 November 2011 - 11:03 PM.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

I think they can work with modifications but to get any return for the money you're gonna spend then its not really worth it. I think I'll go for 135 cams from an MGTF since they fit straight into the 1.4 k16 head without modification

Edited by Mini-Mad-Craig, 30 November 2011 - 11:04 PM.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Can't really be bothered with updating this much lately but I have an R65 gearbox in the pipeline. Plus a 16v worked head with 135 cams. Also fitted MGF calipers with grooved and vented discs and green stuff pads, with 5mm spacers at the front

[HARBER07]

Getting serious now!.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

yeah man. hoping for 120 brake with the cams and a remap. That's 15 more than the standard 16v 1400

[HARBER07]

Not bad for a little lump. Astra is about 135 standard, so not a million miles off that!