Mac#1 Motorsport Worx Build

[MagicalTrevor]

What were your reasons for choosing to use the bike clocks over something like a DigiDash Lite for around the £450 mark?

No offence but the bike clocks don't quite look right IMHO... sorry!

Otherwise, it looks great

[Yazza54]

Look good and functional to me

[Red16]

Thanks for the replies lads a magazine feature is a lovely thought

No offence taken, the main reasoning behind using the bike clocks was price, all the dash clocks i would actually use (AIM, Stack, Racetech) are priced around £1000, which i dont have, or at least i havent if i want the car on the road in May.

The other reasoning is the benefit of the standard clocks displaying Kawasaki fault codes, which could be very beneficial when getting everything running and working correctly.

[MagicalTrevor]

Ah ok, that's makes sense. Also gives you something to upgrade in the future.

[Red16]

jason61c said:

Nice work again

How do you find the aerocatch? Have you pics of how you've mounted the locating pins?

Like this, although it needs the rubber bush sliding over the top of the pin so the bonnet can be clamped down properly.

[Mabbx]

Have been following this one for a while. Very very nice build and attention to detail. Any idea on BHP/ton you are likley to achieve ?

[Red16]

Mabbx said:

Have been following this one for a while. Very very nice build and attention to detail. Any idea on BHP/ton you are likley to achieve ?

Thanks

The car should weigh in at around 450kg, the engine was running on a bike with no intercooler making 303bhp @12psi, so that would equate to 673bhp/tonne, i would imagine it'll make a litte bit more than that with the intercooler it now has. Will find out for sure when it's been on the r/r after IVA.

It's been a bit of an ambition since beginning the build to have 1000bhp/tonne, which i honestly dont think i would need but it's certainly an achievable goal, if the boost was wound up a bit. The engine has switchable high/low boost settings, so i'll have the choice of one sensible and one lairy setup.

Cant wait to drive it!

[Red16]

With the bonnet and nose cone fitted I took the opportunity to take some more photos









I also corrected a previous hiccup and removed the coilover springs and fitted them the correct way round, 225lb to the front dampers and 175lb to the rear dampers.

[jason61c]

Cheers for that, how long are the pins? Does the bonnet feel secure?

450kg would be some going

[Red16]

jason61c said:

Cheers for that, how long are the pins? Does the bonnet feel secure?

450kg would be some going

I've not measured the pins but they were about 100mm/4" long.

The bonnet feels quite secure the way it is, but will feel better when the rubber bushes are slid over the top of the pins, then the bonnet will be held down tight against them.

Well 450kg is the target, will find out when it's on the road, to be honest even if it is a bit heavier I don't think i'll really notice, lol.

[Ponk]

Lovely work!

[Red16]

I've been doing a bit of thinking and have came up with this plan for the cooling system, as i'd like to run a header tank instead of an expansion bottle.

[Red16]

I didn't do anything on the car yesterday due to feeling a bit unwell but I did manage to take delivery of some parcels...

First off some rose joints and misalignment spacers for the exhaust support hanger.



If you've been reading the thread you'll remember the standard oil/water heat exchanger has been removed to make space for the turbo, meaning no oil cooling at all, so I've been doing a bit of research and I have been unable to find an upgraded oil cooler kit for a Kawasaki ZX10R.

The Kawasaki oil filter thread is M20x1.5 and the oil filter seal is I.D. 54mm and O.D. 62mm.

I found on ebay a Mocal sandwich plate with built in thermostat intended for Peugeot 106/206/306 GTI, the dimensions looked suitable so I ordered it.

Here it is...



The oil filter screws on nicely and seals nicely against the sandwich plate, result... well it will be if it fits to the remote oil filter mount, but there doesn't look to be any reasons why it will not.

Edited by Red16 on Saturday 8th January 13:21

[Mabbx]

Red16 said:

Mabbx said:

Have been following this one for a while. Very very nice build and attention to detail. Any idea on BHP/ton you are likley to achieve ?

Thanks

The car should weigh in at around 450kg, the engine was running on a bike with no intercooler making 303bhp @12psi, so that would equate to 673bhp/tonne, i would imagine it'll make a litte bit more than that with the intercooler it now has. Will find out for sure when it's been on the r/r after IVA.

It's been a bit of an ambition since beginning the build to have 1000bhp/tonne, which i honestly dont think i would need but it's certainly an achievable goal, if the boost was wound up a bit. The engine has switchable high/low boost settings, so i'll have the choice of one sensible and one lairy setup.

Cant wait to drive it!

I think your 450Kg is very achievable with engine weight. I am currently building a MEV Rocket and aiming for simular BHP/ton. Doing my best to keep the weight down also - wheels weigh 5kg each and are 15 x 8 on rears (225 tyre)and bucket seats weigh 2 kg each - all carbon fibre and no GRP or ali panels. The engine is a supercharged new 2.0 Zetec - forged pistons, rods, head work etc. As long as I can match you build quality i'll be happy.

Edited by Mabbx on Saturday 8th January 16:58

[Red16]

Another parcel arrived this afternoon, some braided fuel hoses and fittings

Mabbx said:

I think your 450Kg is very achievable with engine weight. I am currently building a MEV Rocket and aiming for simular BHP/ton. Doing my best to keep the weight down also - wheels weigh 5kg each and are 15 x 8 on rears (225 tyre)and bucket seats weigh 2 kg each - all carbon fibre and no GRP or ali panels. The engine is a supercharged new 2.0 Zetec - forged pistons, rods, head work etc. As long as I can match you build quality i'll be happy.

The ZX10R engine and gearbox weighs in at 67kg if i remember correctly, which is pretty light really, so should help a lot

Do you have a build thread of your car? I'd love to see it if you do, sounds a nice all round package, supercharged zetec should be very responsive!

[Mabbx]

Do you have a build thread of your car? I'd love to see it if you do, sounds a nice all round package, supercharged zetec should be very responsive!
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The build is at early stages but my path is set. Engine and gearbox are being built and carbon panels are also in progress. I may put a build thread on here also once I have got a bit further.

MEV owner forum is the current build progress:

http://www.mevowners.proboards.com/index.cgi?board...

[Red16]

Mabbx - your build looks great, love the clean look of the chassis. The carbon/composite floor is a lovely touch... is it expensive?

Loosely fitted some parts today, here's how the fuel hoses and filter fit between the regulator and rail.



and with the inlet in place



Cut to length and then made up the hoses, here's the Bosch 044 pump outlet



Return hose to tank, it will fit a lot better than this when it's routed and fastened down properly.



and finally the feed/return hoses connected to the fuel pressure regulator.



I'll get round to fastening the hoses securely to the car tomorrow.

Edited by Red16 on Sunday 9th January 21:38

[Red16]

Today I tidied up the fuel hoses and secured them to the chassis







and took delivery of a non return valve to use on the breather outlet of the petrol tank

[Ponk]

Can I ask why you are using push on fittings for the FPR to rail but braided for the rest? You've done a great job routing the hoses, it's not easy keeping them neat.

[Steve_D]

Red16][IMG said:

......and took delivery of a non return valve to use on the breather outlet of the petrol tank

Is that a roll over valve or just a one way valve?

If it is just one way then it will not allow the tank to breath.
Although I have not found it mentioned in the IVA manual a number of people have failed through not having a roll over valve fitted.
The ones I have used are much longer than yours which is why I suspect you have the wrong item.

To check you should be able blow and suck (gently) through the tank end when held upright but not be able to blow through it when held upside down.

Steve