Rebuild Time....
Discussion
It was delivered a week gone last friday by a friend and they spent last week putting on ancillaries, clutch gearbox etc ready to lift in this week. Hexham had this week planned for its fitment following a discussion i had a few weeks ago, and i understand the engine was fitted to the car today. Should be all plumbed in, started and shakedown rest done eady for collection on friday/saturday.
Hope everything is going to plan!
Hope everything is going to plan!
Yes!
Apologies for the lack of updates, last minute holiday called, with a digital detox.
Cars now up and running, should get over to collect middle of next weekend (kids party this weekend) and start racking up the 1000 mile run in. Its got a new close ratio gear set too which also needs a bit of running in. Then it will be back at Hexham for oil changes then good to go!
Probably take me a month or so to get the miles on and then on the rollers for a remap tweak and see what kind of figures its getting, not that its the important part of the build. Just reliability and smoothness for me.
Cant wait to pick it up!
Apologies for the lack of updates, last minute holiday called, with a digital detox.
Cars now up and running, should get over to collect middle of next weekend (kids party this weekend) and start racking up the 1000 mile run in. Its got a new close ratio gear set too which also needs a bit of running in. Then it will be back at Hexham for oil changes then good to go!
Probably take me a month or so to get the miles on and then on the rollers for a remap tweak and see what kind of figures its getting, not that its the important part of the build. Just reliability and smoothness for me.
Cant wait to pick it up!
Car collected, in pristine condition after full valet at Hexham.
Successfully got 200mikes on it in 24hours, running well so far. Part throttle for now to get things bedded in, but couldn't resist letting it up to 5k revs, feels like it's ready to go nuts!
Next stop is box and engine oil changes at 800miles, couple of weeks hopefully!
Successfully got 200mikes on it in 24hours, running well so far. Part throttle for now to get things bedded in, but couldn't resist letting it up to 5k revs, feels like it's ready to go nuts!
Next stop is box and engine oil changes at 800miles, couple of weeks hopefully!
Edited by Willfin on Sunday 12th March 09:59
Well the cars had its first service and a power run on the rollers to make sure everything's working ok on the generic chip.
Came out with 372@6700 flywheel, 300 wbhp which is a little less than I'd thought it would be. We could have remapped by using an emulator and burning chips but I'm just going to run it safe until it's ready for uprated management which gives live mapping to change fuelling and ignition.
One thing that may be affecting is the cam timing, I had to increase the exhaust cam CLA to avoid the exhaust valves being struck by piston after tdc. Reason being is my blocks been skimmed a couple of times bad changed it to be on the safe side. I may revisit this if it's having a big effect on the top end.
Important thing was it's not running too rich or lean throughout and ready for a couple more thousand miles of run in, including higher revving for more enjoyment!
All in all, happy to have to strong and reliable speed 6 for once!
Came out with 372@6700 flywheel, 300 wbhp which is a little less than I'd thought it would be. We could have remapped by using an emulator and burning chips but I'm just going to run it safe until it's ready for uprated management which gives live mapping to change fuelling and ignition.
One thing that may be affecting is the cam timing, I had to increase the exhaust cam CLA to avoid the exhaust valves being struck by piston after tdc. Reason being is my blocks been skimmed a couple of times bad changed it to be on the safe side. I may revisit this if it's having a big effect on the top end.
Important thing was it's not running too rich or lean throughout and ready for a couple more thousand miles of run in, including higher revving for more enjoyment!
All in all, happy to have to strong and reliable speed 6 for once!
Edited by Willfin on Thursday 20th April 22:20
I've only just found out about this thread.
I have the FFF2 head, simplex timing chain, baffled sump, and Syvecs on my 4.0 and it is a really great setup. Not without its issues, mind, as I've had premature bucket wear, a broken valve spring, and a bent valve, since fitting but that has now been rectified and rebuilt (at my own expense).
Still, great bit of engineering. Combining it with bigger displacement sounds awesome.
That definitely seems like a rather low reading. Mine came out at 409bhp, and Lee (T4MORA) came out similar the same day (he has the same setup), and Dom1's much more as he has a freer-flowing exhaust and the ACT airbox. All three of us have the same basic setup of Syvecs + FFF2 + simplex chain.
I have the FFF2 head, simplex timing chain, baffled sump, and Syvecs on my 4.0 and it is a really great setup. Not without its issues, mind, as I've had premature bucket wear, a broken valve spring, and a bent valve, since fitting but that has now been rectified and rebuilt (at my own expense).
Still, great bit of engineering. Combining it with bigger displacement sounds awesome.
That definitely seems like a rather low reading. Mine came out at 409bhp, and Lee (T4MORA) came out similar the same day (he has the same setup), and Dom1's much more as he has a freer-flowing exhaust and the ACT airbox. All three of us have the same basic setup of Syvecs + FFF2 + simplex chain.
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