more power....

[matt-man]

Hey Guys,

Im sure this has been discussed before, but although i love the grunt in the 400, i could do with more!!

Whats a 'reasonable' upgrade which will give more power but keep it useable and reliable???

matt man

[GRIFFONMARK]

NO2

[grahamw48]

matt-man said:

Hey Guys,

Im sure this has been discussed before, but although i love the grunt in the 400, i could do with more!!

Whats a 'reasonable' upgrade which will give more power but keep it useable and reliable???

matt man

Just a few times.

Do we ever think of anything else ?

First of all...chuck everything out of the boot, carry minimal fuel, increase your tyre pressures, go on a diet, and keep your head below the windscreen.

Any more ideas anyone ?

[pwd95]

Buy a 5 litre serp engine'd Griff. Different leauge.
More power & a lot lighter.

P.S. Sorry to swear on here.

Edited by pwd95 on Tuesday 9th December 23:43

[matt-man]

pwd95 said:

Buy a 5 litre serp engine'd Griff. Different leauge.
More power & a lot lighter.

P.S. Sorry to swear on here.

Edited by pwd95 on Tuesday 9th December 23:43

well, if i had money i could throw at the car i would consider it!!

I would miss the wedge tho...there are better cars, but i would miss her...

Fancy a swap then wyn??!

[grahamw48]

Now this could be interesting.

[matt-man]

grahamw48 said:

Now this could be interesting.

haha!!

[pwd95]

You wouldn't want this old cronker. It's still got ripples from the accident. Bodywork & outriggers!
http://s60.photobucket.com/albums/h32/pwd95/My%20G...

It still goes much harder & handles far better than any of the wedges I've had mind.

http://s60.photobucket.com/albums/h32/pwd95/Video/...

http://www.pistonheads.tv/clip1478

Edited by pwd95 on Wednesday 10th December 00:22

[gsx600]

Supercharge it

[rev-erend]

Matt - you need a proper rear spoiler before you even think of more power..

[jmorgan]

It was interesting seeing what went into my rebuild that would match the claimed factory figures. It struck me that there are a few things that can help but any real gains would mean a fair amount of wedge spent on the wedge. Correct me if wrong here, just that is appears that there is no real easy upgrade? So if I understand this, new lump or old lump out and worked on?

But, since the rebuild I have had a plenum insulator fitted that was a small outlay. £60 at the time. Helps a bit but more in the general running rather than screamin deamon department.


Standing by to do the Red Baron on his last outing.........

[Stever]

pwd95 said:

It still goes much harder & handles far better than any of the wedges I've had mind.

Oh
Where's the swear box

On the plus side for you Matt there's no spoiler and the mullet still works

[rev-erend]

Matt,

Don't waste your money on a Grief..


You know you actually want one of these

[GV]

matt-man said:

Hey Guys,

Im sure this has been discussed before, but although i love the grunt in the 400, i could do with more!!

Whats a 'reasonable' upgrade which will give more power but keep it useable and reliable???

matt man

How about a new cam? Followed by new heads with bigger and ported valves. Re-mapped ignition etc etc. Got to be cheaper than a new 5 litre engine. Mind you having said that, if my 3.5 engine went pop I would go and get a 5 litre as a replacement...

[pwd95]

If I was going to upgrade a Wedge I'd either get a 4 litre serp in there & send it to SC for a blower or put a second hand 4.6/5 litre in on a webber 500 carb.
This was my plan but no one want's the Griff because of it's history & the above mentioned faults. Looks like I'll be keeping it.

[shpub]

Well my engine is at John Eales having some more magic poured on it. The plan is to extract another 2-3 psi boost out of the induction and see if it will break the 600 bhp barrier...

[chedder]

shpub said:

Well my engine is at John Eales having some more magic poured on it. The plan is to extract another 2-3 psi boost out of the induction and see if it will break the 600 bhp barrier...

More like the Sound Barrier......

[rev-erend]

chedder said:

shpub said:

Well my engine is at John Eales having some more magic poured on it. The plan is to extract another 2-3 psi boost out of the induction and see if it will break the 600 bhp barrier...

More like the Sound Barrier......

No chance - the new SSC 1000 mph project has a 1000 bhp V12 to just power the fuel pumps..

[chedder]

rev-erend said:

chedder said:

shpub said:

Well my engine is at John Eales having some more magic poured on it. The plan is to extract another 2-3 psi boost out of the induction and see if it will break the 600 bhp barrier...

More like the Sound Barrier......

No chance - the new SSC 1000 mph project has a 1000 bhp V12 to just power the fuel pumps..

Kin ell!

[grahamw48]

shpub said:

Well my engine is at John Eales having some more magic poured on it. The plan is to extract another 2-3 psi boost out of the induction and see if it will break the 600 bhp barrier...

Please don't rub in how puny our p&js are.

Today I am mostly going to see if I can get my lighter socket to produce ANY power.