So, When The Top End's Not Connected To The Bottom End

[Steve J]

Is that a rusty flywheel?

 

 

 

Good luck with the rebuild.

[dobbo]

Yep !

 

I'll probably transfer over my lightened flywheel but even if not, it's only like a bit of brake rust (I hope).

[Martin R]

That should go nicely. I look forward to news on the progress

[dobbo]

Jessica, bless her, saw the engine and gearbox in the garage yesterday and pointed to them say "Daddy's car bits".

 

I have no idea how she knew that...

[Martin R]

She will be driving it before you know it

[Steve J]

Are you sure she said "bits"?

[dobbo]

Well, she has also said "Daddy's car broken" as well

[GCCK]

Oooh, look what's now in my garage....

 

S160 VVC and CR box.

 

With my Jenvey TBs, EP big-bore exhaust, Emerald, 285H cams, verniers, a little porting and a re-map, it should be good for 180-190 according to DVA. Coupled to the CR box (and a few nice bits and bobs from my engine) it'll be as quick as my current one. I might lose a bit of top-end speed, but my current one pulled 140 in 4th, so I'm not really worried about that !

 

(actually, it'll be a lot quicker than my current one, given that it's dead )

Hi Chris

 

That spec is similar to my beloved silver car. It was limited to 7300rpm at which point the power was still going up, showing 177bhp. Had 144 out of it, flat in 5th with a CR box. Trouble is, without a forged bottom end you'd be unwise to go beyond those revs or beyond 180bhp. The good news is that with that constraint, you can tune it for torque - mine pulled like a train throughout the rev range - lovely!

[dobbo]

Hmm, mapping it for torque, I could stick with the standard gearbox and not see a lot of difference through the gears.

It would also give me a CR box to sell, which would fetch more than a standard one, I expect.

[Martin R]

Stop being a cheap skate Stick the CR box in. Oh and get an LSD in it as well

[PeterField]

Glad to read things are on the up mate.

 

When do you reckon you'll be back on the road then?

[dobbo]

Ho hum.

 

Turns out it's not a 160 after all. Still the seller is more than happy to refund with apologies, so that's good.

 

Anyone got a spare 160 or VHPD hanging around ?

[MilesH]

Ho hum.

 

Turns out it's not a 160 after all. Still the seller is more than happy to refund with apologies, so that's good.

 

Anyone got a spare 160 or VHPD hanging around ?

 

Have you tried putting a wanted ad on exiges.com for a vhpd?

[dobbo]

Not actually posted one but have searched there and SELOC pretty extensively.

 

You're right - will do it now !

[stockhome]

This went on SELOC last night

 

vvc engine and c/r box

 

VVC engine 143 bhp rebuilt engine for elise trophy ,comes with close ratio gearbox and ancillaries ,have a engine loom aswell ,new clutch fitted

 

£650 collection from cheshire

 

HTH