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[Rhinopower]

That is fantastic!

[Dave5300]

looks fantastic. has the engine itself seen a dyno yet or just not at that stage yet?

[SEG1]

didnt know that was your engine it was being built for, saw that picture at the begining of the month.

looks very impressive, so ian will be testing this on your engine then?

[FRSJON]

didnt know that was your engine it was being built for, saw that picture at the begining of the month.

looks very impressive, so ian will be testing this on your engine then?

i think there was a st170 in performance ford mag last month that had the same pump

[SEG1]

didnt know that was your engine it was being built for, saw that picture at the begining of the month.

looks very impressive, so ian will be testing this on your engine then?

i think there was a st170 in performance ford mag last month that had the same pump

yeah a kit was made for burton power but it was only a n/a.

[Excursion]

looks fantastic. has the engine itself seen a dyno yet or just not at that stage yet?

Not at that stage yet. I've been held up for over a year due to the oil pump, but that's now sorted. Dyno within the next few months:)

didnt know that was your engine it was being built for, saw that picture at the begining of the month.

looks very impressive, so ian will be testing this on your engine then?

This all started well over a year ago...I had an original order with Pace in 2011 and they completely failed to deliver twice , so I gave up with them and one of their ex engineers got the job instead. Burton got the first one because they will be retailing my project as a kit going forward (OPi brand I think). My (very unusual ) requirements were this had to work with A/C and PAS, hence that is my A/C pump and sump in the photo.

I was expecting the kit before the summer, but c'est la vie - Ian knew I wasn't in a rush.

[FRSJON]

will you be getting any royalties of future kits sold??

[Excursion]

will you be getting any royalties of future kits sold??

Haha I wish!

[Excursion]

Just spoke to Mark at M K Motorsport and the parts will be ready for collection next Friday. My coilovers have also arrived which is good.

[ben17southport]

pictures of said coilovers mark?

really liking how this is moving along. but i thought to myself before... 'i wonder how long it would take if you didn't have to work or didn't have any other commitments'... so Mark, how long do you reckon it would've taken you if that were the case?

Ben

[Excursion]

pictures of said coilovers mark?

really liking how this is moving along. but i thought to myself before... 'i wonder how long it would take if you didn't have to work or didn't have any other commitments'... so Mark, how long do you reckon it would've taken you if that were the case?

Ben

I'll post some next Friday when the suspension goes on

In terms of time, I'm not sure, because I've been held up over a year in total by suppliers. If all went to plan I'd say a year full-time should cover it.

[ben17southport]

nice.

yeah i can imagine some of the work you want doing isnt run of the mill but to be messed around must do your nut in.

which coilovers are they Mark?

[Excursion]

which coilovers are they Mark?

http://www.kw-suspension.co.uk/variant-3.php

[jonyb4]

i think it would be hard to accomplish all this without a job ben

[ben17southport]

true lol but i was curious as to how long Mark would have taken to complete it if he didnt have his career slowing him down.

[ben17southport]

which coilovers are they Mark?

http://www.kw-suspension.co.uk/variant-3.php

they look spot on. what made you pick these over the likes of Avo or Gaz?

[Excursion]

they look spot on. what made you pick these over the likes of Avo or Gaz?

Performance: KW are often the choice of many teams competing in top tier motorsport like WRC, Touring cars, and GT3. The Variant 3 line is well respected in the aftermarket and are often fitted to already competent cars like Porsche, M series etc.

Avo and Gaz are budget brands in comparison.

[ben17southport]

ahh ok. ive never really paid much attention to quality etc. i thought they were all on par but reading a little more on that link i can see why!

looking forward to the next update!

[Excursion]

ahh ok. ive never really paid much attention to quality etc. i thought they were all on par but reading a little more on that link i can see why!

looking forward to the next update!

Ahh, no. It's easy to overlook suspension and think a set of coilovers is just like any other, but the difference quality suspension can make is huge. Even the variant 3's are cheap/simplistic compared to the more track focused stuff that can cost upwards of £5k

[jonyb4]

the focus BTCC cars use the KW brand

[Minstral]

top choice on the coilovers mark. had a set of weitec before which im told is a sister brand or something to kw and they were awesome.variant 3's as well mega bucks but totally worth it

[Excursion]

top choice on the coilovers mark. had a set of weitec before which im told is a sister brand or something to kw and they were awesome.variant 3's as well mega bucks but totally worth it

Thanks mate. I can't wait to get everything set up to my driving style.

[ben17southport]

yes it has made me think a lot more about mine now haha!

[FRSJON]

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mark do you know/could you find out if this pump is custom made for this kit or is it bought in from another supplier? only reason i ask is im only after the pump, cheers

[Excursion]

Jon, The pumps are custom made. Ian is going to speak to Dan today and get a price.

Focus WRC CGI Block
I couldn’t resist this when it came up for sale. A brand new Focus WRC engine block. The WRC blocks were cast from Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI) which has up to 75% increased tensile strength compared to the regular grey iron production block, and hence is used in WRC to handle the increased cylinder pressures and particular machining requirements. For those interested its properties are described here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compacted_graphite_ir...

I don’t need actually need the CGi block because the Zetec block has been proven many times at my target power level, what I do want it for is to address two of my key non functional requirements 1) reliability and 2) reduction in NVH where possible. The increased stiffness should contribute to improved crankshaft and head location thus improve bearing life and headgasket life respectively, and more important to me, it should also help create a ‘sweeter’ engine more in line with the 1.6 Zetec-E which has more material between the bores than the 2.0.

[fiestarsturboblack]

I need [ERRR] eva job u do mate. Lookin sweet. Cnt wait to see the assembely of the engine an other components

[MircoJ]

I always wanted an CGI block, but never had the momey, when there was one up for sale. Did you buy it of Burton?

[Excursion]

I got the block from eBay. Keep an eye out as this is the second in the past year. The Burton blocks were overpriced IMO.

[MircoJ]

I will mate, thanks! What would our live be mithout ebay? No really, can you imagine how hard it must have been sourcing parts in the post-internet-era?

[Excursion]

I will mate, thanks! What would our live be mithout ebay? No really, can you imagine how hard it must have been sourcing parts in the post-internet-era?

Those were the days I remember making my way through lists of telephone numbers, trying to locate good parts.

[FRSJON]

was watching that too i think that power level your after should be increased

[Excursion]

was watching that too i think that power level your after should be increased

It is incredibly tempting, but sadly I think I'd ruin the car if I took the power any higher. I've no doubt that I could have gone beyond 600bhp and spent less than I am doing, but the extra is going into components that will make the engine really crisp, responsive and well balanced.

I may be starting again with the bottom end though in persuit of more response; I've asked Ian to look at the IKE billet steel cranks with a view to reducing the stroke and overboring the CGI block slightly to retain 2.0. This would change the characteristics of the engine by making it much sweeter and more responsive.



If I were to do that my current (brand new) engine would be for sale.

[FRSJON]

and what a engine that would be.. jealous

[AW0L]

i got a Farndon steel crank i bought from Burtons if you are interested

i only got round to fitting into the block, was going to be used in a 4x4 fiesta ZT, but never got time, money or the place to build it.

[Excursion]

i got a Farndon steel crank i bought from Burtons if you are interested

i only got round to fitting into the block, was going to be used in a 4x4 fiesta ZT, but never got time, money or the place to build it.

Cheers, but I suspect it's just a steel copy of a standard crank? I'm looking at a short stroke version.