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by **Excursion** on Sun Aug 26, 2001 5:45 pm

Sorry m8 - but not a lot apart from regular oil changes and keep on top of the valve clearances

by **FRS_Steve** on Sun Aug 26, 2001 6:42 pm

I'll do the valve clearances soon its not sounding too good right now, can I get better plugs for it, would they give more power? would a bigger exhaust from the 1.4 or 1.6 help? air filter?

by **Wooly** on Sun Aug 26, 2001 7:49 pm

Its a rickety oil burning 1.0 tick tappet cam eating son of a female dog

GOOD LUCK!!! :smile:

by **Excursion** on Sun Aug 26, 2001 10:03 pm

The longer the valve clearances go without adjustment the worse they sound each time, and are never as quiet again.

The best plugs to go for are Motorcraft or NGK - no power gains.

I mated an 8v 2i exhaust to the standard manifold and it made a little difference.

by **FRS_Steve** on Sun Aug 26, 2001 10:16 pm

Mine doesn't burn oil :rolleyes:

I've not had the car long, dont know when the valve clearances were last done :???:

roughly how many miles between doing them to keep it right?

I'll have a look at the exhaust option

cheers

by **Project** on Sun Aug 26, 2001 11:16 pm

Blow it up? :grin:

How about concentrating heavily on the styling - you could teach yourself engine bay colour coding and replacement HCS parts, e.g. rocker covers, cost buttons and are easy to find. You could even go into business selling them, since no-one seems to do anything like that???

Try a K&N and a Powerflow exhaust to improve the sound of it, but it'll always be a 1.0. BTW a 1.3 engine is a completely straight swap, although you should switch the carbs over at the same time, but again, it's a straight swap. Same for a 5sp gearbox if you don't have one, too :smile:

by **FRS_Steve** on Sun Aug 26, 2001 11:39 pm

Yeah got plans for Si bumpers, colour coding, half tinted rear lights etc.

Would a 5sp box go on the 1.0? Don't want a 1.3 yet cos of the damn insurance

by **SmoothBlue** on Mon Aug 27, 2001 6:14 pm

i would save ur money and just wait to do it properly!

by **FRS_Steve** on Mon Aug 27, 2001 7:33 pm

mmm like 2 litre zetec :lol:

by **Excursion** on Mon Aug 27, 2001 8:27 pm

WHOS GONNA KNOW MATE IF ITS A 1300. JUST GRIND THE NUMBER OFF THE BLOCK.

I DID VALVE CLEARANCES AT 3000 MILES AND IT KEPT SWEET AS A ERM, RATTLY PIECE OF do-do.

NO SERIOUSLY I LOVED THAT CAR AND IT NEVER KLET ME DOWN. NVM POWER I JSUT LVOED KEEPING IT IN WICKED RUNNIGN ORDER

by **Excursion** on Mon Aug 27, 2001 8:27 pm

PS 2 LITRE ZETEC AINT WORTH THE INSURANCE - ITS NOT IN ANY WAY FAST, PRETTY do-doE ACTUALLY ON STANDARD MANAGEMNT

by **SmoothBlue** on Tue Aug 28, 2001 3:46 am

what would b the ideal engine then??

by **Excursion** on Tue Aug 28, 2001 4:56 am

2.3 i4 engine on pectel t2 management :wink:

by **Andrew Malcolm** on Tue Aug 28, 2001 11:15 am

I had a 1.0 HCS, best things you can do is just keep it running, use a thinner oil, and adjust/check the tappits every 3k or 1 year,

you could get a bigger carb or somthing, like a Xr2 Carb, but the main thing is to just keep it running sweet and it will give you no trouble at all, thus allowing you to save for a better car :smile:

just don't spend thosands on styling, becuase at the end of the day it is 1.0, that money could have got you a better one!

the HCS is a bulletproof engine :smile:

i ran mine dry of oil for around 50miles and it did it no harm, errr sort of :smile:

but then again I don't own the car, but i do see it around so it must be still working

So no one by a H Reg 5 Door 1.0 Popular Reg H114-HLJ!

:smile:

by **FRS_Steve** on Tue Aug 28, 2001 12:46 pm

I'll leave the engine as it is and just get some cheap alloys & bumpers and do a bit of colour coding, keep it going for a year or two, then buy a 1.6 or something :grin:

by **icecool** on Thu Aug 30, 2001 6:20 pm

Hey, thats my car.

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by **icecool** on Thu Aug 30, 2001 6:22 pm

Only kidding.

Lower it for a start, its a car not a plane.

by **Andy Si** on Fri Aug 31, 2001 7:55 am

How about trade it in ? ? ?

:grin:

by **FRS_Steve** on Fri Aug 31, 2001 8:26 am

Can I just take an angle grinder to the springs for lowering? :grin:

Or will leaving them fully compressed in a vice for 48 hours work better? :grin:

by **AdrianFRST** on Fri Aug 31, 2001 8:29 am

Neither!!!!

Why do you think they make proper lowering springs?

If you read the suspension article on the site it'll tell you why. :wink:

If you want to save money, buy a haynes manual and a set of spring compressors and fit them yourself.

by TJ on Fri Aug 31, 2001 9:33 am

LOL @ ICE COOL :lol:

by **MadcatCraig** on Fri Aug 31, 2001 2:45 pm

Steve - Fiesta Fras is the man who tooled up a 1.1 HCS.

Mine has a K&N air filter bolt on replacement - i will take foto with new digi camera :grin:

Dunno if i get any power gain looks much better thouh also get some shiney bits like rocker cover and battery cover otherwise u go to a cruise and feel ashamed to lift the bonnet :smile:

i hate those gits who drive VW Golfs
:bonkers:

by **fiesta_fras** on Fri Aug 31, 2001 5:55 pm

thats me

K&N and more shiny bits since this pic though, see it at Trax

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by **FRS_Steve** on Sat Sep 01, 2001 3:34 pm

Would like to see a pic of the K&N It must look a lot better than that stupid thing! Thinking of getting one of those ecotek things too. Will probably paint the rocker cover when I have it off to do the valve clearances, guess it gets pretty hot, need special paint??

by **BeemanFRST** on Sun Sep 02, 2001 12:35 pm

Ye, OMP do special spray paint in all types of colours, and it aint dear.
I have a 1.3 hcs, cause the 1.1 blew up!
Powerflow exhaust and piper x filter, and a 1.6mk1xr2 carb
I get 110 (on 17's)out of mine and it drives 140 miles 6 days a week.
I get very little trouble out of mine, just the standard (things gettin old and worn).
Hope this helps.
I spend alot of me dollars on styling and ice.
See my pics in the members gallery under Irish fiesta, :wink:

by **xrsi** on Mon Sep 03, 2001 4:31 am

You can put a 1.1 inlet and exhaust manifault on it!!!!

Will make a bit of difference!

And guess what, it's your lucky day :grin:

I have both that need a new home (for a few notes)

It comes with a 1.1 carb as well!

by **jamiroquaifan** on Tue Sep 04, 2001 10:25 am

buy a whole knackered xr2i like me for £250 then swap the engine, gearbox, brake discs and calipers, wiring loom, exhaust system, fuel tank, fuel pump, rad etc etc over :smile:

by **Fake XR2i** on Wed Sep 05, 2001 5:11 pm

I got a standard exhaust off my 1.4 if u want it, only couple months old. It's for one with a Cat though.

by **FRS_Steve** on Thu Sep 06, 2001 1:24 pm

I've decided to leave this one standard and save up for a 1.6 Si and the insurance that goes with it :lol:

by **Fake XR2i** on Thu Sep 06, 2001 4:44 pm

Good idea, nearly did the same myself a year ago...but changed my mind cus I'd done too many mods already to want to get rid of it! Cheap insurance though compared to XR/RS's.

by **FRS_Steve** on Thu Sep 06, 2001 4:58 pm

Or a MK5 Zetec S if i get this job ive applied for :grin:

by **Fake XR2i** on Thu Sep 06, 2001 5:08 pm

Even better...I have two years at least to go before I can get a decent job so I can only dream!! :rolleyes:

by **FRS_Steve** on Thu Sep 06, 2001 5:18 pm

mmm tasty

Wouldnt touch a Mk4 or 6 though :mad:

by **Fake XR2i** on Thu Sep 06, 2001 5:25 pm

Dooon't

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