kp60_nz

hey, i have managed to blow a diff with my 5K, and it hasnt even had any work done to it!!!

hey just wondering, was your weber off a 2L cortina engine? I'm thinking i might put a weber on my 5K but arnt entirely sure which one also, how come you spent all that money on a 5K when you could have put a 4age in which gives 130Hp with no work done to it?? they are capable of much more power than a 5k.

cheers, ill have a read some time, 10 pages!!

ok, how bout we start from the beginning. i have a 5k in an 81 starlet in New Zealand and i want to do it up! got any tips, ideas etc. i am going to put solid lifters in. and i do want a higher compression head. fire away

i just figured that a 4k head would be less dished than the 5k head and would bring the compression up!

one more question: if i do a hydro to solid conversion I'm going to need to do something to my cam, can i just get the 5k one reground or do i need to get a cam from a 4k? keeping in mind that I'm going to get it reground anyway to make it a bit more lumpier cheers

cheers for your help guys! i think ill do the solid lifters in my 5k aye. did you use those same pistons when you did your 5k? cos they are dished heaps! if i wanted flatter pistons where could i get them from or do i have to buy new ones?

did you use a 4k head? and did you have to shave anything etc? what else is there to do apart from using chev lifters and datsun pushrods?? do i need to do anything to my cam?

i have a 5k in an 81 starlet (in NZ) which has problems with the valve clearances. they are out, but they have hydraulic lifters so i can't adjust them!! can the hydraulic lifters be replaced with solid lifters from another k engine? or is there any other way of replacing them with solid lifters? or do i have to go and buy now hydraulic lifters? also i am thinking of putting a 4k head on it, would i be able to use the lifters and pushrods from the 4k head on my 5k? and is the cam the same with hydraulic and solid lifters? cheers