May 9, 201313 yr Author comment_655619 Haven't updated this for ages. We sort of blew the car up at the end of last year. Or thought we had, but turns out it was just hydro-locked with oil. During some very enthusiastic laps of the speedway track, the breather filled up the intake manifold with oil. It lost power and had massive amounts of smoke and oil was pouring out of the exhaust and air filter. Looked bad, so we packed up, went home and tore the engine down. Inside we found it was running a blacktop crank and piston set, with new flycuts made to clear the 16v valves. This was in a 7 rib block without oil squirters - either from an mr2, or from the very last of the jdm ae86s, which is what the engine came out of. So that was a nice bonus. Rebuilt with new bearings, rings, a ported head and ~264 deg cams, it now has around 210psi of compression instead of the normal 180 and sounds absolutely furious again. Pic of the pistons and a standard bigport piston for comparison. And here's the motor looking all pretty before getting covered in dirt again Also put in a half cage and harness because things were getting pretty crazy by the end of last year And now we're back to doing this again! Edited May 9, 201313 yr by swampgarage Report
May 9, 201313 yr comment_655636 Love it! I want a driveway like that! Love the aircon on the dash top too! Report
May 12, 201313 yr Author comment_655876 Rally car one week, race car the next. Now in bitumen track mode. Needed to fit 15x8's with 205s on them, so attacked rear guards with a hammer and vice grips. Has 86 front struts and brakes again, plus camber tops. Camber is set to something ridiculous. Will need a wheel alignment before track day next weekend. Edited May 12, 201313 yr by swampgarage Report
May 19, 201313 yr Author comment_656479 Took it up to MakoTrac again today. Fitted out with Federal 595-RSR tyres and a muffler. Engine still not at its full potential, but damn it was quick through the corners. Report
September 16, 201313 yr Author comment_667202 The engine has exploded a couple of times now, but the latest version has held together for a few events. Below is my attempt at filmmaking during last khanacross. http://youtu.be/iTX7qBsK3qI Report
September 16, 201313 yr comment_667203 Brilliantly done. Both tracks are great, but do have to say, Induction noise was always music to my ears Report
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