righty-o folks, i would love some input in turning my little hairdresser car into a creeper... which is to say its gotta look stockish, but gotta do better than 140 kph down hill. how ever my cyber car feaks, i am on a severe budget, $750.00 i know not much, but i have already fed the thing money to get running again with an engin rebuild. (head replacement.)

$750 should be enough for some Red Bull and helium balloons. That should get it to break the sound barrier if you drop it from high enough ;)

 

Other than that, sell it and buy a twincam one?

Rip everything off and out of it you don't need. Lighter is faster, and doing that is free.

 

Other than that get an exhaust done. Probably all you can really afford. Everything else you could do will be redundant.

 

EDIT: Please avoid me and all the other road users when you are going 140kph downhill

Edited October 17, 201214 yr by B.L.Z.BUB

i have no answers that would be justifiably suitable, except stay off the road if you to do those speeds down hill.

 

plus i hope i don't live is the same state as you.

Take an advanced driving course, find a race track and stop being a dick on the streets.

 

Other then that, a 2in exhaust from the cat back, steer clear of a cannon muffler and stop being a dick on the streets

Buy a stuffed twincam for around 500 bucks and convert it over.

Buy a stuffed twincam for around 500 bucks and convert it over.

 

Only answer! Doing anything will soak up more than $750 except that exhaust, which will help but won't do what you want. Just keep looking for an accident write-off twinky where the motor is undamaged and buy the whole car.

And then give me the Twinky wheel.

ok, people the 140 crack was a joke... i wouldn't do that on the open road, though i doubt the beastie would go that fast. $750 however is my current available funds... and how much it cost me to buy the car. but by end of next month the budget will grow to about $2,200. i figured the exhust would be on the cards (this is including manifolds etc etc etc.) which is why i am hunting around for something to strap right on there but give me a minor boost to performance. so the old girl doesn't have to work so hard when climbing the mtns/ hills i live close to. but keep the comments coming though i would appriciate it if people would say what kind of exhust, or engin mod, and a good place to check the products out.

And as usual have fun stay safe.

Unfortunately the real answer has already been said, buy a wrecked twincam or 4age engine package if a bit of power is what you want.

 

Just a list of what you would need to do and you might just go a little bit quicker than a stock 4age.

 

Carby upgrade - adaptor plate, tuning by carby speciallist

 

Exhaust - Extractors to muffler

 

Head work - Mild camshaft with slightly higher lift and a moderate increase in duration, Bigger valves if you want, Porting, Shaved head.

 

Price guide:

 

Carby upgrade: Carb + adaptor plate ~$250 for a basic Webber 32/36

Jetting and tune ~$500

Totals: ~$750

 

Exhaust: Extractors ~$250 - $350 depending on where and what you get

System Extractors back + new muffler ~$600 - $700

Totals ~ $850 - $1050

 

Head work: Porting ~$300 - $500 can greatly vary depending on who you know

Mild camshaft ~ $200 - $250 (price to do a 4k is about ~$200 plus machining lifters) Must supply own camshaft

Shaved head or block (not sure which is better to do on a 4A) ~$200 - $250 (based on what it cost me on a 4k)

Bigger Valves (optional and not sure if can do readily on a 4Ac) ~$500 - 600

Totals ~$700 - $1000

 

Grand total: = ~$2300 - $2800 - not including bigger valves

 

It's a bit of a guesstimate but those prices would be farely close to your total cost.

The prices apart from the carby and exhaust would require you to do strip down and assembly.

If you need a workshop to do all the work double the price.

 

What I have not included is a full balance and lightened flywheel which would bring the price up another ~$1000

 

Suddenly a wrecked 4age sounds appealing eh?

Edited October 18, 201214 yr by Twinky

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