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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 08:10 PM
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From: Derry
Default YB NA on a budget

The YB's been staring at me from the corner of the garage too long now and determined to get it in before the end of summer.
Basically as cheap as I can do it! Not after mad power just a good reliable engine. Head will not be ported and it's had a very slight skim. Crank is balanced by GGR.
So....

High comp 12.1 pistons are coming in at around £375
NA newman fast road cams £300 or reprofiled kents £225
Maybe solid followers? fiesta diesels maybe... any idea of what model?
Inlet manifold £105
Machined cossie flywheel to mate to type 9 box £80
4-2-1 Exhaust manifold £239, is there a way to adapt a pinto manifold to fit???
A set of DHLA 40s with 36mm chokes, I have but will have 45s eventually.

These are new prices but always on the look out for second hand parts.
I have megajolt on my pinto that will be transfered over to look after the spark, proper wasted spark leads are £80 but apparently there are alternative HT leads that can be used that fit the coilpack but need a slight doctoring to fit the YB cam cover at 1/3 the price... any ideas?

So theres the guts of a grand and your thinking whats the point!!! It's gonna be shite!! But I'm so sold on having the YB in my capri there's no talkin to me!! Can sell all the excess cossie bits and the pinto and I may get half of it back.
Before you ask I had considered keeping it turbo but the engine came with no turbo, any electricals or ECU, no injectors, no intercooler, and no T5 box to handle the big torque, and with fabrication needed on gearbox mount and propshaft I thought NA is easier.

With the set-up I've described what BHP and Torque figs am I looking at? And any foreseeable problems...?
Anyone selling any of the bits I've listed?
Christ that was long.. Sorry
Thanks

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