anyone know where i can get a decomp plate for my zvh coversion?

no where seems to sell them anymore..

cheers.

 

If your doing the 2ltr conversion then i will be able to help im having some 1.5mm stainless ones laser cut in the next few weeks.

 

coswurv
how much are they fella?

 

ill be finding out in a couple of days mate then ill post it up, i use these with standard pistons and the rs its in done 0-60 in 6.43 yesterday with s2 setup and standard turbo but obviously chipped and tuned but they seem to hold together well.

 

sounds good mate, and your in oxford

il be running a 1.8 zetec bottom end with either a t3 or hybrid t34.

only problem is me and my mate will be building and fitting the engine this weekend or early nxt week and thats the only time he can get my car in his workshop to do it. you dont have a spare knocking around you fancy flogging me do ya

also seeing as your in oxford you dont know anyone with a 1.8 bottom end for sale do you?

cheers

 

i dont mate the only zetec bottom end i have is a 1.6, i dont know if the decomp plate will be any good for a 1.8 ive never built one only the 2ltr's, but like i say none left at the minute.

 

ok mate cheers anyway. i may be in touch if i decide to go 2.0

have you been using a completly standard 2.0 block as most ppl rebuiled and re bore to 2.1 dont they. would be nice to hear if you have

 

yeah i use standard zetec pistons but obviously repalce all gaskets bearings oil pump etc and the ones i have done are still going strong, ones done about 18,000 miles now and still spot on

 

cool

yeh il be replacing everything, oil pump etc.

but will be keeping standard internals. ive done all the research i can on doing the conversion and it seems straight forward. but do you know of any step by step guides.

ive seen the online one that was written around 2002, but thought there might be a few short cuts that can be taken since that one lol

 

thats well worth noting. My pistons were maqchined down but thinkin bout a rebuild. Would be nice if I just got another block and used the plate.

 

yeah skimming them only reduces the strength of a part that is on its limits anyway, by glueing the de comp plate to the block with wellseal or something similar increases the block height, lowering compression and retaining the strength of your pistons.

 

did u not get any piston slap??

 

no i bet you did just by machining the pistons (pinking), thats probably because you didnt take enough off them, i had the same problem on one i did without a decomp late.

 

ok cool. Yeah i did get a slight slap!! I think i'll get a plate off you when you get em mate

 

i should have them in just over a week mate.

 

ive got an old ferriday engineer zvh decomp plate in the garage i never got round to using (it came with a tube of wellseal which i used on my zetec turbo decomp plate), if your in or near essex perhaps you'd like to make an offer for it i doubt i'll ever get round to using it,

edit :- its for an 1800 zetec and its made of mild steel

 

This thread is for 2007? I reckon he's found one by now.

 

haha yeah i just realised , i'll stick it in the parts for sale, doh, they should archive this stuff