will any major improvements be seen in response/drivability etc through changing cams and or having mild headwork.

Is any benefit worth the extra outlay, or is the std cams and head properly verniered up the best value for money option?

Ta.

 

I personally love the std cams at this power paul and think anything else is a trade off.

 

Nice one, thanks Stu

 

About bloody time Paul

 

is it true that verniers are not the best option to adjust timing on any cam as they expand at different rates causing tension in the belt or is it a myth

 

aye what he said

 

Pon and Chop

OK, the engine has racked up 87K now. Do the cossie cams suffer the same fate as the RST ones in that they wear quite badly? If I have to change the cams because of wear is it then worthwhile getting a different Cam(s)?

Ta

 

My car seems fine on the standard head and cams, its very drivable with very little lag, the power and pickup in 4th is unreal from 70 mph

 

Standard cams and 0.48 a/r exhaust if you're sticking with 803s .

 

Mines on a .55 but still feels good

 

Mike, I don't know what I'm doing yet

 

Or stay on the .63 and go to greys?

 

I may well do that Rich, as I'd like to run a bit of antilag. I'm aiming to get it done for next years GT battle and a september ring trip

 

Paul who is building it?

Mine is on light blues and std cams, std ish head (new block) all the other gubbins etc

T34 A/R.48 375brake on the dyno, so should easily break 350 in the car, that was my request a SAFE strong 350/360..

 

Could I still stick with t34 .48 if I chose to go to 400's ? or would the .63 be better?

 

depends what power you want ?? I wopuld step it up a litle ... be rude not to really if got the cams

 

My mate has a Harvey Gibbs built engine in his 3 door running 400's

a moddest 380bhp holding 1.9 bar, quite sure its on a .48.

My engine is lowered compression, ported head, standard cams, Level 6, 803's, would like to see about 340bhp from it but interested in taking the power up a bit for when I get it dynoed before it finally goes in my car.

Not sure wether to just leave it as it is as it was good in the car it came from but being a very fresh build and after driving my mates 3 door I do fancy a bit more h/p, and his engine produces the sort of power I think would be plenty in a mk2 escort.

decisions decisions

 

hang on 400's?? Grey or blue?

 

sorry lol

I meant 403's blues

should spend more time watching what I'm typing than getting glued to Lost !

 

400 are blues

 

yeah thats what mine is

Harvey Gibbs, 375Brake, T34.48 Light blues, 1.8-1.9Bar stdish head etc 7.6:1Comp WRC HG...blah blah blah

 

eek ! see Damo V you had me confused.

I thought 400's were blues and 403's are greys if I'm not mistaken ! not had the pleasure of having to use injectors like that yet lol

yeh yours is similar to my mates, his car was quite well known round this way from previous owners etc..

cant really miss it now due to it graphics !

anyway, only thing between yours and mine is I'm on a group A gasket,

what ecu you running and who mapped it ?

 

P8, air to air pectel booard etc etc

Mapped by Harvey and Ahmed on the Dyno... yet to go back and see Ahmed for the final set up though!!!

 

good luck with the final mapping then mate,

a slightly more serious spec than I can afford to go for now, think I'll just stick to the 803's and just enjoy sticking the arse out everywhere till I can afford to change for a better spec

cheers for the info though

 

I was more than happy with my 803 setup... in my comparatively lard arsed car... till it melted

 

Steve Scott did mine - L8, light blues, standard cams, T34 with .55 housing, air injectors running approx 375-380bhp, 1.9psi boost and has been 100% reliable for 2 and a half years.

 

1.9psi love? wow!

 

Don't know yet Damo. I haven't decided if the whole thing is coming apart yet or wether it will just be the top end. Bottom end still seems sound at 87K.

 

damo? you downsized the .63 to a .48??

 

Amended especially for you Chop... 1.9 bar or to be precise holds 27.9psi and peaks at about 30-31psi