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12-02-2009, 01:26 AM

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their installing the megasquirt v3 management mate, no i live in nottingham they came and picked the car up on a trailer for me.

Oh right cool, let us know how they get on with it/power figures etc! What spec are you running mate?

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12-02-2009, 01:45 AM

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softlines or rs7 diamond cuts or comps or split rims that what you should have went for

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12-02-2009, 08:45 AM

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Oh right cool, let us know how they get on with it/power figures etc! What spec are you running mate?

running 2.1 ZVH EFI calibra turbo pistons, motorsport fuel pump, beiges, only looking for about 200 bhp, i'll be happy with that for now.

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12-02-2009, 09:23 AM

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with right management and set up that will easy be 230bhp mate

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12-02-2009, 09:33 AM

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with right management and set up that will easy be 230bhp mate

well its getting megasquirt fitted as we speak, & its then being mapped and then onto the dyno.

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12-02-2009, 09:40 AM

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mate of mines just had one built 2.1 zvh with t34 and omex mate 236bhp but tuner reckons the head is the restriction

its a bottle neck makes all its power by 3.5k rpm lol its just levels out

its a burton power built engine strange its restricting think hes goin to go full zetec at one point

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12-02-2009, 10:44 AM

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wheels aint for me either mate but each to there own

looks like a cool car, bet it goes alright as well

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12-02-2009, 09:28 PM

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Sorry but I wouldn't go for those alloys mate.

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12-02-2009, 09:39 PM

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Strange this seems to happen alot with the zvh....not got a problem with my 1.6 cvh making power up to and beyond 6.5k! For 200bhp zvh seems alot of hassle imo.

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13-02-2009, 06:38 AM

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Not my cup of tea tbh but hey they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder n all that! What you havin done at m-tech mate?? Are you local to them?

megasquirt mate and no i live in notts, they came and picked the car up for me.

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13-02-2009, 10:02 AM

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Strange this seems to happen alot with the zvh....not got a problem with my 1.6 cvh making power up to and beyond 6.5k! For 200bhp zvh seems alot of hassle imo.

yer strange the tuner said the heads the restriction but it was build to stage 3 with biggest valves and posts available

but in the same breath look at simon smails car like a 400 bhp zvh lol

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13-02-2009, 10:52 AM

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yer strange the tuner said the heads the restriction but it was build to stage 3 with biggest valves and posts available

but in the same breath look at simon smails car like a 400 bhp zvh lol

My guess (and it is only a guess) would be that it is because it's a 2.1, the amount of air that will need to be pushed through is far beyond what the little 1.6 head was designed for even with porting and bigger valves.
I dont know what Simon Smails car is though to compare.

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13-02-2009, 11:26 AM

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sorry to hijack this tread abit lol

yer you can prob over come it with a poroper nutty cam but why bother

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13-02-2009, 10:32 PM

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Not my cup of tea tbh but hey they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder n all that! What you havin done at m-tech mate?? Are you local to them?

I'm sure i said very similar on the previous page pmsl....

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14-02-2009, 08:50 AM

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I like the style of it! A few bits not to my taste but as said pal - its ur car!!
Ul always struggle to please everyone else, so simply aim to please urself!