I cant wait any longer im off dave go to bed and do it early in the morn so you dont have to go work not knowing like i will

 

cant wait either wil speak tomorrow

 

Night Dave i'm off to bed

Good luck

Steve

 

Just give it a full bore launch and whatever is half broke now will make itself well and truely known

 

Good excuse for an even better engine (if thats possible )

YUM I think I used to see your car down Sutton every now and then when I was in my white saph B10 AMO

 

Can't believe you've gone to bed and left me in the lurch as it's only 8:30pm here.
Well I am 5000 miles away for the next 6 months

 

Dave, sounds very much like it's the chain in the centre diff.

It has stretched a bit, enough to skip or jump a tooth (or two) when you acceretate. I had the same thing happen once after I replaced a cracked front diff casing with a plated one. On my Saph the chain was the next standard (weak) part to go.

 

 

Im suprised Dingy aint been on taking the Pee

Bad luck mate, hope it aint to bad.

 

well if it is the front or rear diffs i have both my old standard units here if you need one

 

Its not nice when something fucks up on your car, i wouldn't wish that on anyone to be honest. Muppet.

 

not again Dave. Sorry to hear this mate

 

Dave you seem to having my luck from last year

Steve

 

Dave, if you arent breaking things then it just means you arent making enough power anyway, lol.

Im not around now till monday night, and no doubt you will have it sorted by then but if not i'll come over and lend you a hand if you want mate.


Good luck getting it sorted mate.

At least you are well practised now!

 

Dave, also well worth getting your standard front diff case plated. It wont cost much (£45.00 ish) for a stainless strengthening plate that will stop the upper diff case from cracking.

This happened to my Bailey engined Saph with "just" 404 BHP on it's first ever proper launch:

 

Nothing to do with bad luck!!! he is trying to use a very powerful engine on standard transmission. I can't believe the gearbox doesn't shit itself everytime he drives it!

Be surprised if it is the rear diff though Dave. Normally standard ones are pretty strong. I've got a ZF now but never broke the standard one that was in there for years

 

Yep, its a case of wrongly specced (standard) transmission for the amount of power available, Dave would be stupid to think it wasnt going to keep breaking, but he doesnt.
He just hasnt had the cash for anything else, try living on 13 quid a day for a while and see how much spare cash you have lieing around to buy swedish kits etc with

 

not again

 

In the whole 2 months if you saved every penny you couldnt afford to pay porkies bolinger bill for one lunch time session and he expects you to be buying a swedish kit or something

 

Dave knows I wasn't having a go at him! Just the jokers who said he was 'unlucky'

 

I know mate!

Dave's a top lad and wont take anything personally.

TBH when you look like Dave does, you have to learn to have a sense of humour about things

I guess we are in the alfa again for the next essex meet then date?

 

pon, ring tony @ turbosystems and get one of his tarcal breathers.... works for Kev Mc Sharp..

will work for mine..

will easily work for yours!

 

Thanks Dave

Other Dave - get saving mate - it's gonna be front diff and box time soon enough

 

New chain or a good condition used one will take loads of power, they do not snap, but will stretch with old age/years of abuse and slip (making a banging sound when you acceratate)..............so not a part you have to worry about usually.

Would deffo get the front diff plated Dave......we know those those diff cases crack, and even Ford sold the plates to rally teams as a 909 part

 

Dougs talking sense. Even if you have a thick walled case its worth getting a plate for a 'Belt and Braces' job as Gaybird would say.

 

Fact is the front diff was originally designed to cope with about 160 BHP (Sierra XR 4X4).......but then carried over to fit the 220 BHP Saph/Es Cosworth's.......Then years later we ask the same component to cope with 400 + FT/LBS torque............

Look at how thin the diff case material is........it just tears like cardboard