Should be good then will be fun to see you and Wul having a run together. Use will both strugle for grip but hopefully set some good times.

 

Glad to hear some good progress is being made!

 

Is that a GTiR inlet?

 

No its a Mountune WRC Focus Zetec inlet, with ITBs.



S.

 

Mint

 

Come on si wheres the pics and spec of the new zvh.....?

 

looking at this me self n have a few Q's, what 1st gear like with the 6 speeder does it run out at low mph? and what was the ruff price of the drive shafts?

great motor too and thanks for any info.

 

u going to be using a st170 head in the future? or are they to much hassel?

 

 

First gear feels normal (not short) cant recal any gear/speed data!

The shafts in the picture are my first set which I never ran because I uprated to a set of Dave Mac shafts. Ł550

ST head was good, but best left alone (ie no porting)

I have sold my 16V head so now undergoing a ZVH conversion.

Pics and info coming very soon.

S.

 

Are you keeping the 6 speed box?
What shows/comps are you gonna attend this year?
awesome car

 

The car will remain the same except the head, inlet manifold and exhaust manifold.

I will be attending as many as possable. But as I am days away from moving into a brand new spec built unit! I am not going to be able to devote much time to it! but will try.

S.

 

is there a reason why you're going back to an 8v?

 

None other than sold the 16v and have a spare 8v.

S.

 

surely you're taking a big step backwards? why not just find a cheap zetec head and put it on?

 

Whats the wrc inlet for then if your going 8v ?

 

Looking at all the fastest (top speed)and quickest rst's arent they all 8 valves justnow?

 

NO Reason at all why a 16v engine shouldn't deliver the goods, you don't see Rod or Martin downgrading to 8v's to go faster.

I have no idea why it is such a mission to make a RS Turbo go fast, a Tigra with a fair bit of cash thrown at it rolls up at Brunters and pulls 179mph on its first attempt ! I don't know of many that can match that, for now but I can think of several let engined vauxhalls that can breeze 160+ at brunters and still run low 12's on the 1/4 and sub 5 to 60mph.

Best of luck with it Simon, it certainly looked like it was capable at Brunters in feb so I'm sure you know what your doing will work

 

yip as johnny says the vauxhall lot are dominating at the moment, its sooo easy to throw a let in to a corsa or nova,strip it then run stupidly quick quarters.

Where as the rst lot (myself included) spend fooking thousands and end up with a bloody 14 sec car lol its shite

 

You are all correct in the fact that I am taking a step back in peak air flow through the head. But you should consider other facters!

I have made a volumetric copy of the mountune inlet which I intend to put into production (made one so far) so the mountune one will go up for sale.

Just mapping the ZVH at the moment.

S.

 

pj did 179.9 at brunts 4 years ago in his fiesta turbo and that was 16v.

 

Ian Howell has spend many years and loads of money developing the Zetec turbo so i'm sure he would guide you in with way to go

 

any pics of the new zvh setup simon

 

did you ever get the 16v on a dyno or rolling road, if so what did it do.

Im curious as I recall Fast Ford claimed 500bhp for it, if it did not reach this what do you believe was the reason.
What are you expecting power wise from the ZVH ?

 

For anybody thats interested, I have put this inlet up for sale on Ebay.

 

should get good coin for that

 

I think its time for an update.

Well sold the Zetec head. Time to go to ZVH power!

The new head consists of a Newman cam, solid followers, 1mm oversize valves, double valve springs, vernier pully and a shed load of porting.

The block is still the same one from before.



I have also changed back to a FMIC due to doing more track days.



I am also running a new plenum that I made, its a copy of a Nissan Pulsar. It goes really well.



I was running at Ford Fair last weekend, conclusion - Fast

 

it was naughty at ford fair there was little getting away from it

 

did look very fast out n track and hangin awsome flames from the front bumper lol ! how does it feel compered to the old zt?

 

Thats a nutter



Thought about some black mag wheels? sure you got that set on for weight?

 

Not been on a dyno yet, but it is a bit slower.

The only comparable figures I have is

Old Zetec on 21psi did 150mph in 0.53 miles
New ZVH on 21psi did 142mph in 0.62miles

Both have ran 13.1 on the quarter mile

It feels about 75bhp down with all the rest of the engine, turbo and install been the same. But the ZVH cam is a quite a bit milder.

Wheel are indeed fitted for their lightweightness

S.

 

Got any more pictures of the front exhaust? Engine looks sweet

 

Nice inlet

 

very nice inlet

would you make one to sell? could you pm me a price?

 

^^^^^

 

Here are some shots of my front mount exhaust.

This is a shot looking in behind the bumper next to the wheel.


This is from the same angle but looking past the chassis leg.


This is a shot from the front of the car looking under the splitter, you can also just make out the end of the screemer pipe.


This is a shot ot the inside of the chassis leg.


Not the very clear but you get the idea!

Just as a foot note I had to get a short alti belt to move the alti as close to the engine as I could. I also had to trim the FARB mount to clear the exhaust and not forgetting to cut and sleave a big hole through the chassis leg.

Simon.

 

new premises si ???

building looks well fella,

glad to see the cars running well matey

beef

 

Yip been here for 3 months and loving it. There will be a company profile in Fast Ford soon telling you all about it.

S.

 

Simon, ive been away from the scene the last few months due to a new job etc. Excellent work, and i'm glad your having fun

 

Hope you liked the profile in the mag mate...........



....worra pair a posers