C&B's 350bhp CVH RST BREAKING - See for sale section
15-04-2005, 01:31 PM
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C&B's 350bhp CVH RST BREAKING - See for sale section
My car has been off the road since the Performance Ford Shootout in December. It had a missfire at 5800rpm, which we simply couldnt get to the bottom of. That coupled with the fact that I have been lucky with the Standard Mahle pistons (that had been machined to lower the C/R!! 
) that I was running, led me to embark upon a Rebuild. 
I intend to give an insight into the new engine that I am building. Obviously I can't give everything away. But some of it may be of interest to a few of you.......
Here's the start.......
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The rest of the Bottom end is already being Machined. I will be ordering Bearings and Gaskets early next week.
I have a Cylinder Head being done, which I will post photo's of once done. I am also going for a Solid Lifter Cam, which I intend to spec myself.
The Inlet Manifold and Injectors are also being changed.
This isn't a big budget rebuild, but I wanted to build an engine that will be stronger than the last one and hopefully squeeze a little more power out of it. The main thing I want is to get it 'Finished' and enjoy it. The car has been very much an open book for some time now.
) that I was running, led me to embark upon a Rebuild. I intend to give an insight into the new engine that I am building. Obviously I can't give everything away. But some of it may be of interest to a few of you.......
Here's the start.......
* The rest of the Bottom end is already being Machined. I will be ordering Bearings and Gaskets early next week.
I have a Cylinder Head being done, which I will post photo's of once done. I am also going for a Solid Lifter Cam, which I intend to spec myself.
The Inlet Manifold and Injectors are also being changed.
This isn't a big budget rebuild, but I wanted to build an engine that will be stronger than the last one and hopefully squeeze a little more power out of it. The main thing I want is to get it 'Finished' and enjoy it. The car has been very much an open book for some time now.
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15-04-2005, 03:14 PM
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Those pistons look the bollox mate. Please feel free to send me some more, full size ones 
Good luck with the engine build buddy, I bet it's going to be a monster
Good luck with the engine build buddy, I bet it's going to be a monster
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15-04-2005, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by gus
what sort of power was you running previously and what you looking at getting on this engine?
how you gonna get around the lack of traction
good luck with the rebuild
your engine looked superb as was so cant wait to see how it turns out
how you gonna get around the lack of traction
good luck with the rebuild
your engine looked superb as was so cant wait to see how it turns out
I hope to get comfortably into the 300's with the new engine, but to be honest, Im into the car for how well it drives. It is a lovely set-up and I hope to maintain that. I also wouldn't mind pushing the Top Speed boundary a little further.
As for traction. I am not really planning to change anything in that respect at the moment. The gearbox is close to expiring and when it does I might, depending on funds, add a Quaife Diff.
Originally Posted by grimmeRST
like those pistons! 
The make is the same, the spec is slightly different.
I have some pics of the car from the Performance Ford feature that I will resize and add to this thread later.
15-04-2005, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by AKRS1
Mate i had a annoying missfire at 5200rpm. 4 months and £1200 down the line i found out it was the valve springs.
16-04-2005, 05:19 PM
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Thanks everyone for your comments.
16"
330mm!! With Brembo 4-Pot Focus RS Calipers, which are a real squeeze behind the 16" Wheels.
Originally Posted by CasperR
How big are the alloys?
Originally Posted by WutangRS
and how big are the front brakes lol
16-04-2005, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Tim
Good stuff glad its on the way now get it done for ND as i wanna kick ya arse round dono
You booked on for dono?
what cr are the pistons and what inj you using
You booked on for dono?
what cr are the pistons and what inj you using As for what CR the pistons are and what Injectors, I'll say 'I dunno' like you did when I asked you!!
Actually, the Injectors are 525cc.
Thats all you are getting!!
17-04-2005, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Christian and Beccy
Originally Posted by Tim
Good stuff glad its on the way now get it done for ND as i wanna kick ya arse round dono
You booked on for dono?
what cr are the pistons and what inj you using
You booked on for dono?
what cr are the pistons and what inj you using As for what CR the pistons are and what Injectors, I'll say 'I dunno' like you did when I asked you!!
Actually, the Injectors are 525cc.
Thats all you are getting!! its true
23-04-2005, 05:44 PM
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Just received the Clutch. Thats off to be Balanced along with the rest of the Bottom End.
I have been working on the Inlet Manifold and Fuel Rail today. Its coming along quite nicely. I will post pics of that once it looks a bit prettier!!
I have been working on the Inlet Manifold and Fuel Rail today. Its coming along quite nicely. I will post pics of that once it looks a bit prettier!!
24-04-2005, 11:27 AM
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EXCELLENT wrk so far Christian...your car is one of the reasons i am contemplating staying cvh!
i was just wondering what GT series turbo you are using (dont have to give exact specs) and whats it like compared to a T34?
thanx mate and goodluck with the rest of the build
bassboy
i was just wondering what GT series turbo you are using (dont have to give exact specs) and whats it like compared to a T34?
thanx mate and goodluck with the rest of the build
bassboy
26-04-2005, 11:05 AM
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Looks smart!!
Whats the smaller 'turbo cooler' in your pic? Is that a radiator just to cool the water which flows through the turbo? Never seen that before. Or it is some kinda intercooler also?
Cheers,
steve
Whats the smaller 'turbo cooler' in your pic? Is that a radiator just to cool the water which flows through the turbo? Never seen that before. Or it is some kinda intercooler also?
Cheers,
steve
26-04-2005, 04:17 PM
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Thats right, it pre-cools the VERY hot water that comes out of the turbo so that it doesn't raise the normal cooling temps too high.
Regarding the engine, its all in the hands of the machiners at the moment, so I suspect that in the next few days there should be some real progress.
Regarding the engine, its all in the hands of the machiners at the moment, so I suspect that in the next few days there should be some real progress.
