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Hodgy
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14th Jul 11 at 20:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by geordie_corsa
hodgy likes chicks with dicks..... truth , these are his own words


lmaoooooooooo ya sacked you like mate lol

you said your lass had a dick not me i was like " ok mate each to there own and all that"
Chris F
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Originally posted by Chris F
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How much, just STD cams re profiled?


Yeh bud 175 inc vat


Expected gains from these?


not the foggiest mate apparently its 130bhp with the mods iv got only a guess haven't had it on the rollers so assuming maybe 10 15 bhp ?????

just a guess seen these engine do 160+ with cams and a remap and the btis i have on


That inlet is a possibility but not keen on hump in bonnet
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Originally posted by Hodgy
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Originally posted by Chris F
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Originally posted by Chris F
How much, just STD cams re profiled?


Yeh bud 175 inc vat


Expected gains from these?


not the foggiest mate apparently its 130bhp with the mods iv got only a guess haven't had it on the rollers so assuming maybe 10 15 bhp ?????

just a guess seen these engine do 160+ with cams and a remap and the btis i have on


That inlet is a possibility but not keen on hump in bonnet


suppose there would be another way around it mate lol just thought i might as well i didn't want to put a box on the bonnet so i thought smooth lol

personally i like it lol

and you get everyone " here mr whats that hump for" lol

[Edited on 14-07-2011 by Hodgy]
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Would do air scoop I think, bonnet lifters not high enough?
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Would do air scoop I think, bonnet lifters not high enough?


tryed a inch lift inch and half lift just wasnt happening mate
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   18th Jul 11 at 11:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well picked these up last night off jobbas cheers bud

set of x16xe cam followers for my new cams

just need to get a new timing belt





cams will be fitted in a few weeks so i will see if they are worth 175 pounds


comments welcome
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18th Jul 11 at 12:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Laffin, will have to let me know
Otherwise will just go for z18 cams!
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Laffin, will have to let me know
Otherwise will just go for z18 cams!


will do chris hopefully go well lol
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**UPDATE**

well we decided to fit my cams and new lifters today piss easy job


engine getting stripped


new rocker cover gasket



rocker cover off



exhaust cam and lifters out


new exhaust cam in


inlet cam out



finally inlet cam in

has all been timed back up running very smooth

i was expecting a WOW factor from them abit like vtec but i for got that they are only fast road lol

has a rough idle which i love

PULLS like a train all the way through to the red line at 6000 rpm...... before that it used to die lol

thanks

comments welcome
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got a video?
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got a video?


I haven't Dan lol
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Worth it then?
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Worth it then?


debatable mate you can feel the difference alot more responsive alot more power top end

[Edited on 31-07-2011 by Hodgy]
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are they not mint then ? i thought they would be class.
like does it pull harder all the way through the rev range ??
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are they not mint then ? i thought they would be class.
like does it pull harder all the way through the rev range ??


Yeh mate all the way to the red line.....pulls like a train
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what it turns up late and is very expensive ?? lol
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what it turns up late and is very expensive ?? lol


lol no its better then before i must admit.....
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remap time
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Love it hope to have mine looking like this someday
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Love it hope to have mine looking like this someday


Cheers bud still along way to go lol
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What spec cam did you go for in the end? its lift that gives you the kick factor, cam overlap too, will benefit from a map now mate.
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What spec cam did you go for in the end? its lift that gives you the kick factor, cam overlap too, will besnefit from a map now mate.


256 degrees mate
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175 was that for everything? They surply cams for that too?
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175 was that for everything? They surply cams for that too?


No its 175 for cams reprofiled you have to send them your standard cams so it works out at 192 quid by the time they post them back
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What made you go for 256 in the end hodgy?

How does the car idle can it the ecu/injection cope with it etc?

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