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I scored 6 good usable slicks for my Starlet and I have been thinking of getting some wide rims made for the rear and also now have 3 wide slicks for them as well now with another 2 to pickup.

Maybe someone could help, can I get 6" mags and widen them or should I talk to someone about steel outer rims and get them to add my offset & pattern?

Or buy a pair of 8"x13" mags?

Next question, Formula Ford tires, are they ok grip compared to say a dot track tire?

Remember the basics.

You are trying to get as much fuel and air into the smallest space possible, set fire to it and get it out again in the fastest time possible time.

Carbs/efi - not too big or you lose speed, not too small or you restrict

Compression - needed for cam to work

Ignition - needed to burn the mixture fast and efficient

Exhaust - not too big or you lose torque, not too small or you restrict

Headwork & cam helps volume in/out and speed

The final is a balancing act - or turbo it

Unless the bent 8 is damn good the less front weight V6 is the choice for handling and could make a bit of decent power. Downside I see is the extra weight the Calais comes with. Swap rear setup and nice front shocks and maybe an upsize swaybar. Is the V8 sway bigger?

Nice score x 2

Ruapuna 1/4 mile 

Starlet running Altezza Beams, 6-speed and Estima 4.1 Diff on Michelin 13" Race slicks.

60ft 1.84sec & 1/4 mile 13.7@98mph(158km/h)

I have changed the rear to Panhard rod and have guestimated at what the rear should be set at for it to hook up.

Feck I am so happy it hooked up on rce tires as usually they can't launch as they don't get warm enough to grip.

Been a while since I posted but thought I would share my misfortune and luck.

I went to the drags the other weekend towing my car and as I pulled out of Shell the carby shit itself and started running rich as feck.

I got to the track and back home after having to idle it at about 2500-3000rpm and decided it was time to throw the 4-barrel on it.

After trying the 600 admitted defeat as I bought it off TM as a rebuilt tested carb which flooded the first time I started and couldn't run no matter what I tried so bit the bullet and went to my parts box and pulled out the old 450 4-barrel which has been passed around on all sorts of V8's from a 253 to a 350 in a 4wd and it ran. Not great but I could drive it.

Just finished giving the old a girl a tune and now it's running better than it ever has and pulls well to 5000rpm, next has to be the flows and maybe the cam later.

I also have a VH dizzy which I bypassed the computer by running it direct to the ignition

I actually found an incar video against a quick Holden ute where i hit 3rd way too early.

I think this was my 3rd run and I sorted the shift light after this run.

Dizzy could be fluttering. Too much play in the shaft.

Bad earth can cause all sorts of dramas.

hmm can't think of much else than already done

2nd time out never went so good.

I blew a head gasket. I have pulled it apart and I cant see much so maybe an air lock or blockage. I will pull the cooling apart as much as I can to check and while I have it in bits I will make some alterations to the cooling and check its circulating good.

I was actually trying work out why I blew a head gasket, the head gasket had split with one of the 3  layers was almost completely peeled.

I also had sludge in the water which i cleaned out once but still had a smaller quantity.

I need it reliable and running cool so any advice or checks?

Cheers

 

Before you do anything further, put those pulleys back together ASAP

 

or they'll explode across the room and you'll never get them back together

awesome info but too late, they are like a centrifugal springy double spline setup which once they come apart its friggin impossible to put back together, I might try my mate as they access to some trick gear..... fingers and toes crossed or its a new cam and if thats the case I wanna bigger one!!!

I went out pulled bolts out tried the cam cover and pop it came off, go figure, best I can tell is maybe it was the oil seal?

I am trying to do a simple job but have come pretty well stuck.

BEAMS Altezza 4 cylinder manual with dual VVTI

I can't find a manual to check how to remove them on the tezza motor

I am stuck and can't see what is stopping it, the front cam mount/cover will not come off, I can move the cams and it will lift a few mm's but will not come up, I even removed the cam sensors with no luck. I can't see any bolts and it lifts clear of the raised guides on the side.

So I fixed a couple of minor things which should smooth the ride a bit more, the rear brakes need to work out where to put the rear/front adjustment so i will have a fiddle with that next time out.

Friday 22nd test day is planned for some serious testing and learning for me/

Diff was welded up in readiness for the drags on 24th and will do for test day and give me a benchmark.

Still no rear swaybar but figured i will try something light to start with, maybe a 2litre coupe, Pickapart will get a visit.

I so looking forward to the next two weekends, this weekend is watching some racing in the Lady Wigram.

Congrats on getting it out for it's first run!

 

I look forward to seeing it out on track

Cheers, It feels like I have achieved a few hurdles already. Built a trailer and set the car up with new running gear.

I like setting myself what I feel are achievable goals as it helps keep myself motivated to get the next one done.

Holden 202 (Black carb engine)

Yella Terra 12-port Iron head

I had 2 versions of this engine.

Stock EFI with Medium street cam ran a best 14.3@98mph

118kW @ wheels

New block and crank, block was decked.

Then built a triple webber engine

Reco'd the Yella Terra and uprated the springs

with a .483/.467 lift cam + Duration 250/254 @ .050

Roller rockers

10.5:1 compression

Electronic ignition

Knife edge  Crank (Did it myself) then balanced

Lightened flywheel

Unknown HP but was told should be round 250-280 at crank to get the mph I did and on slicks would likely do 12.6

stock 4-speed

12.9@106mph(Best 107mph) on street 205x60x14 tires (Borrowed an M21 as the M20 could only manage 13.1 best)

Lower ratio diff will help your acceleration and loss of any torque and you said not worried about top speed.

40 DCOE are big for a non flowed head with small cam and may cause you to lose air speed without the mentioned porting 

The compression will help the cam and carbs work better together and give it some crispness.

Porting and polishing isn't much use thoiugh if it is done by a dope so assuming you get this done by someone who knows your combo sounds good and I would throw in some decent spark in the mix, even if its an electronic conversion kit.

Also lighten the flywheel to the max and don't over tire it and you will have a peppy 120-140hp by the sounds of it

Exhaust should not be huge and placement and type of muffler and silencer will determine the final sound, I like the hotdog style coby sound in these little engines.

I am now in the final adjustment and tweak mode with the car, I tried the 13" rims and they wouldn't fit over the rear disc callipers so made them fit today. The offset puts them just outside the rear guards but my calculations they should hit the stop before they rub.

A few other minor things needed.

This is great feedback and food for thought,

What weight car and tire pressures cold and hot do you all run?

Last time on street tires I started on 25psi which was 30 when I came in the first time on my twin cam 1800 Integra about 1150-1200kg 

Hey what oil pressure do these engines run??

I hooked up the pressure gauge which goes to 100PSI and it was 90 when started and then settled to 85 but when I give a little rev to 3500-4000rpm it goes past the 100 and back to the start which I guess is about 120?

I have never had anything half that pressure before

Circuit only. 

I see plenty of sizings for Semis similar to radials.

Full slicks are a bit different. I am thinking I might try a couple of Bridgestone RE003 and then once I have the car semi sorted I can use em elsewhere

So 11 months on and a Trailer built as well I am nearing completion, hopefully ready to test sometime next week or week after if I can hook up the oil gauge.

Waiting on a phone to turn up so i can make it my obd2 logger system.

On Wednesday via Track Addict.

Ruapuna:

1.56.331 @ Avg 100.9 km/h - 1994 Honda Integra 1800cc (Non-VTEC) - 195x60x15 Firestone Firehawk Ft & Hankook full street Rear

1:52. 005 @ Avg 104.5 km/h - Evo 4 Fully stock - tires street Goldway - New front Rotors day before still need wearing.