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Why not just get a centre resonator welded in? 🙂

Keep the one you like the most. Invest in your driving enjoyment as opposed to worrying about which would appreciate the most. Id keep them both. 😅

Ive got a banger, it’s green. 😂

Yeah Andy said it was running strong but didn’t really elaborate on that other than I would be losing a few from the tyres. Which I knew it would. I could have had it mapped as it was but I want to add some mods first and get it done in one go so I can feel the benefit of the changes

In all honesty, all I see is graphs from modified cars. What do these usually make with an induction kit and catback?

Well it’s not the 182 it should have been from the factory. 😅

Trying to find a good donor. 220 on a stock inlet? 😅

This does seem to be the way I’m leaning. I won’t lie, the stock valvetrain bothers Me somewhat if just dropping cams in. Valves and springs will have 125k of fatigue on them now and it’s not lost on me the though of it dropping a valve. So by time the head comes off, you wouldn’t not refresh...

Not really the right engine for my application. Paying a heap of money for a forged piston engine that will make its power on ITBs that I already don’t want to use. On ITBs I have no cold start, lose the AC, the cruise control etc.

Took WZD to see Andy @engine_dynamics today for nothing other than getting the car on the rolls for some baseline dyno runs. There really is no point attempting to get more from the little F4R until we know how healthy it is at the moment. Still the original motor on 125k miles now, and...

In all fairness, and call me cynical if you wish. My day job is running 8 chassis dynos with robot driven vehicles. These are some of the most advanced test cells in the industry and they’re not without their flaws. So much is so easy to manipulate, I generally don’t believe any of the chassis...

Yes to a degree, but so marginal. Not to the tune of the extra they’re claiming. Just my opinion 🤷🏽‍♂️

I can only see that upping the torque produced.

Because you only need an incremental increase in torsional stiffness to achieve the desired effect. Doing what you suggest would be far too stiff. This is why many who add the PMS rear beam stiffening kit do not have the need to run a rear ARB. :)

The beam is a torsen bean and therefore twists to allow each side of the cars suspension to compress individually (up to a certain point). The roll bar increases this torsional stiffness and subsequently reduces roll at the rear. Stiffening the rear alows more weight transfer across the front...

If youre going to a ball ache of fitting a 197 head, why would you then not incorporate the full VVT?

I saw, not sure i buy that power figure to be honest. Every other 182/197 of that spec runs 200-205bhp max.

Stock ECU won’t cope with a 197 head VVt though will it.

Why 197 rods, are they not the same as the 182 rods?

Watched your videos a while back before realising who you are. Really well done, easy honest watching. Well done. 🙂👍🏼

I think both the soft and race with sports cats would 100% be track friendly. Theyre not loud at all. The Cup racer with single rear box and decat i imagine would get you more black flags than Jack Sparrows crew. lol

Faceache Is unfortunately full of bellends who want gold for brass money. Anything decent gets slagged off if it’s more than £2.50.

Mine had the original option Porsche short shifter which I have to say is pretty good. This is the true meaning of the words “bolt action” though. To be honest, the price isn’t that bad $700 USD.

Kevs 100% right. Lead shot in the shift tube and a preloaded NMB bearing shut mine up to levels I can just about live with. Failing that, new OEM with brass inserts are probably as good as you’ll get. The likes of the CAE etc suffer less as they’re all designed for boxes with cable operated...

Great to hear you happy with the car and it’s setup now. As said, Alex is superb. 👌🏼

Loctite 5910 or 5900 RTV. High temp and remains flexible.

I used a Denso part as it was new and I won it for a bid of £35. Normally £100 I think. Fits perfectly. Denso DCN23006

Superb write up and I’ve actually had the pleasure of looking over it the Thursday before it was mapped on the Friday. I fully understand the emotional attachment and your reasons for overhauling it. I own my own 182 for the second time so fully get why you don’t want anything else for the...

Lovely little car. Nice job. 🙂