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LOL-priceless Mike - no need to worry, I'm saying nothing;) On a serious note. How long would it take to draw this in CAD? Ages me thinks. I remember drawing stuff up in 2D from customer samples took forever when you dont have any dimensions to work to. I have a better idea anyway! Why don't...

Lol - nutter! Sir, me saving many monies for you:)

Fred- thanks for reading the post, evaluating our findings and then providing valuable feedback ;)

When I was writing this up I originally put 10mm but then looked at the data and changed it to 12mm lift. Must have had a moment of madness:) thanks again!

OK - will definately keep an eye out for your results. FYI - I just had a quick search for 197 inlets installed in a 1*2 and didnt find alot. However, I have just seen the design of the 197 upper inlet and the position of the TB looks like it could offer quite an improvement! Keep us posted on...

Excellent! We were talking about 197 inlets yesterday. Be interested to hear you results. Have you had any head work carried out?

UPDATE #14 - A little bit of R&D A couple of weeks ago I had a PM drop in to my inbox from Andy Cooke. Andy had read our project thread and kindly asked if Mike and I were interested in measuring the flow capabilities of our "port and polished" cylinder head. Of course we were:). Andy has built...

Superb write up Jay - really enjoyed reading that! Some very nice images by Mr Freeman too. Glad you got some silverware to represent all the work you guys have put in. Will definately attend atleast one event next year. Nick

From what i remember the recordings are stored on the the hard drive in an encrypted format. To view the recordings the viewing card(with relevant subsciption) needs to be present to view said recordings. You can move the hard drive from one box to another if you wish. Ideally you need to "pair"...

My 2p worth. The weight difference has a more dramatic effect on acceleration at lower speeds. As the speeds increase, and acceleration slows, and the relatively small difference in weight makes no odds. I.e.-I would expect your more powerful car to pull further away as the speeds get...

We left our loom in the engine bay. Some of the loom goes underneath the exhaust manifold. As far as I can remember it's only the starter motor connected around that area. I think we lifted the engine a little before undoing the loom here. Made things a little easier. One other thing to look...

Cheers Matt - cannot wait to get it back out on track too!

Anti-lag! Lovely. Takes me back to watching rally cars blasting through the Welsh forests. Up there with some of the best exhaust sounds I reckon:) Addictive....I bet!

Good luck with the manifold. It's nice to someone have a go making their own stuff :) If you cant do it on a car thats "a bit of a hobby" then when will you ever? Go for it I say.

What a mess! Makes ours look minor in comparison - same outcome though:(

UPDATE #13 - Engine stripdown So now that the engine's out it needs to be inspected to see whats required to fix it..... I delivered the engine to BTM Performance complete with a little bit of blood from my mates hand, which he cut when we lifted it into the boot of the Golf (Oops). I would...

Nice job! 3 hours for subframe out and manifold swap is good going on the driveway. Must have had luck on your side with all the bolts:)

Correct - I remember the bolts being modified in the DV book too. These don't look too bad though. Will try and search for some of the TDF posts. Cheers

LOL - not good!

Hi folks, This might have been covered countless times before. Sorry if it has but a quick search didnt throw much up. As our track car is off the road for a while (engine rebuild/replacement) I am trying to look at other parts that could yeild improvements to performance. We already have...

Cheers Fred - only 90-95 kgs. Best get back down the gym again as it feels a bit heavier than that:) Regarding the bottom end. Think I knew that in the back of my mind. If the blocks a gonna might turn it into a coffee table:). Probably pop it up at the weekend so chat then

Hi Phil, Good job with the throttle bodies! Bet you cannot wait to get those fitted. Regarding the picture of your inlet ports. Is that standard finish or have they been ported? Are the inlets on a 172 head CNC'd from the factory? Only reason I ask is that I want to take a look at our ports...

Cheers. Will wait and see about the engine but nothing is ever that cheap sadly. I dont want to have to do this again soon so want everything sorted before it goes back in. I would prefer to over do things than cut corners etc. Cams would be nice but will see what the outcome is first. As for...

Update 12a - Engine Out, phase II Yesterday Mike and I pushed the car out of my gagrage for the 2nd stint at removing the engine. It's a good job we dont own a garage as I think we may have exceeded the book time a little with this removal. Hey ho, it's our first time at doing this anyway and...

Don't know where to start with this one! ...just LOL

Weird Regardless if your steering wheel wheel was straight 1st or 2nd time you have gained 17' of toe out overall? If a wheel was buckled that could account for some as the gauge could have been located on a different part of the wheel I suppose. I'm not an expert by the way:) but I do know...

Oops! Nice camera setup you have there- very wide angle lens! Particularly like the toss of the harness when exiting the car. Combine this with a throw of the gloves on the seat says it all! Good luck with the rebuild

Cheers Tony. I think the original problem came to light at Donington park then oil catch tank filling up combined with the horrific sound happened at Oulton. Didn't realise you have problems too? Hope you get it sorted and are back racing soon. Gotta love Oulton though - still my favourite so far.

First off - thanks to all the above comments about the car, modifications and the engine problems we are experiencing :) Update 12 - Engine Out, phase I Sunday morning saw Mike and I start our joint effort in removing the engine:eek:. I let Mike remove the first piece, the towing-eye: I...

UPDATE #11 - Busy times ahead Following on from our previous oil breather woes at Donnington Park I fitted the oil catch tank, locating it in front of the battery. I also ran the car a couple of times on the road and all seemed fine, even when revving it almost out in 3rd gear produced no...