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the screech is the belt slipping, and dont be tempted to put any wd40 or the likes on it.....
You can check by getting a mate to turn the wheel when stationary and watch the pump to see if the belt slips over it.
Oh well, your piston melting is NOT a result of RPM....its a result of ignition and fueling that combine to create either detonation which breaks a whole in the piston or your exhaust temps are too high.
Did you check the fueling?
Sounds to me that you melted a piston through poor fueling...
If you can cut it and get a seal i dont see why not, it wont harm it.
I dont have any of my pictures on this computer, all the ones of how i routed big 100mm ID wire supported ducting to the front grillle and the replacement silicone elbow.
Wont be getting to that comp till summer! lol...
Sorry, im with Rob on this.....damn awful cars!
if you absolutely love and fantasize about understeer and a totally numb driving experience then best VFM you can get! lol
After driving one, NO THANKS!
Whats wrong with the std pistons?
If your only changing the cam (to no benefit, std profile is fine and you wont gain any bhp, but you will loose torque) then you need not worry.....your not putting any extra stress on any parts.
Easiest way for you to find out piston size and details is to...
Hiya Craig
Im at UWE....well theoretically!
Anyway......if ya need any help or info just give us a should.....ill be more than happy to pawn off the job onto somebody else...lol...kidding!
anyway....if ya see me.....give a lil toot or flash (of yer lights only!!)
Sounds like i got the...
lol!!!
yea, dunno how people get talked into doing it from under the car or taking the rad off etc.....
its a 30 sec job..........
BTW, im a little fillipino boy..........lol
yea........whats up with your car?
and Aarons!
might aswell forget tunning, just buy one, test it....if its crap, sell it and buy another till you get to a belter. lol
Just think how good yours would go if you did some work....or alternatively, maybe its a oddly torqued bolt....and if you...
centre section of my mongoose has gone....getting an OMP race system simply because supersprint dont produce the 68mm race system anymore.
But their rd systems are damn good (supersprint) MILED better than anything on the UK market.