55ant
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| posted on 3/2/10 at 02:48 PM |
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my spring work
now that the car is running well, i need a fe bits and bobs to finnish it off,
for starters i have the firblade cabs, i currently dont have a filter, can someone point me in the right direction to get something suitable.
then its just a few little bits i have already that just need putting on and sorting the dash out.
but with regards to the performance, where can i go next,
its a 2.0 pinto, bored to 2.1 with oversize pistons, kent fast road cam, h&h dizzy and coil, fireblade carbs, mk 4-1 exhaust. so im looking for
something to get the car ready for the summer, whats the best way to go, weight loss? rolling road?
away from cars, now cycling and building TT bikes
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 3/2/10 at 03:00 PM |
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you can get the pipercross filter and backing plate you need from rallydesign although the site appears to be down?
I would suggest rolling road as the most straightforward and instant way to get better driveability from bike carbs. With the engine if you want to
take it to bits again ( ) a properly flowed head will see some more power too.
Craig
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mcerd1
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| posted on 3/2/10 at 04:38 PM |
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rolling road (if its not already been done) and weight reduction (without spending anything if possible) should give you some results
the biggest power gains from a pinto are normally in the head...
but if you what to keep the budget down - find/get a spare head, a cheap porting kit (ebay?), a pinto tunning book (e.g. vizard or hammill) and lots
of elbow grease 
I'm sure someone else will be along in a minute to tell you about fancy modern 16v's and BEC's 
[Edited on 3/2/10 by mcerd1]
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 3/2/10 at 09:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
rolling road (if its not already been done) and weight reduction (without spending anything if possible) should give you some results
the biggest power gains from a pinto are normally in the head...
but if you what to keep the budget down - find/get a spare head, a cheap porting kit (ebay?), a pinto tunning book (e.g. vizard or hammill) and lots
of elbow grease
I'm sure someone else will be along in a minute to tell you about fancy modern 16v's and BEC's
[Edited on 3/2/10 by mcerd1]
YOU ARE THE LAST PERSON TO ASK ABOUT BUDGETS LOL.......how much money can you put into a pinto
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mcerd1
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| posted on 4/2/10 at 08:19 AM |
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you can easy spend alot more than I did - burtons do an alloy block+head for ~£7k then there's a long stroke crank for ~£1.5k, then you can dry
sump it and add EFI (and thats without forced induction)
[Edited on 4/2/10 by mcerd1]
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