Had car set up today by Peter Baldwin at Wilshers garage Wimpole near Cambridge . Tel 01223 207217 Just a bog standard 1600 cross flow with Valencia distributor, twin choke weber and Locost exhaust , Thought car went pretty well before but he managed to find best part of 10.BHP Very helpful and friendly guy , well impressed May need a rev limiter now though.

thought the points would do that for you

so what did you start off with and what did you get? What did he change?

yep top guy peter, i used to work for a company called dgrp we used to build his miglia engines, bloody good driver and bloody good on the rollers

No points in a Valencia distributor , it was fitted as a locost way of installing electronic ignition ie no cost , so no points to bounce . Started with 85bhp and ended up with 96 . As already stated engine is bog standard apart from carb , exhaust and distributor , Cost was £93 inc vat which works out at around £9 per hp . No really magor changes just setting things up properly . Now totally different to drive especially at top end of revs ,loads more power. Goes to show you dont have to spend a fortune on getting reasonable performence.

interesting, so what exhaust & carb have you got? (curious what i'll get)

My Zetec instalation is coming out at £6.25 per bhp, i'm banking on 160bhp and so far costings ar at £1000

the joy of crossflows ..........

86hp and about 300 quid = £3.50ish

£3.48.8372 to be exact

Exhaust was from lolocost , carb is 38dgav? paid £75.00 for the engine from a mate who reckoned it was a good one , can't complain much at that price

Nope, sounds like a good deal. My 2 litre zetec was £150 from a running car which is a bargain cos i got the lot! May even be able to sell a few bits off it!!